Movies / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

5/10

Runtime: 93 min

Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi

Languages: English

Countries: Mexico USA


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


Directors (1) Credit
Joe Johnston ...
Writers (4) Credit
Brian Yuzna (story) &
Ed Naha (screenplay) and
Stuart Gordon (story) &
Tom Schulman (screenplay)
Composers (1) Credit
James Horner ...
Editors (1) Credit
Michael A. Stevenson ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Hiro Narita ...
Actors (19) Credit
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