10 MORE Things You Didn't Know About Flight of the Navigator

[@jimbobereniski6544]

Growing up poor, my aunt's house was my Blockbuster. I grew up borrowing this movie so many times, she had to buy a new copy for herself and a new copy just for me to borrow from time to time. The only movie that i borrowed as much as this one was The Wizard with Fred Savage in it. Growing up in the 80s and 90s was awesome

[@drendansmada]

“California !”

[@ResDogsMrPink]

But did you rewind the tape?

[@TokyoXtreme]

Yeah, well, uh, just keep your Power Gloves off her, pal, huh?

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

yes !!!

[@redefv]

The Wizard is awesome IF you grew up back then. I remember the launch of Super Mario Brothers 3 and the Power Glove. Flight of the Navigator, unlike The Wizard, was a well written and made movie. I think the movie just came out a year too late for its own good.

[@robertobuatti7226]

Flight of the Navigator, The NeverEnding Story, The Last Starfighter, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Howard the Duck, Explorers, The Monster Squad, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal were all my favorite 80's movies as child growing up and still to this day at 41 I re-watch them and have seen them at least more than 20 times each and I never tire of them, they're always uplifting and bring a smile to my face, I just love that era so much, the 80's RULES.

[@jonas189]

All great movies and now I'm going to watch Explorers.

[@bruisedhelmet8819]

Hell yeah!

[@walterlewis1029]

Explorers awesome.

[@bruisedhelmet8819]

@@walterlewis1029 Seriously I loved that film.

[@robertobuatti7226]

@@walterlewis1029 Yes definitely.

[@pensacolian211]

The concept is always what I loved so much about this movie. The idea of running off into the woods, and coming back to discover that complete strangers are living in your house, and it's 8 years later is terrifying.

[@HighSierra1500]

I found that to be terrifying too when I watched this movie as a kid!

[@robd1329]

I always feared the woods because of Jason being out there!

[@bastokrepublic]

That's right where my son wanted to stop watching. I'll try him again when he's a bit older.

[@Scott-M1]

The introduction to this film was, and still is, amazing growing up. Alan Silvestri's synths kick in, and you see slow motion shots of dogs catching frisbees. Blew me away as a kid.

[@leveller3905]

Absolute classic opener. I can still hear the swoosh of the “flying saucers” before the synths start.

[@drewk3259]

Omg! You just gave me a massive nostalgia blast! I loved that opening! It really was awesome!

[@drewk3259]

I literally just went and watched the intro! Gotta love that 80's synth! Thanks heaps for reminding me about something so awesome I'd almost forgotten about it!

[@NakedBonghit]

This movie was a staple of my youth! One of the first movies I remember watching and being really into. This and the Last Star Fighter!

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

yes ! hell yeah man !

[@sleeplezznightz]

Not Quite Human, Last Star Fighter, Explorers... something about the magic, vulnerability, and imagination is lost in today's films.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

My little brother and i lived with my grandmother for a year and we WORE OUT our VHS copy of Flight of the Navigator. It really does carry the same magic and emotion as a Spielberg film like ET. Thanks for always showing the classics some love, Minty ;)

[@martinnevey7258]

I totally agree with you it does have that 80s Spielberg feel and its all the better for it...

[@markpjf85]

It’s a fun film 80s films were great back in the day flight of the navigator 👍👍

[@juantanamera7798]

Love this film, an underated classic. I would love to see a sequel. Another classic is Batteries not Included.

[@robd1329]

Id def run out to see a sequel if the same actor in Flight of the Navigator comes back!

[@grigorione7824]

I want to see where D.A.R.Y.L. is now

[@brodriguez11000]

It was a product of it's time. Hard to capture that.

[@FormatException]

This and D.A.R.Y.L. are two of my favorite childhood movies, even more so then ET or Ghostbusters.

[@samuelfawley646]

They're both great movies! I love D.A.R.Y.L!

[@magius-jo2gl]

data analysis robot youth lifeform!

[@johnbarnes888]

What a lovely ending to this video showing that Joey turned his life around. Good on you Sir

[@ScaryUniversity]

One of my favorite movies from my childhood!

