Innerspace: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis, Vernon Wells, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Harold Sylvester, William Schallert, Henry Gibson, John Hora, Joe Dante, Chip Proser, Frank Marshall, Jon Peters, Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Finnell, Jeffrey Boam: Amazon.ca: Video

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Distractingly loose but clever, this 1987 comedy by Joe Dante (Gremlins, Matinee) stars Martin Short as a hypochondriac and Dennis Quaid as a miniaturized test pilot who is accidentally injected into him. Taking a page or two (or a hundred) from the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, Innerspace details the adventures of traveling through the human body's complicated systems, though in this case, it proves an unusual way for two characters to forge a bond. Dante's endless imagination goes into overdrive here, but the film is more gimmick than anything else and ultimately feels a bit hollow. Fans of Short or Quaid might like it more than most, though Dante's hardcore fans will also appreciate seeing his stock players Dick Miller and Kevin McCarthy. --Tom Keogh

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun!, Jan 7 2003

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Jim "Pimmy" (LINDENHURST, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innerspace (Widescreen) (DVD)

Innerspace is an often silly but always entertaining film about a test pilot (Dennis Quaid) who is supposed to be shrunk and put inside a rabbit. Instead things go terribly wrong and he winds up injected into a hypochondriac (Martin Short). There's villians of course who are after Short because Quaid has something they want and they know he's inside Short "that doesn't sound right, lol".

I never had any idea Joe Dante (Gremlins) direected this film, now that I know that it's easily my favorite of his films "yes even over Gremlins". It's just a fun movie with a nicely written script. Don't get me wrong I know it has it's problems. Mean it's absord that you're suppose to believe that Quaid can change Short's appearence and make him look like anyone. Meanwhile if he was only suppose to be put inside a rabbit why would that ship he's inside need the option to change appearences. Well this film just shouldn't be taken seriously, it's more enjoyable if you turn if your brain before watching it.

It's the Short and Quaid team that makes this film so watchable. When you think about it they aren't even acting together so that makes their work in this even more impressive as you believe they're actually talking to each other. Well anyway Quaid makes the Short character who's wimpy and afraid of everything tougher and gives him the backbone he needs. Innerspace is a fun Science Fiction comedy but also works as a buddy movie and it's actually one of the best ones you'll find. Now all we need is another film by Joe Dante, well as long as it's not Small Soldiers 2.

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4.0 out of 5 stars That Little Voice Inside of You, Aug 6 2002

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Linda McDonnell "TutorGal" (Brooklyn, U.S.A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innerspace (VHS Tape)

I thought this was a harmless little comedy version of "Fantastic Voyage", quite cute. Pilot Dennis Quaid gets shrunk down to be injected into a rabbit, but goofy Martin Short gets in the way of the hypo. So Quaid has to navigate his way around Short and make up with his girlfriend Meg Ryan at the same time, through Short. But there are nasty evildoers trying to stand in the way of all this getting accomplished, most notably Kevin McCarthy of "Body Snatchers" fame from the 1950s. He and his female accomplice also get squirted with some of the miniaturizing stuff, but merely become little midgets battling it out in a car. That was a great silly moment.

Listen to that little voice, and laugh a lot at "Innerspace".

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Sci-Fi/Comedy From The Creators of Gremlins!, July 31 2002

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David B. Jones (Arlington, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Innerspace (Widescreen) (DVD)

Hey, movie viewers! If you liked Gremlins, you MUST see this great 1987 film! It is about a ex-Lieutenant of the U.S. Marines, Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid, Any Given Sunday), who is the subject of a minaturization experiment, which requires 2 microchips. He gets inside a submersible pod, is minaturized down to a microscopic size, placed in a syringe, and is supposed to be injected into a bunny named BUGS!! However, a bunch of criminals, disguised as phone repairmen, break into the laboratory and steal one of the chips. But, a good friend of Tuck's who works at the lab, Ozzie, takes the syringe, runs off, is chased to a mall, and shot. Fortunately, he lives long enough to run into a nerdy hypochondriac named Jack (Martin Short, Primetime Glick), and injects Tuck into him. Later on, Tuck finds out he is in a man, then establishes contact with Jack by placing an amplifier in his ear, and attaches a camera to his eye to see what Jack sees, and tells him what is going on and that he only has 'til 9:00 a.m. tomorrow to get out of him before his air supply runs out. Tuck tells him to go find his girlfriend (Meg Ryan, Hanging Up), and get help from her to recover the chip and save Tuck. This film is a GREAT sci-fi/comedy, and is from the creators of Gremlins (producer Steven Spielberg and director Joe Dante). It is also based on the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage. Like Gremlins, it is also a VERY good family classic. So, if you liked Gremlins, then you HAVE to see this movie! It's REAL KOOL!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Start & end are confusing, but rest is good
I find this movie confusing just as soon as it got going. I don't think I followed the whole miniaturising process properly, as I got completely lost, as soon as the guy getting... Read more

Published on Jun 30 2004 by Meesha

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Cute Movie!
Innerspace is a very cute movie that stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Martin Short and they are all good! Read more

Published on Mar 15 2004 by Thebookwoman