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1987 Certificate PG
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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. Pendleton volunteers to be miniaturised in a scientific experiment and fly a capsule injected into a rabbit's bloodstream for top-secret medical research. But after he .. Read more

Starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Martin Short
Director Joe Dante
Genres Comedy

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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. Pendleton volunteers to be miniaturised 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 miniaturising 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 shrunk 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 recognise 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 Short at his acrobatic and wild best.

Starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Martin Short, Jenny Gago, Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin
Director Joe Dante
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Eighties Greats
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English, Italian
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Released DVD: 26 Aug 2002
Production year: 1987
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  • 3 stars out of 5

    This attempt to update Fantastic Voyage doesn't measure up to director Joe Dante's best work, but it's still a notch above the usual Hollywood fodder. Dennis Quaid plays the hot-shot military man who is miniaturised and mistakenly pumped into the body of lowly supermarket clerk Martin Short. The effects are excellent and Dante's sly humour shines through occasionally, but it lacks the anarchy the director is noted for and Short's hysterics eventually begin to grate. Meg Ryan pops up as the love interest and there are good supporting turns from Kevin McCarthy and Henry Gibson. Dante regular Dick Miller, once a fixture in Roger Corman's movies, has a cameo as a cab driver.

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  • "...[Spielberg's] own special brand of fun....[This] visual roller coaster serves up the right blend of comedy, adventure and the fantastic..."

    • Variety
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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Classic

    What a film! From start to finish it grabs you with a Sci-Fi/Techno theme laced with the best kind of slapstick comedy available.

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    you must see this film

    this is a very funny film you must watch it.Martin Short is as funny as ever.

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    • 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. Pendleton volunteers to be miniaturised ...