Review: Innerspace 4K UHD
Innerspace (1987)
Director Joe Dante was on FIRE in the 80s making some of the best and most fun movies of the the modern era – Gremlins, and work of absolute genius – The ‘Burbs, couple him with producer Steven Spielberg and you get Innerspace, a sort of ‘lost’ film from that time.
Tuck Pendleton…what a name! (Dennis Quaid) is in love with journalist Lydia Maxwell (Meg Ryan), he drinks too much, and despite his cheeky charm, it looks like Lydia has had enough.
Tuck is part of a secret mission experiment and is going to be miniaturised and injected into the body of a rabbit. Just as this is about to happen a group of ‘Bad’ scientists break in the lab to steal the tech, the main scientist escapes with the now miniature Tuck in a syringe and by accident he gets injected into hypochondriac grocery clerk Jack Putter (Martin Short) and.. yep… chaos.
A lighthearted comedy/adventure movie that still holds up today.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new restoration from the original 35mm negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Joe Dante
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original lossless 2.0 stereo, original 70mm 6-track mix in DTS-HD MA 4.1 surround and newly remixed Dolby Atmos audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by film critic Drew McWeeny
- Archive audio commentary with director Joe Dante, producer Michael Finnell, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren and actors Kevin McCarthy and Robert Picardo
- Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace, a brand new hour-long documentary featuring newly filmed interviews with director Joe Dante, producer Michael Finnell, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren, visual effects artists Harley Jessup and Bill George and actor Robert Picardo
- Behind the Scenes with Joe Dante, previously unseen video footage shot during the production of Innerspace
- Behind the Scenes at ILM, previously unseen footage shot by visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren during production
- Original storyboards
- Continuity and Behind the Scenes Polaroids
- Production stills gallery
- Posters and Promo stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
- Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing by film critics Charlie Brigden, Michael Doyle, Josh Nelson, Jessica Scott and Andrea Subissati, a short guide to Joe Dante’s stock company by Scott Saslow, plus the original exhibitors pamphlet
Release Date: 27th April 2026 and available to pre-order.
Review by Tina from a disc kindly supplied by Arrow Films via Fetch Publicity.
