
Innerspace
1987 · Movie · PG · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
A daring pilot volunteers for a risky miniaturization test, but a lab break-in sends the tiny craft into the body of an anxious, hypochondriac everyman instead. With criminals closing in and oxygen running low, the unlikely pair must work together to track down help and reverse the experiment before time runs out.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-07-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,404 votes)
- Box office
- $42,000,000
- Budget
- $27,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an upbeat 80s sci-fi romp that mixes laughs, chases, and a race-against-time hook, with a playful vibe reminiscent of Gremlins; Not for you if broad comedy or dated style annoys you.
Pros: sweet funny sci-fi; brisk action-comedy mix; imaginative body adventure | Cons: premise is absurd; uneven tone later; a bit too long
Themes
- experiment
- san francisco, california
- human body
- shrinking
- miniaturization
- test pilot
- miniature
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1988
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1988 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Special Effects · 1988 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 1988 · nominated
Cast & crew

Dennis Quaid
as Lt. Tuck Pendleton

Martin Short
as Jack Putter

Meg Ryan
as Lydia Maxwell

Kevin McCarthy
as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

Fiona Lewis
as Dr. Margaret Canker

Vernon Wells
as Mr. Igoe

Robert Picardo
as The Cowboy

Wendy Schaal
as Wendy

Harold Sylvester
as Pete Blanchard

William Schallert
as Dr. Greenbush
Directed by Joe Dante