Flight of the Navigator

Another one of my all time favorites of all time. A bit redundant, I know, but still. All Time. Flight follows a pre-teen boy, David, who ends up traveling through time 8 years into the future. He does not recall the travel at all, but for his parents and once younger brother, he has been a missing child for the past 8 years.  Once back home, unaged and confused, he is taken by NASA for tests where he finds the spacecraft. The craft is his only way to escape the clutches of NASA, where he claims he will be a human guinea pig for the rest of his life. His escape is aided by a very young Sarah Jessica Parker. Once aboard the ship, which is absolutely awesome looking, he meets Max. Max is the on board computer system, voiced by Pee Wee Herman. Crazy. He also meets his little tripod animal buddy, which tends to be his right shoulder buddy through most of the film. All the while he is the navigator telling the ship where and when to go. At one point they must hide in the ocean which is a very cool piece of scenery. I can only imagine being a 12 year old in that situation. It would be an awesome good time. He knows life will never be right with himself, or for his parents and brother. He must convince Max to get him back to 1978 where he originally time jumped. Max is concerned for David's safety. Traveling back in time apparently is tricky. Max says to David there is a good possibility he could be vaporised during his travel. This doesn't matter to him at all. He just wants to go home and be with his little brother, who once annoyed him to death. He won't take him for granted ever again. It's really cool how he gets to keep his little flying squirrel looking tripod animal friend. Good moral to the story about family. Great special effects, especially for 1986, and it was one of the first on screen appearances of Carrie Bradshaw.


NBM rates Flight of the Navigator - Phenomenal

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