The movie begins with the splendid credit titles , when an important scientist rescued from behind Iron Curtain is on the verge of the death and a medical and engineering team (Stephen Boyd , Raquel Welch , Donald Pleasence , William Redfield , Arthur Kennedy) attempt to save him . The group is miniaturized by the scientific team (Edmond O'Brien , Arthur O'Connell and an almost extra James Brolin as a technician) and injected into his body by means of a submarine named Proteus to locate and eliminate a blood clot . In order to complete its mission , the bunch has to navigate through cavernous bodily organs as well as overcoming an attempt at sabotage by one of the crew . Throughout travel inside his body they find themselves threatened by the wounded's natural defenses .
This big budget film packs action , suspense , thriller and lots of excellent award-winning special effects by L.B Abbott . Magnificent sets reflecting inside the human body with circulatory system , lymphatic system , white globules , anti-bodies , lungs , ears , all supervised by a medic team . The picture contains spectacular music score fitting to action by Leonard Rosenman and colorful cinematography by Ernest Laszlo . The motion picture was correctly directed by Richard Fleischer . He's a veteran director , recently deceased , filming adventure classics (Vikings , 20.000 leagues under sea) and noir cinema (Narrow margin , Clay pigeons , Trapped). The eighties comedy , ¨Innerspace¨ by Joe Dante , has a likeness premise , both of them are set inside the human body , uniting similar settings in space and beneath the sea , it involves a Navy test pilot being accidentally injected into the body of geeky store Clerk . Rating : Good film , better than average and well worth seeing.
This big budget film packs action , suspense , thriller and lots of excellent award-winning special effects by L.B Abbott . Magnificent sets reflecting inside the human body with circulatory system , lymphatic system , white globules , anti-bodies , lungs , ears , all supervised by a medic team . The picture contains spectacular music score fitting to action by Leonard Rosenman and colorful cinematography by Ernest Laszlo . The motion picture was correctly directed by Richard Fleischer . He's a veteran director , recently deceased , filming adventure classics (Vikings , 20.000 leagues under sea) and noir cinema (Narrow margin , Clay pigeons , Trapped). The eighties comedy , ¨Innerspace¨ by Joe Dante , has a likeness premise , both of them are set inside the human body , uniting similar settings in space and beneath the sea , it involves a Navy test pilot being accidentally injected into the body of geeky store Clerk . Rating : Good film , better than average and well worth seeing.