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Innerspace

1987 2h 0m
Action Comedy Science Fiction
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.8/10
1,462 reviews
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Innerspace

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.

"An adventure of incredible proportions."

Top Billed Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Lt. Tuck Pendleton
Martin Short
Martin Short
Jack Putter
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Lydia Maxwell
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
Fiona Lewis
Fiona Lewis
Dr. Margaret Canker
Vernon Wells
Vernon Wells
Mr. Igoe
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo
The Cowboy
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
Wendy

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2019-05-26

Eat Me - Drink Me

Innerspace is directed by Joe Dante and written by Jeffrey Boam and Chip Proser. It stars Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Kevin McCarthy. Music is by
Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Andrew Laszlo.

A hapless hypochondriac store clerk battles to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him.

The premise is of course absurd, but everyone involved knows this and proceed to entertain with a mixture of thrills, spills and a good old fashioned good versus bad value. Narrative is based around the race a...

F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic
2023-09-04

**A funny, effective and familiar comedy that deserves to be brought back from obscurity.**

This is one of those “no bones” comedies that we can watch with the whole family without any fear of embarrassing or inappropriate scenes for kids or deeply critical grandparents. It's a film from the 80s, quite dated, but that's not a problem for people like me, who actually like old films.

The story is very good and revolves around an experiment that goes wrong and involves the miniaturization of a ship with a human occupant, which should be introduced into a laboratory rabbit: when the labo...