The Most Astounding Sci-Fi Animated Movie Ever Turns 50

Fantastic Voyage was notable upon its theatrical release on December 1, 1973, for its imaginative visual style and its jazz rock score by musician Alain Goraguer, quickly becoming a cult hit. In the decades since, it has continued to inspire and intrigue generations of viewers with its allegorical exploration of important cultural issues like the rights of animals, oppression, slavery, and racism, all of which are conveyed in compellingly trippy fashion. Set on the strange alien planet Ygam, the story concerns the oppression of the Oms, who are more human-like in their appearance, by the larger, blue-skinned Draags.