A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaJohn Hora, who had previously worked as Joe Dante's cinematographer on all of his movies, was cast as Ozzie after Steven Spielberg suggested him to play the absent minded professor. Director Dante and producer Michael Finnell were very skeptical about that idea and Spielberg insisted that they give him a screen test to just to see and was cast after impressing Dante and Finnell.
- Goofs(at around 55 mins) When Jack turns away from the mirror the picture in Tuck's pod should have turned with Jack's head, instead it stayed looking at Jack in the mirror.
- Quotes
Lt. Tuck Pendleton: I'm right here, INSIDE you INSIDE YOUR BODY!
Jack Putter: [stands up] Oh God! Somebody help me! I'M POSSESSED!
- Crazy creditsThe Special Effects credit at the end of the movie states "Mr Short's Interiors by Industrial Light and Magic".
- Alternate versionsIn the HD version from the Blu-ray and digital platforms, the opening and closing Warner Bros. Pictures logos were replaced with the 2003 variants.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksTwistin' the Night Away
Written by Sam Cooke
Published by ABKCO MUSIC, INC.
Performed and Produced by Rod Stewart
Courtesy of WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Featured review
Innerspace, which is such a cool play on words, was excellent.
In typical Silicon Valley style a Bay Area tech company developed miniaturization. Truly, it is early nanotechnology in which they shrink normal sized machinery to nanometer size in order to inject into a live host. The uses are innumerous, including being used as a weapon.
Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) was the test pilot for this new technology. He was supposed to be injected into a rabbit in a lab. What really ended up happening was that he was injected into a total stranger in a mall-- Jack Putter (Martin Short). There was one hilarious moment after the other as Jack thought he was going crazy all the while he had to elude some nefarious characters that wanted the technology that was inside of him.
It was a brilliant movie that blended sci-fi with comedy; two genres I love when done right.
In typical Silicon Valley style a Bay Area tech company developed miniaturization. Truly, it is early nanotechnology in which they shrink normal sized machinery to nanometer size in order to inject into a live host. The uses are innumerous, including being used as a weapon.
Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) was the test pilot for this new technology. He was supposed to be injected into a rabbit in a lab. What really ended up happening was that he was injected into a total stranger in a mall-- Jack Putter (Martin Short). There was one hilarious moment after the other as Jack thought he was going crazy all the while he had to elude some nefarious characters that wanted the technology that was inside of him.
It was a brilliant movie that blended sci-fi with comedy; two genres I love when done right.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Reise ins Ich
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,893,810
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,739,913
- Jul 5, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $25,893,810
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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