Innerspace
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Short description
A test pilot volunteers for an experiment in miniaturisation, in which he will be shrunk and injected into a rabbit inside a tiny submersible craft. Industrial spies steal the syringe holding him, and the contents end up inside a nervous hypochondriac instead, leaving the pilot trapped in another man's body with a limited air supply. Pursued by the spies who want the technology, the unwilling host must track down the pilot's former girlfriend, a journalist, so that the two men can be separated and returned to normal size before time runs out.
Joe Dante directed; the screenplay is by Jeffrey Boam and Chip Proser, and Michael Finnell produced. It was Dante's sixth film as director, following Explorers and preceding Amazon Women on the Moon. Dennis Quaid plays Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton, Martin Short plays Jack Putter, Meg Ryan plays Lydia Maxwell, and Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis and Vernon Wells appear among the credited cast of 52, with 65 credited crew.
The film was released in July 1987 and runs 120 minutes. Made for about 27 million dollars, it took in roughly 26 million worldwide. Audiences rate it the same on IMDb (6.8 from 69,000 votes) and on TMDB (6.8 from 1,462 votes), while a film critics' rating stands slightly higher at 6.9 from 45 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- In Tak’s bedroom, a book based on the horror-fantasy film *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983) can be noticed. The film consists of a prologue, four episodes, and an epilogue. Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante directed one episode each.
- When Scrimshaw and Kenker were already half-sized, there are several shots showing these characters alongside actors of normal height. These and some other shots were filmed using so-called forced perspective.
- Trying to cheer Jack up to make him jump out of the moving van, Tak repeats “nam myoho renge kyo” three times. This is a mantra of Nichiren Buddhism, one of the main Buddhist schools in Japan, belonging to the Mahayana tradition.
- Mel Gibson and Robin Williams were considered for the role of Jack Patterson.
- Initially, director Luca Bercovici was cast as Aigo, but the filmmakers decided he didn't have the presence for the villain role, as he was roughly the same height and build as the protagonist. Vernon Wells replaced him as the villain.
- When Jack goes to the mirror so that Penderton can examine him, a hiccup sound is heard. This sound was once recorded by voice actor Mel Blanc (1908-1989), known as “The Man of a Thousand Voices.” The sound has been repeatedly used in Warner Bros. cartoons.
- According to the head of special effects, Peter Kuran, the cells outside the miniature capsule were made of jelly.
- During the process of Tak Pendelton shrinking, hexagons (two on top, three below) can be seen on one of the monitors in the laboratory. This is the emblem of a classified US Army project in Richard Fleischer’s film *Fantastic Voyage* (1966).
- During the filming of the scene in the van with Scrimshaw and Jack, director Joe Dante suddenly realized that Scrimshaw hadn't been written any lines at all. All the lines were written solely for Penderton. Several lines were quickly devised for Scrimshaw, played by Kevin McCarthy, although they are barely audible behind Penderton’s words in the film.
- Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan met on the set of this film. In 1991, they got married, and their marriage lasted until 2001.
- The roles of the laboratory staff who shrink the hero played by Dennis Quaid were filled by actual employees of one of the laboratories.
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