What Happened to the PROTEUS from FANTASTIC VOYAGE?

[@Ajirikawa]

Thank you for finally addressing the subject of one of my favorite films of all time! Alongside Forbidden Planet, Silent Running, and The Time Machine, Fantastic Voyage was one of those movies that really captured my imagination during my youth. People are so spoiled by the "perfection' of CGI and modern effects, but there's a reason why practical effects and in-camera trickery can hold its own after 40 or 50 years.

[@mfranssens]

You sir, have excellent taste. That is some list. The time machine lived in my head from being about 6. Morlocks haunted my dreams. As I grew a few years Raquel Welch took over.

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

The Time Machine was the only one of these movies I've seen. I'm 69 years old, so I think it's time I saw the other 3 you mentioned. Thank you for mentioning those films.

[@chinalee-mn4vy]

I agree with EVERYTHING you wrote. The most AMAZING movie, as a kid I was mesmerized!!! This movie began my love of Scfy!!

[@nicholasklangos9704]

Agree completely! My list would be similar including the original Star Wars trilogy and why they are the best to me without all the cgi crap.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

The forbidden planet was tits!

[@SpinStar1956]

I actually saw Fantastic Voyage in its original theater-release. I was 10 -years old and it absolutely captivated me--and Raquel Welch didn't escape my notice either! Also, am retired engineer who has used many Dialight products; I always thought they made the nicest looking indicators and lighted switches. Thanks for doing this lookback!

[@robertbenson9797]

Oh boy! Does this episode bring memories! I was a freshman in high school when the movie came out. My family was fortunate to host our foreign exchange student that year. He was extremely smart and told my dad that he would like to see this movie because of the special effects. My dad took the two us to see the movie just before Christmas in 1966. I wasn’t as excited to see the movie as my foreign exchange “brother” was but I went along for the ride and was glad I did. I would have volunteered to pull the anti-bodies off of Raquel Welsh. I replayed that scene in my mind many times! Thank you again for this amazing episode!

[@DonaldKing-w6f]

You covered this very well Dan, as usual! About 6 months ago I finally got a copy of the film and the Moebius kit, and it only took 55 years! In the 80s I became friends with Jerry Bixby and his son Jan; at the time they lived a few blocks from my apartment on Sterling Ave. in San Bernardino CA, and I asked him if he had a copy he would sell to me, and I would pay market price for it, to compensate him for his work. He didn't have any, but he gave me a very nice consolation prize in the form of an autographed copy of his screenplay, which is actually a period piece, more akin to the Nautilus and Mark Twain's unfinished story about a group of people shrunk down to microscopic size, which is included in Letters from the Earth. Jerry's hand drawn cover shows a Victorian era looking ship with plates and rivets. I still have this in one of my boxes of important books. Jerome Bixby is, of course, also well known for It's a Good Life, 4 episodes of Star Trek, other TV shows like Man into Space, several short stories, It, The Terror from Outer Space, (way before Alien!), and, just before he passed away, The Man from Earth, greatly expanding on his Flint character in the Trek episode: Requiem for Methuselah. He dictated the story to his son while Ill and on his death bed, and he, Emerson, went on to see it made into a movie, which I'm proud to have in my library. When I heard Jerry passed away back in 90/91- on that day I mourned. Where Fantastic Voyage is concerned, I only saw it on TV twice in 50 years! And could never find it on video until just this past year! I also just got the kit of the ship from the animated show, called the Voyager, put out by Aurora back then and reissued by Moebius. A good companion piece with the Proteus. Always wondered why they never made the Proteus kit back then. Oh, and the movie was produced by Saul David, not David Saul, who also produced Logan's Run, among others. I have biography about him. (Wanna make a good movie? Better call Saul! ) Well, another excellent video from Dan the Man! You keep doing, we'll keep watching! Have a better one! (PS: Emerson also made a Cool short film called INRI, a satire on the whole Jesus/Judas/30 pieces of silver thing, if you can find it on utube somewhere. Back then, he let me read a script he wrote called The Eighth Day, about a final battle between Jesus and Lucifer, which I still think would make a bitchin movie! "Come on, you esper motherfucker, let's finish it!!!"). If you're out there Jan, I'm still kicking, and I'm sorry I've been out of touch for so damn long. Anyway, thanks again, Dan!

