INNERSPACE (Theatrical Release USA 1987)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

Innerspace—an Amblin Entertainment sci-fi comedy—may not have performed so well as an overall entertainment piece if it were not for the casting combination of Dennis Quaid and Martin Short with Meg Ryan thrown in for a little spicy tang. There’s plenty here to see; the script is well-done.

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Storyline

In a human miniaturization research project volunteer Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) is injected into Safeway clerk Martin Putter (Martin Short) rather than a lab rabbit.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Joe Dante for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Peter Guber, Jon Peters, and Steven Spielberg  for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid), Jack Putter (Martin Short), Lydia Maxwell (Meg Ryan), Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Kevin McCarthy), Dr. Margaret Canker (Fiona Lewis), Mr. Igoe (Vernon Wells), The Cowboy (Robert Picardo), Wendy (Wendy Schaal), and Pete Blanchard (Harold Sylvester).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s always a treat to see another Martin Short movie. He’s a talented Class A act all the way.

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