leplatypus
The 80s were wonderful to give us original screenplays in comparison to today sequels, prequels, reboot, revival,
The idea was simple : imagine a exciting situation and explain it with loose science : so we had time travel in a Delorean, ghost-busting, a world war using computers, a robot as cop, building a personal spacecraft,
Here the idea is an old one (to shrink human into a body) but the way it has been done makes the difference : the script and characters are really funny : indeed, it looks like a Warner cartoon, with a punch, electric eccentricity that nobody can't match better than Joe Dante : the casting is really appropriate to fit the situations and if sometimes, the tension goes down, take a look all around the frame, there is always something to make you laugh (example : i think this movie has the most implicit sex scene in all Spielberg production !)
AaronCapenBanner
Science Fiction comedy from director Joe Dante about an experimental craft accidentally injected into grocery clerk Martin Short, and the various government factions that desperately try to recover it, while the pilot(played by Dennis Quaid) tries to contact Short, and convince him that he isn't just hearing voices. Meg Ryan plays the girlfriend, who tries to help them both.Some good model F/X and a fine cast cannot save this silly and contrived film that goes on far too long; being clearly inspired by "Fantastic Voyage", film has a great deal of action and imagination, but doesn't know when to quit.
mike48128
Directed by Joe Dante ("Gremlins"). All the stars are so young, they look like they are still in high school. A great cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan. Also Henry Gibson and Orson Bean. Robert Picardo plays "The Cowboy", an Israeli "fence" for stolen technology. He is known for his off-beat roles. (The funny bug-alien in "Explorers" and "The Doctor" hologram in Star Trek.) Tuck Pendleton (a former astronaut with a real drinking problem) gets accidentally injected into Jack Potter (a supermarket ass't manager). What follows involves a miniaturization experiment gone awry, with a submarine similar to "Fantastic Voyage". The interior shots inside Jack's body by ILM won an Academy Award for special effects. Comedy, murder, and mayhem, like "Silver Streak". Manic street chases in San Francisco like "What's Up Doc". Gadgetry like a James Bond film. (Except this villain has a white dog, not a white cat.) A "sexy mad-scientist" named Miss Canker. Of course, it all turns out alright in the end. Tuck is rescued in time before he runs out of oxygen,is un-miniaturized, and he marries his sweetheart, (Meg Ryan).A clever script full of plot twists that keeps you guessing throughout, if you haven't seen it before. Like a good Saturday afternoon action movie, not to be taken too seriously and a lot of fun. PG: Mild violence and mild swearing. (Not for very young children.)
Liam wuthrich
great movie love Dennis Quaid movies i own a few also i love martin short in Capitan Ron and other movie i saw him in also was Anthony Edward coach tom cruse and other actor over the year because of his involvement in the revenge of the nerd movie and i only don't no if tom cruse Dennis Quaid would be coached to do a movie to gather like the remaking of top gun and adding Megan fox to the bill-it and the other stand in and actors if tony Scott and other made a villain top gun involving Russia or japan or Cuba or Australia with all the show and TV that has come to Canada and the state from those country but if only the perfect script could be made with a budget and the red tap and department usually called upon to produce a movie also inner space was a great movie for that Ara with the current copy right law in-place and safety for the actor and crew's filming the movie at the directer admin department. also i still think tom and a great number of actor have issue with acting in movies but they have accept those values from day one and there agents and all support personnel off set and on set respect that because of all the changes and in Powell river change is good.
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