[@Hykje]

Let's not forget "Innerspace" with Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, and Meg Ryan -a movie that have a lot in common with "Fantastic Voyage".

[@bartscanland9415]

Was just coming here to mention that.

[@bartscanland9415]

Don't forget Robert Picardo.

[@Hykje]

@@bartscanland9415 and the one and only Vernon Wells.

[@dragonweyr44]

@@bartscanland9415 My favorite character in that movie was Vernon Wells

[@dinshawpocha4882]

Raquel Welch!! Now that 'my friends is the subject of another video right there!!

[@Gojira1701]

Interesting personal story. I was born in 1967 and my one of my older brothers had a brain tumor issue. Upon seeing "Fantastic Voyage" for the first time, I then went to my mother and asked, "Why can't they do that for Johnny?" She was curious as to what I meant, and I proceeded to tell her all about the movie. My parent's were amazed that I was able to put all this together from simply watching it on the tv. Kinda cool.

[@ChristopherDoll]

The crow story - the way I've heard it is they had set the prop on a table close to an open window, then the crow grabbed it. I love the story, though. This movie, Dan, made me so mad because at the time NOBODY made models of the Proteus! Sure later we had efforts by Lunar Models and other garage kit companies, but even those were hard to find. When Moebius models released their kit I grabbed it - even though my model building stuff was on hold. Had to have that Proteus! Great video, love your series

[@PaulShanley]

Inner Space was an original twist, fun, and fantastic homage to Fantastic Voyage.

[@dondickerson9978]

My mother took my brother and myself to this. It was great seeing it in a movie theater. I had just turned 7.

[@evanwardwell4611]

Great episode. Thanks for the shout out. I had a lot of fun talking about this classic movie. One of my all time favorites. Another set element was 'borrowed' for 60's shows included a appearance on the 60's Batman tv series. The 'shrinking' hexagonal platform appeared as a Catwoman trap for the Caped Crusaders. I was also surprised to see my model appear in this. I have run that page on FB for a very long time. I have a signed copy of the Fantastic Voyage soundtrack which was first produced on CD as I have no reports of it ever having a LP record released.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thank YOU for the kind words and for sharing!

[@smb9854]

Great days of great sci-fi. I remember watching this with my dad. Wonderful times. Thank you so much for this.

[@patbarr1351]

Those props are more likely to find a home in our internet age. I was interning at a north Hollywood radio station in the late 1970's & remember driving past the machine from "Damnation Alley" sitting in an outdoor storage area, no doubt getting battered by the weather. I remember seeing the Time Machine from George Pal's movie on exhibit after being found in an antiques & collectables shop in the 1980's (last I heard, it's in Bob Burns' collection).

[@iainriley8819]

We in England had the cartoon as part of the Banana Splits Show. Loved it . TY Dan and team

[@CameronMcCreary]

This was great Dan. Thanks for presenting Fantastic Voyage; I remember it from the 1960s. It was interesting.

[@donosborne9398]

Don't forget the 1987 movie " Inner Space" with Martin Short and Dennis Quaid.

[@philfoster8789]

Wish I could!

[@Salt_Air_Woodworks]

Dan I'm enjoying the content from my years as a kid. Loved all these shows and movies especially from the 60's. Keep up the great work!

[@kevingiven3463]

Dan Monroe, you are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jessknowland102]

I still love this show. Another great job, thanks Dan.

