A couple of junior high outcast buddies-boy genius Wolfgang (River Phoenix) and media junkie Ben (Ethan Hawke)-start having shared dreams they can't account for. They find they've been given the schematics for a space vehicle from junkyard scraps, and the key to a wild and laugh-filled extraterrestrial adventure. Joe Dante's fun fantasy co-stars Jason Presson, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Robert Picardo, and the great Dick Miller. Theatrical version; 109 min./Home video version; 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; ""making of"" documentaries; deleted scenes; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; bonus short ""The Tale of the Farmer and the Wise Man"" (1976). Three-disc set.