Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
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| Film: | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
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| Director: | Joe Johnston |
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| Distributor: | Walt Disney Video |
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Reviews
Amazon.com
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
Barnes and Noble
Disney’s 1989 fantasy ranks with the studio’s best live-action family classics of the 1960s, such as The Absent-Minded Professor and The Shaggy Dog. SCTV legend Rick Moranis gives his most memorable performance as loving (albeit distracted) father, hapless inventor, and perceived neighborhood nut job Wayne Szalinski. When Szalinski’s latest creation shrinks his two kids and their neighborhood pals to microscopic size, they embark on a treacherous journey across the oversized terrain of their suburban backyard, where insects look like something out of Jurassic Park and Cheerios serve as life preservers. With clever writing and awesome special effects, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids deftly taps into every child’s experience of being dwarfed by an adult world. The result is comic gem certain to delight the old and young alike. Donald Liebenson
Related works
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid is the hilarious sequel to the enormously popular comedy hit, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids—and an even greater adventure! This time, wacky inventor Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) accidentally zaps his two-and-a-half-year-old son with a particle beam, causing the child to grow whenever coming in contact with electricity. Soon topping 112 feet, the overgrown baby is attracted to the bright, shiny lights of Las Vegas, and nothing stands in his way! Now the chase is on. The excitement is growing. And you’re headed for thrills and laughter bigger than ever!