[@theprisonernumbersix996]

Many thanks for this very detailed study. As a projectionist, I am fortunate to have a 35mm copy of this film in my collection. I never tire of showing it regularly. I can't wait to see the Westworld video. “Be Seeing You” No. 6

[@RedBird77]

I just wanna say I absolutely love this channel. It is so relaxing to listen to as I go to bed every evening, remembering my youth.. Dan thanks so much for doing this. We wish you all the success in the world.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thanks so much for the kind words! So glad you love the channel :)

[@michaelmayo]

Let me wax nostalgic. Your video brought back some happy memories of the film. I've never heard anyone talk about it, but long before the movie was released, it was given an exhibition of its props at the Litton Center of the Visual Arts. This was a large space under the parking lot of Litton Bank on Sunset. I guess the bank couldn't do anything with it, so they would have art exhibitions there and "Fantastic Voyage" popped up. They had the Hero model there, some of the brain curtains, and somewhere I have a polaroid of me standing in the great aorta. They also had small screens running short clips of the Proteus going through the body so I had an idea of how it would look long before it was finally released. I loved the film and even managed to snag the illustrated program, but am still puzzled to this day why they ended it as they did, since I knew from the novelization that there was actually a post-surgery scene where it's unclear their surgery succeeded but Steve and Raquel were gong to be an item. Fox fudged on this until a still from the cut ending was released. You would think this would have been in the dvd or even posted up here like the true ending of "Phase IV," but haven't seen it. Anyway, nice video. 😊

[@rael5469]

What is a "hero model" anyway?

[@RichardDCook]

@@rael5469 I think he means "hero prop"

[@rael5469]

@@RichardDCook Ok. What does "hero prop" mean ? Why is the word "hero" attached to it?

[@RichardDCook]

@@rael5469 I don't know why they use that word in the prop collecting world, but "hero prop" is the principal prop, often the biggest and/or most detailed version, used for mid shots and closeups in a film, as opposed to "stunt props" which could be rubber, wood, etc which can get thrown around or seen in long shots, etc. (A "prop" is anything held or operated by an actor, a "costume" piece is anything worn by an actor, a "set" is self-explanatory, a "set dressing" is any cup etc that's part of the set but not used by an actor.) So for the Indiana Jones films the "hero hats" were ones worn by Harrison Ford during filming (they have multiples) to distinguish them from hats worn by stand-ins, stunt doubles, etc. The "hero Grail" is the one held by the principal actors in mid shots or closeups, but there would be rubber "stunt Grails" too. Only two cups out of all the cups on that table are "props" (held by actors) while the others are set dressing. If the director had told one of the actors to pick up one of the other cups, it suddenly would have become a prop, a hero prop in fact.

[@warp00009]

Great movie, magnificent special effects!

[@lancerevell5979]

Including Ms. Welch's.... uh.... 'these'! 😅

[@denofearth62]

Awesome job Dan! I am really loving all the videos about the shows I loved as a kid! Keep 'em coming! Another great one!

[@erikmattson2507]

Love the movie and novel as a kid. The hungry white cell swallowing the ship was intense. BURP!!

[@SisterIdaKnow20]

I liked how the science of being too small to be detected as a threat to the body gave a little understanding of how the body reacts to real threats. Watching that scene just made sense to me, as well as made me glad I wasn't the character being attacked.

[@johnguess2683]

i bought a copy of the comic book back in the late 60's, Read it several times.Was a favorite of mine, Didn't see the movie until several years later. Thanks for the episode.

[@southerngothic7175]

I rented Fantastic Voyage on VHS back in the late 80's. I had recently seen the Martin Short film Innerspace. I loved that movie, and a friend told me that it was based on Fantastic Voyage. So I rented it, and loved it too. Innerspace isn't a true remake, but it was definitely inspired by Fantastic Voyage. I greatly enjoyed both films and recommend both of them. I also greatly enjoyed this video, as I greatly enjoy all of Dan's videos. Keep up the good work.

[@SFox-if9id]

I was looking to see if anyone mentioned Innerspace, it really seems to be a homage to Fantastic Voyage and an enjoyable comedy.

[@starshipchi-rhostudio7097]

Thank you for this video. I had forgotten about this classic until I saw the notification for this video. Thank you for another happy memory.

