When was flight of the navigator filmed

Some of the film was shot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with local Florida actors and real news anchors. The reason we shot there was that the producer had blocked funds there that could only be spent in Norway. I later heard a rumor that the blocked funds never came through. Kind of like Matt Damon in Interstellar. And where he sprayed David with a waterpistol and shows his butt. Stiff] The old railroad drawbridge, in the scene with Max-the spaceship, is right in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The street name is 7th street and there is a draw bridge on sw 4th ave. Its sw 7th ave. They might have changed the streets. It makes a big curve between the two points.

And it is indeed on a 7th Avenue, N 7th Avenue presumably number as can be seen in the film. In the scene where David returns to his 's family, during some of these shots particularly those showing Max with his hatch open a building can be seen in the background, on this building the words 'Hollywood Beach Hotel' can just about be discerned.

A quick search suggests It has since been taken over by Ramada, and renamed the 'Hollywood Beach Resort'. Unfortunately Google Earth doesn't have Street View photo's of this particular road, but the stairs at the back of the house that Jeff climbs to launch the fireworks can clearly be seen when viewing the back of the house in Bing Map's aerial view.

One of the very best Sci-fi Family Movies of the 80's. The film still has presence and the special effects are still quite good even considering they are now near 20 years old. Very impressive and my children are now complete fans of the movie. If you have never seen this film, I would recommend it whole-heartedly for the entire family. If it has been sometime since you watched this film I would say check it out, well worth a return visit.

One thing I have to mention is the joy I was receiving just watching my children ages 4 through 8 experience this movie for the first time. Even after all of the Hi-tech movies they have seen in recent years this movie was still able to capture their attention, hold it and entertain just as well as anything in recent memory such as Spiderman, Hulk or even Spy Kids.

My children wanted to re-watch it immediately after it ended, it was that good in their short attention span minds. FAQ 1. What is Flight of the Navigator about? Details Edit. Release date August 1, United States. United States. Der Flug des Navigators. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit.

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