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About
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Theatrical
Jul 1, 1987
Box Office
$25.9M
Budget
$27.0M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 9, 2002
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company
Quotes
See all →An Adventure of Incredible Proportions
Taglines
An adventure of incredible proportions.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Hero Within Jack Putter Emerges
Taglines
Inside Jack Putter, there's a hero trying to get out.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Dennis Quaid
Lt. Tuck Pendleton
M
Martin Short
Jack Putter
M
Meg Ryan
Lydia Maxwell
K
Kevin McCarthy
Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
F
Fiona Lewis
Dr. Margaret Canker
V
Vernon Wells
Mr. Igoe
R
Robert Picardo
The Cowboy
W
Wendy Schaal
Wendy
H
Harold Sylvester
Pete Blanchard
W
William Schallert
Dr. Greenbush
H
Henry Gibson
Mr. Wormwood
J
John Hora
Ozzie Wexler
M
Mark L. Taylor
Dr. Niles
O
Orson Bean
Lydia's Editor
K
Kevin Hooks
Duane
K
Kathleen Freeman
Dream Lady
A
Archie Hahn
Messenger
D
Dick Miller
Cab Driver
K
Kenneth Tobey
Man in Restroom
J
Joe Flaherty
Waiting Room Patient