[@Halflife2-y2m]

This story was my first real love of science fiction. I was obsessed with the ship and the entire concept of such an adventure. I was really terrified of the antibodies and horrified when Dr.Micheals was killed at the end. I have always loved that this story seems to have its own mythos. Everything from The Venture Bros to Lost in Space had an episode where someone got shrunken and injected into a human.

[@Cafeman_2D]

I wasnt aware what this film was about, nor that Pleasance and Welch were in it. My search for the film online begins! Nice work again, Dan!

[@artist7998]

I met thhe Raq a few times decades ago at her place in Newport. I did some work for her. She was the nicest person you would ever want to meet and work with. Sad that she passed.

[@unicomp5705]

FANTASTIC JOB!!!! This movie and this full size model(with full set interior) deserved this!!! Thanks Dan for all the interesting background info about this movie and cast too!!

[@davemeyers9425]

Great movie, I too watched it on TV after school on “the million dollar movie”. I also gobbled up the animation show. Great stuff!

[@historybuff66]

Superb retrospective, Dan-my favorite since your superlative deep dive on “Silent Running”! Always liked the opening credits portion of “Fantastic Voyage” where one can hear a number of sound effects from “Lost in Space” as Benes’ vital signs are being monitored. It’s so incredible to me that no producer or director in Hollywood ever showed any interest in filming Isaac Asimov’s 1987 original novel “Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain”. But then, I never ever really imagine Hollywood types to be well acquainted with literature…I mean just look at the many, many exceptional SF stories and novels that NEVER saw the light of day.

[@robertsnyder6270]

There was a kind of Remake done in 1987, called Innerspace. It was a comedy with Martin Short, Dennis Craig and Meg Ryan

[@MucheaCAPCOM]

Wonderful movie, and a wonderful score. I was first exposed to Leonard Rosenman's music watching reruns of Combat! as a kid. An often forgotten Science Fiction movie he scored was the Robert Altman directed film "Countdown". I love that movie.

[@cardinalbob1]

As a child I first heard of and watched the cartoon on Saturday morning. Then getting older I found out about the movie. 🎥

[@Forcemaster2000]

I always felt the movie "Inner Space" with Martin Short and Dennis Quaid was kind of an "homage" to Fantastic Voyage!

[@KevinR1138]

……ya think?

[@richardvinsen2385]

The $5 million budget would be equivalent to $48 million today which, for a major motion picture is peanuts today. Star Wars’ $10 million is worth $52 million today. Considering the average Marvel film has a budget of $250 million and up, they really got a lot for the money in ‘66 and ‘77.

[@gobigblue6782]

The channel is doing great. Thanks Dan. I remember the laser special effects and the fabulous line of the antibodies ‘They’re crystallizing!’. The plot and dialogue was just incredible. Appreciate the nostalgia of the channel.

[@MisterJWJ71]

I had never heard of the "plan" for Shagtastic Voyage but, now I want it to happen!

[@lancerevell5979]

Cool, baby! 😎👍

[@merclord]

I have no idea how many times I watched this movie as a kid. I remember watching it every time it was on the air, so that means I've seen it ALOT.

[@humanoidzero]

I didn't have a Raquel Welch poster and stale popcorn, but I did have my copy of the book Fantastic Voyage-2 by Isaac Asimov (not a sequel, but how he felt the story really should have played out), and a slice of cold pizza to watch this video to. One of my all-time great movies to watch, period! Hats off to you once again, Dan!

[@SisterIdaKnow20]

I hadn't realized that there was an Asimov writing of how the story should have been written. Something to look out for.

[@bobbova8708]

I met Dr . Asimov at a star trek convention in New York City in the late 1980's,and he was kind enough to sign my hardcover copy of fantastic voyage 2.We spoke about the 1966 film and Dr .Asimov actually liked the film quite a lot,but was adamant in pointing out that the 1966 book was just an adaptation of the films screenplay with which the good Dr .had no part of . Fantastic Voyage 2 is quite good on it's own

[@stephenoran2019]

You have taken us on another fantastic voyage, Mr. Monroe! (Dad joke, I know, but - hey! - I am a dad!) This was very enjoyable and now I have to go back and watch Fantastic Voyage again. Thank you for the great video!

