Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · 70% critics
After a science experiment goes wrong, a group of teens is accidentally shrunk to insect size and ends up lost in their own backyard. With everyday objects and tiny creatures suddenly towering over them, they must work together to survive the hazards and find a way to be noticed again.
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-06-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (3,335 votes)
- Box office
- $222,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, family-friendly adventure with big laughs and creative peril from everyday things; Not for you if you need realism or a serious tone like Short Circuit.
Pros: family-friendly adventure; lots of laughs; imaginative backyard dangers | Cons: effects feel dated; some scenes intense; predictable story beats
Themes
- inventor
- parent child relationship
- ant
- shrinking
- giant insect
- neighbor
- miniaturization
- next door neighbor
- odd neighbor
Cast & crew
Rick Moranis
as Wayne Szalinski
Matt Frewer
as Big Russ Thompson
Marcia Strassman
as Diane Szalinski
Kristine Sutherland
as Mae Thompson
Thomas Wilson Brown
as Little Russ Thompson
Jared Rushton
as Ronald Thompson
- AO
Amy O'Neill
as Amy Szalinski
Robert Oliveri
as Nick Szalinski
Carl Steven
as Tommy Pervis
Mark L. Taylor
as Don Forrester
Directed by Joe Johnston