Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dennis Quaid | ... | Lt. Tuck Pendleton | |
Martin Short | ... | Jack Putter | |
Meg Ryan | ... | Lydia Maxwell | |
Kevin McCarthy | ... | Victor Eugene Scrimshaw | |
Fiona Lewis | ... | Dr. Margaret Canker | |
Vernon Wells | ... | Mr. Igoe | |
Robert Picardo | ... | The Cowboy | |
Wendy Schaal | ... | Wendy | |
Harold Sylvester | ... | Pete Blanchard | |
William Schallert | ... | Dr. Greenbush | |
Henry Gibson | ... | Mr. Wormwood | |
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John Hora | ... | Ozzie Wexler |
Mark L. Taylor | ... | Dr. Niles | |
Orson Bean | ... | Lydia's Editor | |
Kevin Hooks | ... | Duane |
Tuck Pendleton is a cocky pilot, who is taking part in a miniaturization experiment. When some bad guys break into the lab to steal the technology, one of the scientists takes a syringe which contains the miniaturized Tuck and vessel. Now in the vessel is part of the material needed to restore him. But the other part which is the lab is stolen. The scientist's shot but before dying he injects Tuck into Jack Putter, a hypochondriac, who feels that something is wrong with him all the time. When Tuck links himself to Jack's systems, he discovers that something happened. So they go back to the lab, and discover what happened. Now they are told that unless they retrieve the material that was stolen they won't be able to restore Tuck before his oxygen is depleted. Now the government rep decides that the only thing that matters that as long as they have the other half of the material, it is useless to the thieves. So Tuck eggs Jack to go out and find the thieves. They enlist the aid of ... Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>
Joe Dante reworks Fantastic Voyage into a buddy comedy for Dennis Quaid and Martin Short. Quaid plays a cocky fighter pilot who is chosen to take part in an experiment where he will have to test a miniaturized craft. While inside the machine Quaid is shrunk down to microscopic size. But some bad guys try to hijack the experiment and Quaid winds up injected into the body of a hypochondriac grocery store clerk played by Martin Short. From there, hijinks ensue.
Quaid is annoying, as he almost always was and is. His Joker smile and constant mugging grates on the nerves in the early scenes. He's better when things settle down some. Martin Short is the best part of the cast. Very funny and likable. Always love seeing a pretty young Meg Ryan. Although it reminds me of what she's done to herself since, which is tragic. Kind of the same feeling I get when watching young Melanie Griffith. This is a fun movie. Joe Dante gets to play with special effects and comedy, which is right in his wheelhouse. It's not as interesting or innovative as Fantastic Voyage but it's a very enjoyable movie in its own right.