What Happened to the PROTEUS from FANTASTIC VOYAGE?

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[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.

[SpinStar]

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!

[PaulShanley]

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

[Gojira]

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.

[donosborne]

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

[robertbenson]

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!

[paddyodriscoll]

I’m not sure what’s supposed to be so special about Rachel Welch. It’s not like I would have sawed off both my arms and handed them to her if she asked. I mean, , , I would have needed at least one to hand over the other arm.

[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".

[dondickerson]

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

[patbarr]

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).

[DonaldKing-wf]

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!

[josemoreno]

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

[richardvinsen]

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.

[GeoffryWK]

Ah, Raquel. One Million Years BC. RIP 2/15/2023, 82 years.

[iainriley]

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

[dinshawpocha]

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

[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

[cardinalbob]

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

[cjalexanderjr]

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

[majorneptunejr]

No mention of the connection with "20, 000 Under the Sea". Same director and same ship designer .