[@ChozoSR388]

One of mine, too! :D

[@wplg]

I live about a mile from the house used in the Navigator. After watching the Life After the Flight of the Navigator documentary." I sent Joey Kramer several photos of the house, as it stands today. Joey Kramer graciously thanked me. It was such an honor to support Joey as a caring gesture. I was a news photographer in Miami, assigned to shoot the crew, and locations of this film. It was fun!

[@siriush100]

Thank you for doing another video on this film. One of my favorite films from my childhood.

[@DynamixWarePro]

5:54 - It was Veronica Cartwright not Nancy Cartwright who played David's mother (Had me wondering for a second how Bart SImpsons voice actor suddenly looked a lot older back then and a bit different than how she looks now). I was just watching your original video on Flight of the Navigator last night. It is one of my favourite childhood movies. I still remember the first time I saw it It was August 1994 and I was 6 years old and we had just moved house recently and I turned on the TV one evening and it was on and I remember liking it a lot, especially how the ship looked with the shiny metallic look, some of the music such as the theme and finale music which I loved, especially with the cymbal crash, not keen on the main title or credits music though. I never knew part of the movie was filmed in Norway, nor those back of the head shots of David wasn't him. Thank goodness they never went with that sex worm and made it have a cold instead, that would have been a bit too weird. It is a terrible shame what happened to the spaceship prop. I have wondered how good the ship and its interior might look if they were remade today but just remastered in higher quality without changing the look/feel.

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

Ha ha!

[@jeremycarlos9]

I almost commented the same thing but decided to scroll down and see if anyone else noticed that!

[@MrZedblade]

You saved me a comment.

[@joeprunera919]

@@jeremycarlos9 Same here!

[@falconvelocity]

@@jeremycarlos9 Same! lol

[@sammyv4468]

I'm glad u did decide to cover Joey's story, none of us are perfect and almost all of us have done something we regret. Aside from that this film is still my fav. I was born in 86 so watching this when i was around 5 or 6 for the first time. Then today my little girl watches it and she loves it too! Would love to meet Joey!

[@paradox7358]

Has to be one of the most 80s films ever made.

[@cag3891]

Wow. Thanks for bringing back memories as I am an 80s kid. It was a favourite of mine. After this, I think I may need to check it out and watch it again soon as it has been close to maybe 25 years since i last watched it. I must admit I was unawre of his story. So great to hear how he has come from darkness to light, being an inspiration to others

[@erinmalinoski9479]

Yep,I was also an 80’s kid and we were so incredibly lucky to grow up in such an amazing decade.Watching kids grow up today makes me appreciate my childhood even more.Christ,watching kids grow up in such an overly sensitive society where you can’t even crack a simple joke must truly suck.

[@sidearmsalpha]

This has always been one of my favorite movies. I watched it at the movies in 86 along with Transformers that year. I hardly got to see any movies growing up as a poor kid but I'm glad I got to see those two. I was sad to hear about Joey's issues but I'm glad you did this follow up to let us know that his life has improved significantly.

[@dcassus]

I remember MGM Studios in Florida (part of the Disney theme parks in FL) had a "ride" (or attraction to be precise) about sound effects. The main part of the attraction were these sound booths where you'd get to wear some REAL sound cancelling headphones (the wired type, of course) where you get to listen to this short situation filled with panning effects. After leaving the booths part, there was this one where you could experiment with some sound effects props for a film playing on loop. And the film was "Flight of the Navigator". I went to this park and attraction twice: in 1991 and 1994 and no one else seemed to know what film that was on both occasions. Such an underrated film.

[@BoundyMan]

It was called Monster Sounds

[@only257]

@@BoundyMan agreed❤

[@purplechick1977]

​@@BoundyMan I remember when it was sounds dangerous! with Drew Carey.

[@porkfang]

I kinda remember that too.

[@BoundyMan]

@@purplechick1977 Yes, it started as Monster Sounds, then became Sounds Dangerous in 1999 before it became whatever it is now.

[@ericschmidt9123]

For decades, the ship was on the Disney Mgm studios' Backlot tour. With the renaming of the park, I'm not sure they kept the Backlot tour. If I remember from the tour correctly, there were 3 solid ships, slow mode, slow mode door open and fast mode. Only the door open was on the tour. I also remember it was stored near the helicopter from blue thunder. See ya

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

I saw Max there too in 2003, I was OMG it’s max! And my friend was all ‘whos max?’

