Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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A preoccupied inventor just can't seem to get his electro-magnetic shrinking machine to work. Then, when he accidentally shrinks his kids down to 1/4-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins! Now the kids face incredible dangers as they try to make their way home through the jungle of their own backyard! Hurricane sprinklers! Dive-bombing bees! A runaway lawn mower and much, much more!
Movie Tagline:
The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!
Also Known As:
Grounded
Teenie Weenies
The Big Backyard
Title: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Release Date: June 23, 1989
Runtime: 93 mins
Genre: Adventure
All Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Dolby
IMDB Rating: 6.0
Buried.com Rating: 7 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With H
MPAA Rating: PG
Director(s):
Joe Johnston
Cast:
Rick Moranis ...Wayne Szalinski
Matt Frewer ...Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr. (Big Russ Thompson)
Marcia Strassman ...Diane Szalinski
Kristine Sutherland ...Mae Thompson
Thomas Wilson Brown ...Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr. (Little Russell...
Jared Rushton ...Ronald 'Ron' Thompson
Amy O'Neill ...Amy Szalinski
Robert Oliveri ...Nick Szalinski
Carl Steven ...Tommy Pervis
Mark L. Taylor ...Donald 'Don' Forrester
Kimmy Robertson ...Gloria Forrester
Lou Cutell ...Dr. Brainard
Laura Waterbury ...Female Cop
Trevor Galtress ...Male Cop
Martin Aylett ...Harold Boorstein
Janet Sunderland ...Lauren Boorstein
Frank Welker ... (voice)
Patrick Brown ...
Craig Richard Nelson ...Professor Frederickson
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Penney Finkelman Cox
Jon Landau
Thomas G. Smith
Brian yuzna
Writer(s):
Stuart Gordon
Brian yuzna
Ed Naha
Ed Naha
Tom Schulman
Composer(s):
James Horner
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Fire"
"Powerplay"
"Theme from 'Amarcord'"
"Turn It Up"
More Movie Taglines:
- The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!
Movie Quote(s):
- Nick Szalinski: I'm on a special diet. No toxic waste.
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Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr.: When I was your age, I put on twenty pounds of pure unadulterated blitz-the-quarterback-and-rip-his-head-off muscle, Russell!
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Amy Szalinski: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. Nick Szalinski: I don't think we're in the food chain anymore, Dorothy.
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Nick Szalinski: We're now a quarter of an inch tall, and sixty four feet from the house. That's an equivalent of three-point-two miles. That's a long way. Even for a man of science.
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Nick Szalinski: When we crashed, my entire life flashed before my eyes. It didn't take too long.
Movie Trivia:
- The film's original title was "Teenie Weenies", which was rejected on the grounds that it sounded too much like a kiddies' film with no appeal to adults.
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The titles "Grounded" and "The Big Backyard" were considered and subsequently dropped during pre-production.
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Chevy Chase and John Candy both turned down the role of Wayne Szalinski. Candy did however suggest Rick Moranis for the role.
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The animated short Tummy Trouble (1989) was released theatrically with this movie.
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Joe Johnston's directorial debut.
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Keywords:
Scientist, Bee, Laser, Backyard, Shrinking Machine ...[more]
Keywords All:
Inventor, Shrinking, Blockbuster, Children, Survival, Male To Female Footsie Playing, Family Relationships, Home Alone, Brother Brother Relationship, Cult Favorite, Search, Science Runs Amok, Wilderness, Miniaturization, Part Animated, Shrinking Ray, Animated Credits, Suburbia, Footsie Under The Table, Experiment, Stop Motion Animation, Sudden Change In Size, Generation Gap, Breakfast Machine, Female To Male Footsie Playing, Surrealism, Brother Sister Relationship, Ant, Kidnapping, Mutant, Title Spoken By Character
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Rating: 7.0 out of 10.0 - 59 votes cast total
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