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Fantastic Voyage
(1966),
Director: Richard Fleischer, rated PG
A
Fantastic And Spectacular Voyage... Through The Human
Body... Into The Brain.
  Starring: Stephen
Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O’Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur
O'Connell, William Redfield
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"The medieval philosophers
were right. Man is the center of the universe. We stand in the
middle of
infinity between outer and inner space, and there's no
limit to either." – Dr. Peter Duval
Why watch this?
The special effects... and its creative plot.
Plot Summary: When a
defecting scientist falls into a coma due to a brain clot, a
team of specialists embarks on a mission to save him. A
submarine carrying the team and their specialized equipment is
miniaturized and injected into the scientist's bloodstream. They
must navigate the complexities of the human body and perform
delicate surgery to remove the clot within a limited time before
returning to their normal size.
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Dad's Preview:
This is the COOLEST concept for a Sci-Fi film. I just learned
that it's being remade by Guillermo del Toro, and that is awesome
news! This became an instant classic for me the first time I saw
it. It blew me away and served to fan my flaming pre-teen crush
on the buxom Raquel
Welch. As the miniaturized ship ventures through "inner space" (aka the
human body), we witness things we've only seen in science books:
red blood cells, lung tissue, a beating heart. The Oscar-winning special effects
are breath-taking even by today's standards. |
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Saul
David; 20th Century Fox |