[@saucebucket.]

Nothing like a glass of OJ and a bit of nostalgia to start my day

[@cyrussoxlegion]

I'm really impressed with Joey Cramer, because not only was he in this movie, but he was also the drummer for Aerosmith. 😁

[@alexhickenbottom2820]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid and still is, thanks Minty for reviewing it!

[@sarrjel]

I’m glad he’s back on track. It’s too bad he wasn’t in more movies. He seems so genuine in his acting.

[@colinmale3331]

I’m so glad you made this video. Your summery of life after navigator was exactly how I felt after watching the show. I believe if he hadn’t been bullied and fell in with the wrong crowd, his life would’ve been so different. I also wished that his mum had let him go further in Hollywood.

[@michaelp.9157]

Thanks for the info about the missing Carolyn scene. I had always felt that the film lacked some resolution with her character, especially when David returned to his time. The ending would have been more poignant to see the two kids coming in contact again.

[@richardcrew417]

A missed opportunity for sure

[@brodriguez11000]

Well that would have been the scene with the two younger brothers.

[@BonesBrigader]

Couldn't be happier for Joey. Thank you for the beautiful closing , M

[@nathanl7018]

Growing up in the 80’s my parents always let me rent a movie to watch after the last day of school. My Dad would have a beer and Combos and I would get root beer and Combos. I used to watch The Last Unicorn, but after 1986 I started picking Flight of the Navigator every year. Thanks for the memories Minty.

[@technotronicboy]

One of my old time favorite child movie 👍

[@brandonpage7087]

Damn!! I had no idea that Joey Kramer went through so many struggles & hard times, after starring in Flight of the Navigator!!! I'm really glad that he was able to conquer his demons & fully embrace his fame from this wonderful, charming, fun film. I LOVE this movie!!!

[@BoundyMan]

I once read on some webpage in the 90”s, that no longer exists, about the deleted scene of David meeting the younger Carolyn. From what I can remember, David is on the boat with his family when he sees Jennifer on another boat. He raised his arm to wave to her, and is about to say hello to her, but becomes saddened when he sees another guy with his arm around her. But then he becomes puzzled because he never seen that guy before. His dad then says, “That’s what happens when you wait too long. All of the sudden they hear a little girl in another boat calling his brother Jeff. David turns around and sees Jeff ignoring her. David recognizes her as Jeff’s future girlfriend, in another deleted scene, and tells his brother “Whatever her name is” is calling him. Jeff looks surprised and asks how he knew that ugly girl’s name. Before David said anything a girl’s head pops up in that boat and David recognizes it’s Carolyn. He says hi Carolyn, which startles her. Then it is learned Carolyn is the future girlfriend’s cousin, and the boy who had his arm around Jennifer is Carolyn’s brother. It ends with the parents asking how he knew those two girls, but is interrupted by the fireworks.

[@Rosseboi]

Jesus that's a year jerking read. But then I'm just a big soppy softee! Thanks for sharing this info so it's not lost to time

[@Jeff98177]

I've always thought that when David reappears in 1986, he asks about Jennifer, and someone says something like "She's in college out west. You know, when you disappeared, she cried for days. She told us how she was in love with you but was too shy to say anything to you." Then David is much nicer to her when he goes back to 1978.

[@BoundyMan]

@@Jeff98177 who knows, maybe Jennifer was one of those girls in that convertible that takes off when David asks for directions.

[@laststarfighter5335]

Second favorite space ship/ earth kid flick ever. Last Starfighter is always number one.

[@johnnyphilosophykal142]

I'm 42 now. Loved that film as a kid. I wanna watch it again now.

[@jeffrobodine8052]

I used to watch this all the time growing up in the 80s. I love this movie.

[@seeya205]

One of my all time favorite movies as a kid! I can't count how many times I watched this! I wore out the VHS.

[@GarrettPDGA]

Seen this maybe 40 times. I wanted that cute, tiny, tripod alien so bad as a kid.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

One of the best movies ever made and really captures the magic of the 80s

[@danielmkubacki]

Flight of the navigator is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thank you for covering it further.