[@arthurhu2290]

saw the movie on tv as a kid thanks for posting

[@unicomp5705]

FANTASTIC JOB!!!! This movie and this full size model(with full set interior) deserved this!!! Thanks Dan for all the interesting background info about this movie and cast too!! Mike in LA, Calif

[@KelebrimbearX]

in 1987 Asimov wrote a second treatment of the story: Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain. This was essentially a retelling of the original story where he tries to fix as many of the scientific inaccuracies and plot holes (like what happens when the wreckage of the Proteus de-miniaturizes) as possible.

[@historybuff66]

@@KelebrimbearX Asimov even did his best to fix the science based fallacies in his original novel adaptation. In his 1966 book, the Proteus does not remain inside Benes’ body.

[@KelebrimbearX]

@@historybuff66 I genuinely don't remember if I ever read the 1966 book. I definitely remember reading the 1987 book because the way they got the Proteus out stood out to me.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Didn't think I was going to enjoy this as much as I did, since I've never heard of the film! You did a great job with it, Dan!

[@josemoreno3334]

Great Sci-Fi. Rest In Peace Raquel Welch.✝

[@StuartistStudio1964]

Such a Fantastic Video! Thanks, Dan!

[@masterbondofox8982]

One to put on your list Dan! Gerry Anderson's "Doppelganger".

[@ExecuMutant]

I re-watched this film recently and was struck by the practical and optical effects! The art direction is incredible.

[@ExecuMutant]

Also, I built the Proteus model a long time ago. I can't remember if it was by Mobius. It did not survive a lot of moves.

[@jonwashburn7999]

Another great episode. Thanks.

[@sitcorocket]

So .....this was on UK tv yesterday afternoon so i watched it....not seen it in years....having watched your review it added my appreciation of the film and how it was made. Thanks Dan 👍❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@patricktilton5377]

In addition to the novelization, Asimov wrote "FANTASTIC VOYAGE 2: DESTINATION BRAIN" in which he adapted the concept to mesh better with his own sci-fi concepts regarding hyperspace travel. In his system, ships are able to go FTL because they essentially are shrunk to Zero size (or 'smaller'), their MASS also decreasing to Zero -- or 'below' Zero Mass, and then spit out at the end of a 'virtual path' thru hyperspace. Asimov also wrote a Robots short-story involving the miniaturization concept, so in the end it was a good thing that he agreed to novelize the screenplay -- which he agreed to do as long as he could re-write certain elements of it in order to make the 'science' consistent: in his novel, the heroes have to retrieve ALL the miniaturized mass -- including the PROTEUS -- otherwise when the miniaturization effect wore off, the atoms would be expected to expanded back to their original pre-miniaturized size, exploding the patient whose life they had saved. Asimov's 'sequel' ['DESTINATION BRAIN'] would make for an excellent 'sequel' or re-make of the original film, by the way. Although I have yet to read it, there was a book written by Kevin J. Anderson back in 2001 titled "FANTASTIC VOYAGE: MICROCOSM" in which miniaturized scientists are injected into the body of an alien lifeform whose ship had been shot down in Azerbaijan, IIRC. I have a copy of it, and one a-these years I'll get around to reading it! One last thing: It was the box office success of FANTASTIC VOYAGE that finally convinced Zanuck to green-light PLANET OF THE APES, in the anticipation that a big-budget sci-fi movie just might be good for the bottom-line. Just one more reason to be grateful for the fact that FV got made -- it helped lead to my all-time favorite movie, PLANET OF THE APES.

[@sff1987]

Thanks Dan another great job. I recorded on VHS back 1981 have DVD and VUDU versions. Always was interesting to watch. Donald Pleasance had a horrifying demise. Love the Protius. Awesome Thanks Dan !!

