A Quick Look: DESTINATION INNER SPACE (1966 - color)

   For a movie with such a cool monster, good pix from DESTINATION INNER SPACE are sure hard to come by! The film itself is essentially a remake of THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD set in an undersea research facility. The Navy sends a trouble-shooter to a remote sea lab when an underwater flying saucer begins making it's presence known. When the saucer settles down long enough for the scientists to check it out, an alien capsule is taken back to the lab where it begins to grow larger and larger... The cast is filled with familiar faces and voices, including Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Wende Wagner, Mike Road, and James Hong. Frustratingly, the film is mighty obscure. The single "official" DVD release is a soft, blurry print with faded color (the print that surfaced on TV back in the 90's was gorgeous, so this is doubly disappointing). Also worth noting is Paul Dunlap's rousing score, largely re-recordings of his themes from THE ANGRY RED PLANET and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Man, I sure miss these 60's underwater movies!