[@rolo7110]

I had just started teaching a few years after this movie came out. It was common practice to show videos the day before a break, like Christmas or summer. I always showed Flight of the Navigator, it was one of my favorites. I’m glad to hear Joey Cramer was able to deal with his demons and live a happier life. Thank you for this video!

[@shaynekatchmark810]

This movie has lives in my head, I have only seen it once but it sticks with you. I found it disturbing as a child.

[@davidmarsden1059]

Well done Minty.The Flight of the Navigator is in my top ten of best films and every time it is on I love to watch it.For the batter between David and Max and the wonderful spaceship.

[@lickkittysplit3871]

Watched this movie the other day with my kids.

[@fanmagicks]

LOVED THIS MOVIE! Didn't get to see it until VHS but fell for the heart of it. Always choked me up.

[@ka0s_theory619]

Both Flight of the Navigator and The Explorers are great movies. This makes me want to go watch both again. Thanks.

[@kodiakthejuggler]

Love this movie so much! I had the immense pleasure of meeting Joey Cramer last year. He was every bit as cool and kind as I had hoped, and we had a great conversation about the movie and the 80s. I was 9 when the movie was released, and it was a childhood favorite. So glad Joey has made a comeback and is healthy again. Thanks for the video, Minty!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

That documentary was really heartbreaking, but I'm glad he's doing better. He seems like a nice guy who struggled badly in an unstable household (I'm sure his mom thought she was doing what she felt was best, but she sounds like a ditz)

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@CinnamonGrrlErin1 I seem to have Mandela Effect in regards to this movie. I have an anchor memory of seeing this on ABC's Wonderful World Of Disney back in 1986-87. It seemed very epic for a made for tv film and the Soundtrack CD of course wasn't made available until 2006 and is now long out of print! 🤔🙄💽🤷

[@allisonbergh4429]

His mum is actually a friend of mine. She’s a sweetheart, and wanted to do what was best for him, but it’s hard to be a single mum

[@jro3213]

Yeah pretty terrible idea to PLAN ON him not having a father. That just lacks common sense and logic, and sure enough it screwed him up royally

[@theterribleyoutuber7376]

I loved this movie as a kid! I still do!

[@Ender7j]

I got to share this with my boys not long ago. During the scene where David time travels, my 5 year old son was wide-eyed and clutched at my arm. I can’t wait to show him Explorers.

[@wstine79]

"See you later, navigator."

[@dancingwiththedogsdj]

"Compliance!" 🍻🛸

[@drendansmada]

“Once he bites down, he never lets go”

[@that_chad_guy2]

After a while poor Joey child...

[@thegreatandsigmaticgiants8307]

This is my favorite #1 Disney movie of all times!!

[@kassandrabowman1608]

I grew up in Houston and was 9 in 1986. I loved this movie and Space Camp.

[@garycorbin2789]

I was 20 Years old when this was released, and it was fantastic, this was a firm favourite of the family , and I still have the VHS tape to this day

[@SabretoothBarnacle]

Favourite childhood movie was this ever since my mum bought it home from the video store.

[@darealberrygarcia]

When I was a kid I would have dreams of flying across land the way the ship would. The dreams have always stuck with me and even caused me as an adult to always reference the movie from those feelings. Pretty sweet

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

I had no idea Paul Rubens was the voice of Max! I loved this movie as a kid and would totally love to watch it again!

[@I.am.Sarah.]

Saw this movie when it came out on video. Loved it then, love it now. Glad that Joe Cramer was able to get his life together so I can keep enjoying it 😊

[@jeffreyrussell4874]

That was a nice coda. Really enjoyed you coming back and covering something that I am sure many of us did not know about a beloved part of many of our childhoods. Good Job Mint.

[@joshoshea3194]

I visited Disney's MGM studios in Florida back in 94 and on one of the tours they had the spaceship prop from Flight of the Navigator of which there were several, accompanied by the bobsled from Cool Runnings, the Spinner from Bladerunner and one of the cars from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I have photos of them in one of my picture albums 😃

[@danderson8431]

Joey Kramer was my first crush ever in life. He’s going to be at a tiny convention in a mall next month. I’m legit excited to meet him.