[@RandomTChance]

The first time I saw this film my outlook on SciFi grew by leaps and bounds. Of course I was probably 8 years old at the time and Star Trek was my yard stick. 🖖👽

[@dennisswaim8210]

Dan, another solid trip back to Nostalgia about a great Sci- Fi movie. This movie certainly increased this young boy's interest in anatomy and not just Raquel Welchs.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@timothydavis5261]

Just received two movies, one was Fantastic Voyage, and Voyage to the bottom of the sea most awsome.

[@rhomis]

Great video. I loved that movie as a child, and still do. It's one of my "comfort" fun movies.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@shemp308]

For years, I felt Irwin Allen could have done this story better! However, as an adult, I really don't think it could have been better! The story, the actors, and the special effects made it perfect.

[@BillSilver-kg8hs]

@@shemp308 Irwin Allen frequently used props and sets from "Fantastic Voyage" in "Lost in Space".

[@craigw.scribner6490]

18:02 "Diving Planes." Thanks for another great video, Dan!

[@davidthomits544]

Raquel Welch in the diver suit 🔥and like Diana rigg in the avengers the leather jumpsuit

[@jazzmeup1]

awesome job Dan ( as always)! I didn’t know that there was an animation version of FV. Thank you for your laboring to bring us this Fantastic episode!!

[@williammitchem8274]

Yes, you forgot Dennis Quaid and Martin Short in innerspace. Which was like fantastic voyage.

[@bobbova8708]

Thanks Dan for covering one of my favorites here! It's interesting that lost in space was able to film the scenes from " the Derelict" on the fantastic voyage sets . In the fantasy world's of Irwin Allen tv special writer Shimon Wincelberg mistakenly recalled Voyage to the bottom of the sea filming on the fantastic voyage sets (mis remembering that it was the derelict episode of lost in space). A friend who knew the late Kevin Burns quite well asked Kevin why the interview wasn't edited to remove the mistake and Kevin admitted that Wincelberg was indeed mistaken,but there wasn't time enough to edit before delivering to the sci fi channel to meet the air date.looking forward to your next subject Dan!

[@_SurferGeek_]

Stephen Boyd really was amazingly talented but under-appreciated actor who died at such an early age. 😔

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I totally agree. I wish he was in more stuff.

[@BillSilver-kg8hs]

@@_SurferGeek_ And just as Sean Connery never lost his Scottish accent, Stephen Boyd never lost his Irish accent. Even when playing Romans.

[@stratman1021]

I was terrified of this movie when I was a kid. Not sure why. But I'd sure like to see it again. Very interesting docs you make.

[@JoseyWales44s]

Let's not forget the spoof of "Fantastic Voyage" in in the Futurama episode "Parasites Lost".

[@incredingo]

in australia, i went to see the movie as a child at the movies. went at night, a night out with the family. the cinema was all decked out in a nautical theme. things hanging from the ceiling, all lit up. for me, as a child, it was a magical night out. i still recall it all very vividly nearly 60 years later. i have watched it many times since over the years. it was a big hit here in aus back then.

[@SisterIdaKnow20]

Like so many who are commenting on this excellent breakdown of Fantastic Voyage, I saw this as a child. One doesn't know as we watch it that it was produced before I was born. You see the use of a plausible procedure to shrink a team to perform emergency surgery with dramatic plot points steeped in politics of the day. If only a shrinking process could actually happen. (I Love Science Fiction). Like Dan Monroe, I dropped all I was doing to watch this movie. Hoping that someday this would be a reality. Nanotech I think owes a nod to movies like Fantastic Voyage and the only reboot (if you want to call it that) in InnerSpace of 1987. We should all marvel at the imagination of writers who have also moved the needle in the real world. Think the Star Trek influence on popular tech. My hopes, now that I have seen this video, is to locate a good print of this movie on DVD and watch it again. It will certainly spark that childlike wonder in me that existed in my youth. 🌈🌻

[@larrybarber5457]

Once again Thanks Dan another winner.........Don't forget "Air Wolf"

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Thanks so much! Airwolf is on my list :)

[@michaelparks6120]

I really enjoy your vids...they cover all the topics and angles that interest me! Thanks 😊

[@RickBeall]

I was about 8 years old when this came out. Life Magazine had a full color spread of some of the scenes. I thought they were real pictures of real things. That is how good it all looked. The color was amazing.

