<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As always there are spoilers ahead!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;You can follow the podcast on social media on &lt;a href="https://www.threads.com/@everyscififilm"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/everyscififilm/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/everyscififilm.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;If you would like to be a patron of the podcast and help an indie podcaster out, you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;An extra huge thank you to my wonderful guests as this episode had to be re-recorded due to a major problem with the audio file the first time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;You can find the synopsis of the film on Wikipedia here: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Voyage#Plot"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Voyage#Plot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In 1966 20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Century Fox chose a steady pair of hands in Richard Fleischer (the son of animation superstar Max Fleischer) to helm what at the time was both the tiniest and the biggest science fiction adventure. Tiny because of the nano science storyline and biggest because of it being the most expensive science fiction film ever made (at that time) costing over five million dollars. &lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I talk to two top tier guests about the film.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Jay Tellote is Professor Emeritus of film and media studies at Georgia Tech. He has written/edited numerous books and articles about science fiction film including the 2023 book Selling Science Fiction Cinema.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Lisa Yaszek is Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech and has written/edited multiple books on science fiction.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;01:40 Big budget scifi&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;05:45 Richard Fleischer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;09:10 The history of Nanotech sci-fi&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;16:41 Sci-fi and scale in cinema&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;19:42 Richard Feynman and small science&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;22:55 1950s influences&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;25:53 James Bond and Spy-fi&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;27:05 Psychedelic scifi&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;31:22 Harper Goff, Disney and design&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;33:36 1960s crew dynamics&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;42:48 Asimov's novelisation&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;44:24 Secularism vs religion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;46:52 Legacy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;52:57 Recommendations&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'Brien (&lt;a href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23169/23169-h/23169-h.htm"&gt;which can be found here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Surface Tension by James Blish&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Dr Cyclops (1940)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEXT EPISODE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Next episode I will be speaking with Oscar winning Special Effects Supervisor &lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291518/?ref_=fn_t_2"&gt;Paul Franklin&lt;/a&gt; to discuss his favourite sci-fi film Blade Runner (1982). Paul has worked on an array of blockbusters including The Batman Begins trilogy, Venom (2018), Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014).&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

Ayesha Khan

Fantastic Voyage: Psychedelic Nanotech in 1966

MAY 24, 202657 MIN
Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

Fantastic Voyage: Psychedelic Nanotech in 1966

MAY 24, 202657 MIN

Description

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast and help an indie podcaster out, you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm An extra huge thank you to my wonderful guests as this episode had to be re-recorded due to a major problem with the audio file the first time. You can find the synopsis of the film on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Voyage#Plot In 1966 20th Century Fox chose a steady pair of hands in Richard Fleischer (the son of animation superstar Max Fleischer) to helm what at the time was both the tiniest and the biggest science fiction adventure. Tiny because of the nano science storyline and biggest because of it being the most expensive science fiction film ever made (at that time) costing over five million dollars. I talk to two top tier guests about the film. Jay Tellote is Professor Emeritus of film and media studies at Georgia Tech. He has written/edited numerous books and articles about science fiction film including the 2023 book Selling Science Fiction Cinema. Lisa Yaszek is Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech and has written/edited multiple books on science fiction. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Big budget scifi 05:45 Richard Fleischer 09:10 The history of Nanotech sci-fi 16:41 Sci-fi and scale in cinema 19:42 Richard Feynman and small science 22:55 1950s influences 25:53 James Bond and Spy-fi 27:05 Psychedelic scifi 31:22 Harper Goff, Disney and design 33:36 1960s crew dynamics 42:48 Asimov's novelisation 44:24 Secularism vs religion 46:52 Legacy 52:57 Recommendations Recommendations: The Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'Brien (which can be found here) Surface Tension by James Blish Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon Dr Cyclops (1940) The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989) NEXT EPISODE! Next episode I will be speaking with Oscar winning Special Effects Supervisor Paul Franklin to discuss his favourite sci-fi film Blade Runner (1982). Paul has worked on an array of blockbusters including The Batman Begins trilogy, Venom (2018), Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014).