Movies / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Runtime: 93 min
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi
Languages: English
A deft balance between special effects, comedy, and family dynamics made this 1989 film a hit for Disney and spawned both a string of video sequels and a subsequent TV series. Moranis is endearing as the bumbling inventor/father of the Szalinski family. He inadvertently shrinks his own children then throws them out with the trash. They, along with the neighbor kids, must journey back across their own backyard, now an enormous, dangerous distance, to get back to the right height. Much is done with the perils of the lawn, from a wild deluge from the sprinklers to a nasty encounter with the lawnmower and numerous encounters with gigantic insects. A generally kid-friendly, inventive (no pun intended), and entertaining outing. --Keith Simanton
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Joe Johnston | ... |
Writers (4) | Credit |
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Brian Yuzna | (story) & |
Ed Naha | (screenplay) and |
Stuart Gordon | (story) & |
Tom Schulman | (screenplay) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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James Horner | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Michael A. Stevenson | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Hiro Narita | ... |
Actors (19) | Credit |
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Amy O'Neill | Amy Szalinski |
Carl Steven | Tommy Pervis |
Craig Richard Nelson | Professor Frederickson (uncredited) |
Frank Welker | (voice) |
Janet Sunderland | Lauren Boorstein |
Jared Rushton | Ronald 'Ron' Thompson |
Kimmy Robertson | Gloria Forrester |
Kristine Sutherland | Mae Thompson |
Laura Waterbury | Female Cop |
Lou Cutell | Dr. Brainard |
Marcia Strassman | Diane Szalinski |
Mark L. Taylor | Donald 'Don' Forrester |
Martin Aylett | Harold Boorstein |
Matt Frewer | Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr. (Big Russ Thompson) |
Patrick Brown | (uncredited) |
Rick Moranis | Wayne Szalinski |
Robert Oliveri | Nick Szalinski |
Thomas Wilson Brown | Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr. (Little Russell Thompson) (as Thomas Brown) |
Trevor Galtress | Male Cop |