[@carlsocci379]

A real favorite of mine from my early childhood. Am still waiting for the remake using modern computer graphic imaging. The film was nevertheless brilliantly done (and Raquel Welch !).

[@rael5469]

I HATE modern computer graphics. WAY too much CGI. It BORES me.

[@donfisherjr.2404]

Another cool video, Dan! Thanks for all your research and amazing stories and photos.

[@montylc2001]

Ah...Dan...great video again....but did you forget about Inner Space starring Dennis Quaid?

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

On my list for a future video! Thanks so much :)

[@patrickzarate4312]

Such a cool cast / movie. American Cinemateque did a tribute on many of Fleischer's films including this one, which I had never seen projected before; and him in-person to talk about the movies (August 1999). Great series with Kirk Douglas in attendance (The Vikings), Charlton Heston in person (Soylent Green) and composer Leonard Rosenman (Fantastic Voyage). BTW, you left out his 2 Oscar winning scores (Bound for Glory and Barry Lyndon). Bluray transfer of this film is fantastic btw !

[@travishiltz4750]

I wondered why I thought the movie was based on a novel by Asimov. Interesting. Good movie. Very cool effects. Also remember the cartoon. It was so weird.

[@BrianSmith-lj6ug]

One of my all time favourites Dan.I'm speechless Boyd turned away from Rachael's flirting! One plot hole when the Proteus broke up surely the fragments would of grown! 😁.I'm in the mood to watch it again now.Thanks Dan ,love the channel.

[@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv]

Plot hole fixed by the Amazing Dr Asimov in the novel. He had permission to fix them which was one of his requirements for writing it.

[@TMcD3]

I love Fantastic Voyage to this day. My favorite movie of all time. They did an excellent job on the Blu-Ray remaster. I do consider 1987's Inner Space to be a loose sequel to Fantastic Voyage. The ILM SPFX are so good in Inner Space. I have Leonard Rosenman's score on cd and listen to it often.

[@historybuff66]

Would that be the “Film Score Monthly” soundtrack release? I recall purchasing some 20 years ago.

[@TMcD3]

@@historybuff66 Yes sir that’s the one. It’s off the magnetic film masters. Stereo and classic Rosenman’s 12 note motif he used in everything he scored. It’s such a unique score. Very very modern. Perfect for FV.

[@historybuff66]

@@TMcD3 The score truly works very well, much like his superlative music for “Beneath the Planet of the Apes”, a firm favorite!

[@l.scales7516]

​@@historybuff66I read the comic book version before seeing the film on late night tv the cool reason I'm mentioning this, here, now because he was listing movies & included omega man , in the back of the start of the end of beneath the pota- was the intro to 'the omega man' ! lol I don't remember who started in beneath tpota's, but it was cool to see Charlton Heston drawn up for omega man in the comic with the original pota's visuals still running through my head, the 2 CH roles could not have been more ' stranger in a twisted version of what their reality had once almost become ( a wasteland)permanently!

[@TMcD3]

@@historybuff66 agreed!

[@garfieldsmith332]

Saw the film when it first came out Awesome on the big screen. As well as Sci-fi it was also science fact. The film was well made. Thanks for researching what happened to the props and posting this.

[@lthomas63]

I hate to bring it up, but you forgot the reimagining of fantastic voyage made in 1987 called interspace starring Dennis Quaid and Martin short. It was both a reimagining and a homage to the original film. I happen to be working at Warner Brothers during that time and got to see the miniature model for it when I walked into one of the production

[@philfoster8789]

My definition of "rip-off", I'm afraid.

[@lthomas63]

@@philfoster8789 not a ripoff, a tribute to, they weren’t trying to steal anything, they knew they borrowed the concept and it was a comedy so it was a whole different type of movie

[@philfoster8789]

@@lthomas63 I take back "rip-off": that was lazy wording from me. However, I loved the drama of "Fantastic Voyage" - and hated the played-for-laughs "Innerspace". (But I think I'm the only one on this forum with a negative view of the comedy.)

