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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

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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Fernando F. Croce

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 06 2009 02:21 PM

CinePassion

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Pat Graham

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: | comment Comment | Jun., 08 2007 05:04 PM

Chicago Reader

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2.5/4

Formulaic fun, helped by two winning leads.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 08 2007 05:03 PM

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Variety Staff

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 08 2007 05:03 PM

Variety

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3/5

Jon Niccum

No review available.

comment Comment | Jan., 25 2007 07:26 AM

Lawrence Journal-World

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3.5/4

Jeffrey M. Anderson

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 14 2006 03:16 AM

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Geoff Andrew

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: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 04:26 AM

Time Out

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2/5

Brandon Judell

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 14 2005 05:27 PM

PopcornQ

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Aug., 08 2005 05:25 AM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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4/5

Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | Jul., 24 2005 04:42 AM

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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3/5

Greg Maki

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comment Comment | Mar., 25 2005 09:54 PM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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4/5

Andy Klein

No review available.

comment Comment | Mar., 24 2005 03:11 PM

Los Angeles CityBeat

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4/5

Rob Thomas

A really inventive and truly funny fantasy-comedy.

comment Comment | Sep., 24 2004 07:55 AM

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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4/5

Luis Martinez

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

comment Comment | Sep., 17 2004 05:36 PM

Cinenganos

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2/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2004 10:29 AM

Spirituality and Practice

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Pablo Villaca

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.

comment Comment | Jul., 25 2003 11:32 PM

Cinema em Cena

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4/5

Edward Havens

No review available.

comment Comment | Jun., 26 2003 07:32 PM

FilmJerk.com

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3/5

Janet Maslin

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:03 PM

New York Times

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3/5

Alex Sandell

I loved it at 14 years old. I was mildly amused 14 years later. Make of that what you will.

comment Comment | Apr., 11 2003 01:04 AM

Juicy Cerebellum

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Blake Davis

An underrated comic masterpiece from the talented director Joe Dante.

comment Comment | Jan., 29 2003 09:43 AM

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