Innerspace (1987)

Very disappointing...

hyped garbage

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

An 80's classic. Dennis Quaid plays Lt. Tuck Pendleton, a cocky pilot taking part in a revolutionary experiment. Think NASA and space exploration but on a much smaller scope... think smaller, and then smaller still. Tuck Pendleton is taking place in a miniaturization experiment where his ship is going to be shrunk with him in it, and then he's going to be injected into an animal to explore. Like all good 80's capers things go wrong. The lab conducting the experiment is targeted by a squad of goons working for a rival, instead of an animal (a rabbit FTR); Pendleton is accidentally injected into hapless store clerk Jack Putter, played by Martin Short. And so, the adventure begins. Putter has to race against time with Pendleton inside him to resolve the accident, failure to do so will result in Pendleton growing to normal size while inside Putter - which will be a bloody mess. Although I'm not a fan of Martin Short, the casting is good in this film. There is a great balance between Quaid's very confident persona, and Short's shy, paranoid and hypochondriac portrayal. The special effects in this film, in particularly the shots which were supposed to be inside of a human body look a little dated now as my trained eye can see the mesh from green screen to genuine footage - but when I watched this as a child I was awestruck at how authentic it looked. This was a great family movie in 1987 and due to a decent story this film is still a great family movie, falling into the sci-fi/adventure genre. Think "Fantastic Voyage" with an 80's soundtrack and a bigger budget. 7 out of 10

This movie was released in 1987... As a true testament to Spielberg and the great actors, this movie has aged very little. If it weren't for the very young Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Martin Short and Robert Picardo, you could say that this movie is a fairly recent release. In this regards, it is a typical 80's movie. You have the fallen hero (Dennis Quaid), his estranged love (Meg Ryan), and the fool that saves them both (Martin Short). There is also the usual dash of bad 80's clothing and techno rhythms. However, Innerspace is not really a typical 80's movie. Much of the plot is taken from the sci-fi classic, The Fantastic Voyage. However, Innerspace takes the idea from that movie to a whole new level. Not only that, but Innerspace is an action-comedy, with a little bit a romance tied it. Spielberg also did a great job making it timeless. The special effects are still good today and also remarkable.My Ratings: 9 out of 10.

Joe Dante's InnerSpace is pure gold for sci fi geeks and adventure lovers everywhere, a breezy, clever little flick with shades of everything from The Incredible Shrinking Man to Buck Rogers. It won an Oscar for visual effects, and when you see them (I picked up the Blu Ray, he'll of a good buy) you'll know why. It concerns hotshot pilot Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) a brash dude who is taking part in a miniaturization experiment conducted in secret. When criminals bent on stealing the technology interrupt the process midway, the head doctor panics and flees, injecting now microscopic Tuck and his craft into the first person he stumbles, twitchy hypochondriac Jack (a manic, slightly irritating Martin Short). Tuck is forced to assist Jack and reign him in long enough to avoid the bad guys, find his sexy ex girlfriend Lydia (Meg Ryan, who met Quaid on this set and later married him). All the while he's stuck in Jack's body in minute form, dodging blood cells, stomach acid and more in some truly magnificent special effects. The baddies are very comical, yet mean just enough business to do their job of being threatening, played by Kevin McCarthy, Robert Picardo (okay, he's purely comical, with no hint of threat), Fiona Lewis and a terrific Vernon Wells as a terminator inspired spook. Quaid's trademark sense of fun and winning charm go hand in hand with the breezy yet high concept tone, for a movie that's pure Dante, pure inspiration and pure fun.

Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) is a cocky military pilot bitter at being past over. His reporter girlfriend Lydia Maxwell (Meg Ryan) can't take it anymore and moves out. Tuck is crazy enough to take part in a miniaturization experiment. The process works but the lab is attacked. Lab worker Ozzie manages to take the syringe containing Tuck and inject it into hypochondriac Jack Putter (Martin Short) before Ozzie is killed by a henchman. Tuck connects to Jack but Jack thinks he's going crazy. Then the bad guys track down Jack. When they get back to the lab, they find out that the other computer chip needed to re-enlarge Tuck has been stolen. They set off to steal back the chip with Lydia's help.It's a wacky sci-fi comedy. Martin Short is doing his body bending best. He has a few good funny moments. Some of it is trying too hard to be wacky. It's strange that this is a high intensity thriller at one moment and a silly camp B-movie the next. Dennis Quaid is disadvantaged by being stuck by himself for most of the movie. There are good moments but it's a little uneven.