[@CowboyRobot2000]

I had a beat up '74 Maverick back in the '90s. The driver's seat belt would stick some times. When I'd be driving around with my friends and I couldn't get the seat belt to unlock, I'd start screaming, "GET ME OUT! GET ME OUT!" It never failed to get a laugh.🤣

[@larrydavis3645]

I was able to watch this film in a theater. It look great on a big screen.

[@KevinPSmith-fk5eb]

These are two of my favorites. Loved the movie and love your video about it.

[@OdeeOz]

Darkstar was a very Underrated movie of the ERA.

[@glazdarklee1683]

Great choice! I love this movie so much and watched it many times. For me, the special effects have held up well because the are so blissfully surreal. Not only do I fondly remember the animated version, I even read the "novelization" by Asimov a few years later. I am glad his "improvements" weren't included. William Goldman once wrote that if movies were completely realistic it would destroy their ability to tell an effective story in a reasonable time. Besides, given all the laws of physics that the whole concept demolishes, to get all picky about the details is absurd. And even though I have read a lot about this film, you highlighted many cool things I haven't heard before. Including the bit about Rachel's curves. Even at my tender age I wondered about that scene...

[@stevebojo4378]

Back in the 1960's and 1970's there was a ride (i don't remember the name) at Disneyland that "shrunk" the riders down to atomic levels and you'd see the world from that perspective. I always imagined that this is what it would be like in the Proteus.

[@historybuff66]

I recall that now! I was 8 years of age when me, my folks and grandmother visited Disneyland in 1967 and I recall thinking “Oh God…they’re actually gonna shrink us…!” It was the Tomorrowland “Adventure Through Inner Space” ride.

[@JereWilkerson]

A very informative epsiode on this film. I didn't know how some of the effects were done. Now I know. Thank you for this great epsiode.

[@johntilson2535]

Hmmmm. Methinks Steven Boyd was, shall we say, a little 'light in the loafers'? 3:58 This seemed to be typical of quite a few leading men in Hollywood at the time. Maybe because on-set romances could sink a production if they went south, perhaps?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@owenmadden7577]

Saul David produced FANTASTIC VOYAGE. David Soul played Hutch in Starskey & Hutch a few years later. Saul David also produced Logan's Run.

[@johnortiz1964]

thanks I was just going to point that out!

[@cjalexanderjr8811]

You forgot to mention the movie “Inner Space” (1987) as a comedic quasi-remake.

[@AAWOLFE-zc6ly]

spot on...

[@IanM-id8or]

@@AAWOLFE-zc6ly My thoughts exactly

[@philfoster8789]

I'm afraid I thought it was a rip-off. (Am I the only one?!)

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

​@@philfoster8789 I wouldn't say it was a rip-off, but it was most likely inspired by Fantastic Voyage, but it had a unique plot and a few twists in it that Fantastic Voyage didn't explore, like the possibility of accidentally being injected into the wrong subject or the possibility of getting transferred to another person during a kiss.

[@maxsmodels]

Saw it at the drive-in. Too cool.

[@dpastor6631]

"Inner Space" with Dennis Quaid had a similar premise of a ship being shrunk down and placed into a human.

[@cwam1701e]

I loved that animated TV show - I was watching it long before I even knew there was a movie or saw it!

[@gilbert1975nf]

20:16 - There is a movie call Inner Space (1987) staring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Martin Short which, I always believed, it was based in Fantastic Voyage.

[@JRTodd]

Love this movie! Thanks so much for this video. I still have the book by Asimov, and a double feature DVD with this and The Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea theatrical movie.

[@petebondurant58]

USS Proteus (AS-19) 1944 - 1992 I served on her 1991 to 1992. She got us to Australia from Guam and back, and then to Seattle. RIP Old Pro

[@francisdhomer5910]

I read the book before I saw the movie. That didn't take anything away from me. I also have the model of the Proteus that I'm slowly working on. It is a well made kit.