Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Fantastic Voyage
1966
***½
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy

American scientists miniaturize and inject a submarine with its crew inside their colleague's body to treat a blood clot before it's too late. However, they face attacks from the immune system and from a Soviet agent. This exciting adventure is a mix of science fiction fantasy and Cold War thriller. The film won Academy Awards for best art direction and special effects which are impressive if inevitably dated. The story is based on Sheila Burnford's novel. Joe Dante used the same premise for his comedy Innerspace.