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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

PG 93 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   23 June 1989 (USA)
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The scientist father of two teenage boys 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

Writers:

Stuart Gordon (story), Brian Yuzna (story), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Moranis ...
Matt Frewer ...
Marcia Strassman ...
Kristine Sutherland ...
Thomas Wilson Brown ...
Jared Rushton Jared Rushton ...
Amy O'Neill Amy O'Neill ...
Robert Oliveri Robert Oliveri ...
Carl Steven Carl Steven ...
Mark L. Taylor ...
Kimmy Robertson ...
Lou Cutell ...
Laura Waterbury Laura Waterbury ...
Female Cop
Trevor Galtress Trevor Galtress ...
Male Cop
Martin Aylett Martin Aylett ...
Harold Boorstein
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Storyline

Wayne Szalinski is your average "nutty scientist", working on a top secret machine which miniaturizes 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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Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Laser | Bee | Shrinking Machine | Inventor  | See more »

Taglines:

The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Querida, encogí a los niños See more »

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 422,261 (Australia) (2 December 1989)

Gross:

$130,724,200 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Chevy Chase and John Candy both turned down the role of Wayne Szalinski. Candy did however suggest Rick Moranis for the role. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: It is stated that the ant is a baby. All ants that look like ants are adults. Actual baby ants look like maggots. See more »

Quotes

Ron Thompson: I'm your brother, Russ, you're not supposed to fink on your own brother!
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Connections

Referenced in "The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Fire"
Written by Jelani Jones and Wade Stallings
Performed by Jelani Jones with Planet 10 See more »