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. Tuck Pendleton volunteers
to be miniaturized 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
miniaturizing 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 miniaturized 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 recognize 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 Martin Short at his
acrobatic and wild best.
Similar premise to the 1966 "Fantastic Voyage," directed
by Richard Fleischer!!
Rating
Reason: For Some Language and Sexual Content.
Starring:
Fiona Lewis, Kevin McCarthy, Robert Picardo, Dennis
Quaid, Meg Ryan, Wendy Schaal, Martin Short, Vernon
Wells
Directed
By:
Joe Dante
Release
Information:
Studio:
Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1987
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Run Time: 120 minutes
Production Company: Warner Home
Video
Package Type: Snap Case
Dual-Layer Format
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
Available
Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
French (Dolby
Digital 2.0 Mono)
Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
Languages: English, French
and Japanese
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese (Unspecified), Bahasa,
Thai and Korean
Closed Captioned: Yes
Bonus Features:
Feature-Length Audio Commentary with Director Joe
Dante, Producer Michael Finnell, Co-Stars Kevin
McCarthy & Robert Picardo and Visual Effects
Supervisor Dennis Muren
All-New 2001 Digital Transfer
Soundtrack Remastered and Presented in Both Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround and Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround