Synopsis
This is a unique SF adventure film. When a VIP scientist falls into critical condition, a team of miniaturized people are injected into his body. The film used the latest special effects to vividly describe the team's journey into a human body. Moreover, actress Raquel WELCH's fighting scenes against red blood cells and various antibodies are interesting. In addition, there are elements to spice up the film like a mole in the team and claustrophobia. The film was made into a TV animation series and Salvador DALI, the master of surrealism, painted a picture with the same title. Although the concept of shrunken people already appeared inThe Incredible Shrinking Man in 1957, Fantastic Journey describes a human body as another microcosmos with originality.Innerspace , released in 1987, faithfully followed Fantastic Voyage , and Osmosis Jones in 2001 is a similar one to this film in terms of an action film using a human body as a background. Fantastic Voyage
became a novel by renowned SF writer Issac ASIMOV based on the film's scenario. The book was mistaken as the original work as it was released 6 months earlier than the film. Producer Dean DEVLIN and director Roland EMMERICH pursued a plan to create a sequel in 1997 - the background is the world 30 years later - but they failed to attract investment. Roland EMMERICH directed . (PARK Sang Joon)