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Innerspace (1987)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:27

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: A manic, overstuffed blend of sci-fi, comedy, and romance, Innerspace nonetheless charms, thanks to Martin Short's fine performance and the insistent zaniness of the plot.

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Dennis Quaid stars as Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton, a hell-raising Navy test pilot, in this fantasy-suspense comedy that harkens back to 1966's FANTASTIC VOYAGE. Tuck Pendleton volunteers to be... Dennis Quaid stars as Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton, a hell-raising Navy test pilot, in this fantasy-suspense comedy that harkens back to 1966's FANTASTIC VOYAGE. Tuck Pendleton volunteers to be miniaturized in a scientific experiment and fly a capsule injected into a rabbit's bloodstream for top-secret medical research. But after he has been shrunk, some unscrupulous scientists, desirous of selling the miniaturizing process on the black market, break into the lab. In the ensuing chase, Tuck is accidentally injected into the body of unsuspecting grocery clerk Jack Putter (Martin Short). Meanwhile, the villains are in hot pursuit of timid Jack in order to get hold of a missing computer chip that was miniaturized along with Tuck, while Tuck must figure out a way to expel himself from Jack's body and get back to his normal size. Mayhem ensues as Jack, a nervous hypochondriac, is forced to recognize the strange presence in his head and bravely join forces with Tuck and his estranged girlfriend (Meg Ryan) to outsmart and outchase the high-tech thieves. Featuring stunning special effects and visuals from inside the human body as well as a genius and madcap performance from Martin Short at his acrobatic and wild best. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Wendy Schaal, Fiona Lewis, Vernon Wells, Robert Picardo, Henry Gibson

Director: Joe Dante

Director: Joe Dante
Producer: Jon Peters, Kathleen Kennedy
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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For all the Amblin technology on display, Dante's greatest effects are humanistic

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
09/06/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

The plot is standard fantasy-adventure pulp, though director Joe Dante has so many screwball things going on in it that the comedy all but overwhelms the formulaic line of action.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
06/08/07
Pat Graham
Pat Graham
Chicago Reader

Formulaic fun, helped by two winning leads.

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06/08/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Short has infinitely more possibilities and makes the most of them, coming into his own as a screen personality as a mild-mannered little guy who rises to an extraordinary situation.

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06/08/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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No review available.

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01/25/07
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Though the film plays like a mix of exhilarating adventure and smart comedy, it's deepened by the notion that little Quaid is floating around inside Short's body sinking hooks into things, ripping open veins, triggering stomach acid, and the like.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/14/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

While the anatomical special effects are imaginative enough, the manic rather than magical tone fails to achieve the sense of awe that made Fantastic Voyage -- clearly this film's inspiration -- so fascinating.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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08/14/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

No review available.

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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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07/24/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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03/25/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

No review available.

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03/24/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

A really inventive and truly funny fantasy-comedy.

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09/24/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A funny for all family. A classical 80´s movie.

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09/17/04
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

Director Joe Dante throws in every special effects trick in the book to give some heft to the skimpy script but it doesn’t work.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/25/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Aventura de ficção científica que, com o toque amalucado de Joe Dante, vira uma comédia quase besteirol – aliás, em alguns momentos vai até longe demais. No entanto, os efeitos são bacanas, o espírito é de diversão e o filme agrada.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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06/26/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

It has been made in a style best described as enthusiastic.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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I loved it at 14 years old. I was mildly amused 14 years later. Make of that what you will.

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04/11/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

An underrated comic masterpiece from the talented director Joe Dante.

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01/29/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News
 
 
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