#innerspace

[mbari-blog]

Basking in the breathtaking beauty of our inner space 🌟⁠

This crimson jellyfish, Paraphyllina sp., uses the color red to camouflage itself in the deep sea. Because wavelengths of light in the red end of the spectrum are preferentially absorbed by seawater, red animals disappear into the darkness of the deep ocean. This enables them to ambush unsuspecting prey or avoid a hungry predator. The red pigment may also help to mask any bioluminescent prey that it has eaten.⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ Jellies in the class Scyphozoa include most of the species that people think of when hearing the word “jellyfish.” These "true jellies" are commonly studied at the sea surface, but those living deep in the water column are less well known. We are still just learning what species thrive in the dark depths of our ocean and how they live and reproduce. Exploration with ROVs allows us to see these enigmatic animals in their habitat and gives us a better understanding of their ecology.

[sonjackcarl]

[80smovies]

[derekeads]

Martin Short illustration by Derek Eads

[lizhowlski]

WHAT IS WITH MARTIN SHORT AND PLAYING CHARACTERS THAT HAVE HEART ATTACKS??

[keeep-it-lite]

My men mood right now.

[theoscarsproject]

Innerspace (1987). A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.

The cartoonish premise and pacing really wouldn't work without an actor like Martin Short in the lead role, and the decision to cast him is probably one of the better ones in 80s sci-fi. This really is a bonkers movie, but it gets away with it more often than not - it's genuinely funny, and the design feels pretty innovative and high quality for the era. Also I might have an extra sweetspot for it given it spawned one of my favourite episodes of Futurama haha. Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan's storyline didn't do much for me at all though. 7/10.

[couldpolyamorysavethem]

LT. TUCK PENDLETON, LYDIA MAXWELL, and JACK PUTTER from INNERSPACE

Justification:

"so the plot of this movie is like basically through science shenanigans Tuck flys a machine that gets shrunk down and injected into Jack so they basically share a body like he can hear out of his ears see out his eyes all that jazz and the beginning of the film Lydia dumps Tuck, Jack has the hots for Lydia, they conspire to keep her away from the plot but Jack gets close to Lydia but Tuck still has feelings for her etc love triangle bullshit. however these bitches are sharing a body so it's like the romance is extra personal. then in the climax Jack and Lydia kiss, Tuck ends up in Lydia's body, discovers she's pregnant, then she kisses Jack again because he wants Tuck back in his body and yeah. the ending is great Tuck and Lydia get married Jack is their best man then when they go on their honeymoon he literally drives after them in conclusion theyre a throuple" - Anonymous

[filmbrainbmb]

I recently went to Bristol to the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival to see a whole host of 70s, 80s, and 90s cult classics - like Speed, Stargate, Nikita, Outland, Timecop, Foxy Brown, and many more - on an IMAX-sized screen! Let's talk about all that and more!

[theriverpointace]

so about that martin short marathon, huh.

listen, i can't sit still while i watch tv, i've been drawing a lot.

page one: some oliver (omitb) and some ned (three amigos). bonus charles and mabel (omitb). page two: a martin short from each thing i've seen in the middle (they're labeled). eugene (pure luck) and a ned on top. jack (innerspace) and another ned on the bottom. page three: again, a martin short from each thing i've seen, labeled (excepting schmigadoon bc i don't like the leprechaun.) following are doodles of his companions in each movie (labeled).

[mbari-blog]

Can you name this UFO (unidentified floating object)?

Larvaceans are small, tadpole-like animals related to the tunicates or “sea squirts” found in tide pools. The “giant larvacean” of the genus Bathochordaeus is only about five centimeters (two inches) long but is widely distributed, occurring in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Like most larvaceans, it feeds on tiny food particles in the surrounding seawater.

A giant larvacean lives inside two net-like mucous filters, which are collectively called its “house.” The outer filter traps coarse particles and can be up to one meter (three feet) across. The inner filter is slightly more dense and traps small particles that the animals eat.

The larvacean constantly pumps water through both filters, which typically become clogged after about 24 hours of use. At this point, the larvacean abandons its house and swims off to create a new one.

The cast-off larvacean house eventually deflates like a punctured balloon and sinks rapidly toward the seafloor, carrying large amounts of detritus as well as tiny animals that colonize the mucus.

[thingsdavidlikes]

sans titre by Emile Horizon

[80smovies]

[tuttle-did-it]

‘Incident in Lot 7’ Murder, She Wrote guest stars

Henry Gibson (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Blues Brothers, Innerspace, Rocket Power, Becker, Charmed, Stargate SG1, Early Edition, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Mad About You, Coach, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Escape to Witch Mountain, MacGyver, Newhart, The Twilight Zone (1985), Quincy ME, Magnum PI, Trapper John MD, Wonder Woman, Love American Style, Bewitched)

Ron Glass (Firefly, Serenity, Barney Miller, CSI, Agents of SHIELD, Death at a Funeral, Star Trek Voyager, Teen Angel, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone (19685), The Bob Newhart Show, Maude, All in the Family)

The Psycho House - Jessica investigates a murder on the set of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). In the opening credits there is a burst of the theme tune from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and a man that looks like Hitchcock crosses the street. This is a nod to the cameos that Hitchcock made in most of his films.

Films that have used the Psycho House on Universal set for their locations

S8, E13 19 Jan 1992

[lizhowlski]

I WAS REWATCHING INNERSPACE AGAIN AND I JUST REALIZED THAT JACK WAS PANICKING SO BAD THAT HE NEARLY ENDED UP HAVING A FULL ON HEART ATTACK??

JACK'S LIKE IN HIS LATE 30'S AT MOST?? HOW STRESSED WAS THIS MAN THAT HE ALMOST WENT INTO FULL ON CARDIAC ARREST??

THIS EXPLAINS WHY TUCK WAS PANICKING SO MUCH AND TRYING TO CALM HIM DOWN BECAUSE OH MY GOD?? HE NEARLY DIED

[lobbycards]

Innerspace, US lobby card. 1987