The purpose of Raquel Welch in 'Fantastic Voyage'?

[Deja Q]

[Metta]

1. You mean besides eye candy?

And putting guys butts in the seats? Got me.

[jobycom]

2. At the time?

It was an attempt to fight stereotypes on both sides. She was a smart, capable, tough female character (by Hollywood standards), thus fighting the "stay at home" stereotype, and yet she was sexy, feminine and voluptious, thus fighting the "feminists are battle axes" stereotype.

Not saying it was a noble gesture. They were trying to appeal to audience demands, not make any social statements.

[wildhorses]

3. you took the words right out of my mouth...

I mean...er....um....right off of my keyboard...well said!!!

[jobycom]

4. Keyboard, okay

Can't hear the phrase "took the words right out of my mouth" without singing the Meatloaf song in my head.

Thanks!

[wildhorses]

6. just for you....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TahE19kC4o4

[jobycom]

7. Great keyboard in that song.

Meatloaf's voice has lost a bit, though.

[wildhorses]

8. there is an earlier version on youtube but the sound is

dreadful...oh well

[jobycom]

9. S'alright, I've got the CD if I need the sound quality. Thanks for

the link.

[Mz Pip]

5. I guess

it means a woman can be sexy and smart at the same time. Multi tasking is a good thing. Smart sexy women can multitask.

Whatever. It could just be about the boobs. Mostly in those movies that's really what it is about.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[tuvor]

10. It helped me see that girls might not be so icky after all.

Geez, I think I watched that on TV around 1970, and our babysitter let us stay up late to watch it.

[Frank Cannon]

11. Raquel was my first mad celebrity crush, and this movie started it all

And I was all of seven years old at the time.

I liked that she was smart and savvy in that movie as well as sensationally beautiful. Any curvy brunette who can repair a laser gun is STILL the hottest in my book.

[Neshanic]

12. Two big reasons, and the era's equilvalent of spandex. Hubba Hubba!

[mockmonkey]

13. Going by my leaky Memory

In the original version the scene where they are attacked by antibodies wasn't as sexy with Stephen Boyd pulling them suckers off of Donald Pleasance, so they brought in Raquel...I could be wrong...was there a talking bladder in this movie?

[madrchsod]

14. the purpose of raquel welch?

the movie would not be worth watching without her...oh my fond memories of her when i was a teenager....

here`s newton`s photo of her