Destination Inner Space
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| Directed by | Francis D. Lyon |
| Produced by | Earle Lyon |
| Written by | Arthur C. Pierce |
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Scott Brady Gary Merrill Sheree North Wende Wagner |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Brick Marquard |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen |
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Harold Goldman Associates
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| Distributed by | United Pictures Corporation |
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Running time
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83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Destination Inner Space is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Arthur C. Pierce. The film stars Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, and Wende Wagner, along with Mike Road, John Howard, William Thourbly, and Biff Elliot. The film was released in May 1966.
The story centers on a group of researchers working in an underwater laboratory. After an encounter with an Unidentified Submerged Object (USO—an undersea flying saucer), the base is attacked by a monster that may be the vanguard for invading aliens. The researchers and the base's military staff must deal with the creature and destroy the USO.
Destination Inner Space is notable for being Sheree North's comeback film. North, who had been working in TV, hadn't appeared in a motion picture since Mardi Gras (1958).
Many of the rest of the cast are known to SF/F/H fandom from other fantasy and science-fiction movies and TV shows. Mike Road is famous for his work in Hanna-Barbera cartoons, where he voiced numerous characters, including government agent/bodyguard Roger "Race" Bannon on Jonny Quest. Wagner played Brit Reid's secretary, Lenore "Casey" Case, in The Green Hornet TV series co-starring Bruce Lee. Brady appeared in Gremlins and Journey to the Center of Time, among other genre flicks. Merrill appeared in the Ray Harryhausen film The Mysterious Island, and The Power, by George Pal.
The plot resembles a submerged version of Howard Hawks' The Thing from Another World, though the production values, budget, and direction by Francis D. Lyon do not come up to the quality of Hawks' film.
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