[@allisonbergh4429]

He was mine too!! Nowadays I’m online friends with his mum, but haven’t met him. Lucky you!

[@a.c.wright4278]

Thanks Minty for info about Joey Cramer. I have always wondered what became of him. No matter what, "Flight of the Navigator" was one of the best movies from the 80's.

[@Rocker-kr9nu]

The film was also shown here in the GDR in 1987 and I was able to see it in the cinema while on holiday at the Baltic Sea. Explorers, BMX Badits and Crocodile Dundee were also shown in the same two week. Was a great vacation.

[@luischavezjr6047]

Damn it I got so emotional after the #1! I love Flight Of The Navigator! It reminds me of my childhood and watching it with my younger brother, (rip 😞)! I’m glad you’re doing better Joey!

[@luigifilippodl]

Great video. I'm very happy that Joey is doing better after having gone through difficult times. Flight of the Navigator is a great movie.

[@BKLYN_TZU]

Great movie well thoughtout storyline I remember the night this premeried back in 1986 I was really excited to see to watch it honestly it did not disappoint it lived up to the hype with all the promotion they gave it

[@Berret25]

I loved this moving when I was growing up, and still do. I don't know if I saw it in theaters, but I remember watching it on VHS a lot. My daughter loves the movie too. She was I think 5 when she first watched it, and she calls it the Boy Movie because of Joey being on the cover. I very much enjoyed this episode Minty, and I'll definitely watch the original one you made now.

[@robd1329]

Same here. This movie and The Heavenly Kid were my favorites as a kid

[@jamesjordan-davies2704]

I’m 43 and I still watch this film at least twice a year, blew my mind when a was a kid

[@danballard7405]

Hi Minty! I love your channel. I just wanted to tell you I currently work at Disney and the Flight of the Navigator’s ship is worse off than you think. It’s not even at an attraction. It’s a food kiosk. Most people would be fine with them changing it back to the original way it looks. I honestly get a little frustrated whenever I see it.

[@brodriguez11000]

Still relatively intact. Unlike knight rider.

[@lisabrewer3472]

Omigoodness of all your videos, this one moved me to tears by the end. Thank you for your genuine and thoughtful report on the actor who played David. This entire video, from music to clips to your quips and summations was endearing, and filled my heart with nostalgia and by the end, a hopeful soul. Thank you for revisiting this one, all the best to you!!❤

[@annalee117]

One of my most favorite movies. Have seen this over and over. Thanks for the extra reveals! 🙌😁👌❤️

[@carrsllccarrillo6507]

Thank you Minty for posting an update on this classic. I actually showed this movie to my wife a couple months ago and she never saw it. She couldn't even believe it was a Disney movie too. But she definitely enjoyed it and so did I (again). Personally as a kid when this first came out I never knew it came out in theaters. But then again Transformers: the movie was only thing going on in my mind so I guess anything else took a back seat. When we had the Disney Channel back then, they were promoting this movie hard. Like as in "coming soon a special presentation." I remember the commercials pretty well about it too. So it may have very well been broadcasted on ABC when it first air as part of the Disney hour. But then maybe it was just broadcasted only on the Disney channel for about a week. Which I recall they always did that with new movies. All I know is I loved it the moment I watched. It didn't seem like a kid friendly type movie for a 6 year old me, but I stayed glued to the tv watching it from start to finish. Indeed it had that sense of darkness but that storyboard made it felt both surreal and enjoyable to follow. The music for the movie is something I never forgot. I was happy to recently find that "robot romp" theme. Because that ending credits scene was epic and left a etching memory in my mind. Now we need to watch that documentary. Man that's so sad how a child star can fall from grace like that but so happy he is back on his feet. Life lessons come full circle.

[@HeatherSummerRaine]

I have walked by that spaceship prop so many times at Disney, and had NO IDEA!! This movie was one of my favorites from the 80’s!

[@MichaelMyers-tg9uh]

4 all the 80s babies, this is 1 of the movie gems we got 2 enjoy 😁💯

[@privateprivate1865]

I really like you Minty. Youve still got the special hope and the heart of a child. Never let that go.

