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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) 6.3
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Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 68 user | 26 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. Director:Joe Johnston |
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Big Russ Thompson
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Wayne Szalinski is your average "nutty scientist", working on a top secret machine that shrinks objects. When it unexpectedly starts working, he's so amazed he forgets to tell his family to be careful. And when they wander into his lab... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 June 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$130,724,200 (USA)Company Credits
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Professor Frederickson: Mr. Szalinski, are you trying to tell me that suddenly size is no longer relative?
Wayne Szalinski: Well, that's right, Professor Frederickson, and that all matter is made up of not only density but of empty space, and if we can proportionally reduce the amount of empty space in any given object, we can, thereby, shrink the object.
Professor Frederickson: Uh-huh. Where's your proof...
Wayne Szalinski:
Professor Frederickson:
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Composer James Horner incorporated Raymond Scott's jazz piece, "Powerhouse," into his score without paying royalties or providing attribution. Scott's estate threatened to sue Disney after the movie was released. After prolonged negotiation, Disney paid the estate an undisclosed sum in an out-of-court settlement. While on-screen credits were not changed, cue sheets for the movie do note the use of Scott's piece. See more »Goofs
When the kids encounter the stream of dog urine, Russ suggests that if they could get some rope they could make a log bridge, only to realise they don't have any logs either; later however, after the scorpion attack, they conveniently have both to erect a fence to keep out any further intruders. See more »Quotes
Wayne Szalinski: And given that my machine can substantially reduce the size of bulky payloads... And fuel supplies of the savings to the space program would be staggering.Professor Frederickson: Mr. Szalinski, are you trying to tell me that suddenly size is no longer relative?
Wayne Szalinski: Well, that's right, Professor Frederickson, and that all matter is made up of not only density but of empty space, and if we can proportionally reduce the amount of empty space in any given object, we can, thereby, shrink the object.
Professor Frederickson: Uh-huh. Where's your proof...
Wayne Szalinski:
Professor Frederickson:
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Being a somewhat big fan of Rick Moranis, I had high expectations when I first saw this movie. I must say, I was not disappointed. The acting was terrific.
***Spoilers*** Wayne Szalinski (Moranis) is a nutty scientist who invents strange things. One invention, a shrinking machine, just makes things blow up. At first. Then, a next door neighbor, Ron Thomson, (Jared Rushton) hits a baseball in Wayne Szalinski's lab- in the attic.
Soon, four kids are the size of a grain of sand. Only a quarter inch tall, they make their way home. They have many adventures in the backyard, which is a jungle to them. The adventures include encounters with swarming bees, an ant, a lawn mower, and much more.
After a near misadventure with a bowl of cereal, the kids are found. Wayne fixes his machine, and the kids are enlarged back to normal size.
Later, both the Thomson's and Szalinski's are in the kitchen. On the table is a turkey the size of a piano.
This is a well-made movie. It may be a little scary for some younger kids, but it is well worth watching more than once.
My Score: 8/10