Innerspace Movie Review

A space pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for an experimental journey through the body of a lab rabbit (a la Fantastic Voyage) and is accidentally injected into a nebbishy supermarket clerk (Martin Short), and together they nab some bad guys and get the girl. Although Short's brand of physical slapstick gets a little tiresome, he and the exasperated Quaid make an effective, unusual comedy team. The Award-winning special effects support some funny moments, including a scene in which Short manages to off a miniature villain by getting an upset stomach. Meg Ryan supplies the slightly confused romantic interest.

1987 (PG) 120m/C Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis, Henry Gibson, Robert Picardo, John Hora, Wendy Schaal, Orson Bean, Chuck Jones, William Schallert, Dick Miller, Vernon Wells, Harold Sylvester, Kevin Hooks, Kathleen Freeman, Kenneth Tobey; D: Joe Dante; W: Jeffrey Boam, Chip Proser; C: Andrew Laszlo; M: Jerry Goldsmith. Academy Awards ‘87: Best Visual Effects. VHS, Beta, LV, 8mm WAR