[@outpost31737]

Brings back wonderful memories. Love Flight of The Navigator which is IMHO underrated!

[@tonycowin]

This and The Explorers are my two favourite films in this subgenre.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

No matter the movie you always do an amazing job with your facts. I've probably said this all before, you often find things that few people know but using your one about Jaws as an example, you sometimes use more common knowledge, not out of laziness but because it is too important to ignore. This video is a showcase for you as a person, we can all hear in your voice the respect you have for people and how you want to maintain people's dignity when darker stories come of movie production. Thank you for the love you show movies and thank you for the love and respect you show people.

[@megankeil5228]

Thank you. I never knew that about “David” about his struggles after. Thank you for this clip 😊

[@christopherlambert5264]

Great segment, as always. Can't wait on your D.A.R.Y.L. episode.

[@jasonmitchell8712]

Thanks for putting this follow up together Minty. Loved this movie - One of the few who saw this movie in the Kyneton picture theater. Then many more on VHS at home. A wonderful introduction to the relativity of time. Awesome Lead characters.. even SJP was smoking, and really sweet.

[@Nannie4334]

Great movie and totally loved the creature that he takes and I loved the voice of MAX as well. So glad they used Paul Rueben who also does PeeWee Herman. LOL. Another reason was the CGI was used like it should of been to tell the story. It was NOT over used like now. Still, it's just one of the movies I got to watch while being a nanny in Puerto Rico and one of the movies that helped the two boys learn English. LOL.

[@TheXerosyn]

Still one of my top nostalgia movies from my childhood. Even as a kid though I always thought that David should have looked up Caroline, glad to see that was actually thought of.

[@Hewylewis]

A friend of mine actually interviewed Randall Kleiser for a retrospect series we were doing and yea, he was a pretty nice guy.

[@jaywalker1233]

That was great! Always loved this movie which I now have on blu ray, and so glad Joey’s story has worked out well

[@LLamaDrunk]

Thank you so much for this Minty. I'm actually crying. I struggle with mental health problems and your number 1 fact has made me feel that bit more positive. Thanks again. You rock!

[@smcveen]

One of my favorite DVDs that I own. This movie is a true, underrated film.

[@ajakuk1]

This is my all-time favourite film. Thank you for this upload. ❤❤❤

[@mycabbages3538]

Explorers, space camp, flight of the navigator. Man I love all these.

[@Food4thought1234]

I’m so glad you didn’t disrespect the music genius this time 😂😂❤

[@Traumaqueenamy]

This movie is one of my personal favorites and was actually the first film I ever saw in cinemas. I was four then and to this day I still have a very vague memory of being in the dark theater watching one of the scenes of the spaceship flying up on the big screen.

[@wajidhussain5305]

This movie was so good you could have split this in two and had two different movies. The first half when David meets his parents after going missing for several years and not ageing could have been a movie on its own

[@djassassinuk]

I still watch this movie on the regular. Love it in fact. The electroinc score is awesome. Alan Silvestri did the main theme.

[@jtmoore662]

I was in 6th grade when this came out. Being a kid in the 80s was really such and adventure, especially in the summer time. I would love to go back and be a kid in the 80s again.

[@ianrobertson3419]

Excellent point about the CGI, it was mind blowing as a kid back then. Great work minty!

[@DBravo29er]

Glad you spoke about Joey. Love him And love this movie!!

[@erock736]

After watching this I sat down with my 8 and 9 year olds and watched it with them for the first time (they’re first time) and they absolutely loved it. My daughter commented on how much she loved the score!

[@AnnDossen]

Great one, Minty! One of my favorites as a kid.

[@kenneth.williams1274]

These 80s Syfy movies are still my favorite movies.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

*Sci-fi

[@dxjx23]

Definitely one of my favorites as a child and still now. Watched it on Disney + Gotta add this one to my collection ASAP😁

[@joefriedman7600]

I love this movie. Such a great childhood memory.

[@someolderguy8060]

I absolutely adore this movie and it remains one of my favorite films , I honestly can't even listen to the music without tearing up , I always have time for this Film. Thank you Minty , another great Video.