Blog #40 Fantastic Voyage Movie Review

Fantastic Voyage

Director Richard Fleischer

Produced by Saul David

Screenplay by Hary Kleiner

Story by Jerome Bixby, Otto Klement, Adaption David Duncan

Starring

Stephen Boyd played Grant.

Raquel Welch played Cora Peterson. Ms. Welch also played Loana in One Million Years B.C.

Edmond O’Brien played General Carter.

Donald Pleasence played Dr. Michaeals. Mr. Pleasence also played Procor in Warrior of the Lost World 1983, George Detler in Computercide 1981, The President in Escape From New York 1981, Deranian in Escape to Witch Mountain 1975, Sen in THX 1138 1971

Arthur O’Connell played Col. Donald Reid.

William Redfield played Captain Bill Owens. Mr. Redfield also played Roy Cooper in The Conquest of Space 1955.

Arthur Kennedy played Dr. Duval. Mr. Kennedy also played Dr. Kraspin in The Humanoid 1979.

James Doohan played Dr. Sawyer – a hypothermia Technician. Mr. Doohan also played Scotty in Star Trek, the Original Series.

Music Leonard Roseman

Cinematography Ernest Lazlo

Edited by William B. Murphy

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

Released August 16, 1966 (Los Angeles)

Running time 100 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Budget $5.1 million

Box office $12 million

Academy Award nominations (*denotes win)

Editing

Visual effects*

Art direction-set decoration (color)*

Cinematography (color)

Sound effects

Synopsis

Scientist Jan Benes (Jean Del Val), who knows the secret to keeping soldiers shrunken for an indefinite period, escapes from behind the Iron Curtain with the help of C.I.A. Agent Grant (Stephen Boyd). While being transferred, their motorcade is attacked. Benes strikes his head, causing a blood clot to form in his brain. Grant is ordered to accompany a group of scientists as they are miniaturized. They have one hour to get to Benes’ brain, remove the clot, and get out.—Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>.

Interesting Uses of the movie

As late as the 1980s, Medical Schools showed clips illustrating various concepts.

Positives

I saw this movie with my family. We had just gotten a new car, a station wagon with a seat in the third and back row that was turned around so we could look out the back of the vehicle. It was perfect for pretending we were in our own submarine, running around in a body. The movie really caught my imagination.

The characters were so well-portrayed that I was completely engrossed in the story. The plot twists kept me guessing, and the role of Raquel Welch was both entertaining and engaging, not just a pretty face. The film managed to be both scary and funny, a perfect blend of entertainment.

The settings and music of the film were so captivating that I could completely lose myself in the story. It was like being transported to a different world, a world inside a human body.

Cons

It has some older special effects that don’t hold up perfectly. At the time, it was cutting-edge, and humans obviously didn’t know what this would all look like. We are getting closer, but still.

Furthermore, there was a significant uproar about extracting antibodies from the assistant Cora Petersen (Raquel Welch). It was a matter of survival! This necessity of removal led the male actors to initially shy away from the sensitive task, then they all went for it. It was then decided to step in and choreograph the process. The social dynamics were intriguing, and it’s evident that this was a carefully scripted scenario to elicit such a reaction from the actors and the audience.

I don’t know if that is a con or just funny, looking back on it.

All in all, I adore this movie and heartily recommend it.

Locations to Stream

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Sources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Voyage

2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fantastic-Voyage

3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060397/

4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000587/?ref_=tt_cl_i_4