Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall.

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Stuart Gordon (characters), Brian Yuzna (characters),

Stars:

Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri

10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Moranis	...	Wayne Szalinski
Marcia Strassman	...	Diane Szalinski
Robert Oliveri	...	Nick Szalinski
Daniel Shalikar	...	Adam Szalinski
Joshua Shalikar	...	Adam Szalinski
Lloyd Bridges	...	Clifford Sterling
John Shea	...	Dr. Charles Hendrickson
Keri Russell	...	Mandy Park
Ron Canada	...	Marshall Brooks
Amy O'Neill	...	Amy Szalinski
Michael Milhoan	...	Captain Ed Myerson
Gregory Sierra	...	Terence Wheeler
Leslie Neale	...	Constance Winters
Julia Sweeney	...	Nosey Neighbor
Linda Carlson	...	Nosey Neighbor

Storyline

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny. Now, whenever Adam comes near anything electrical, the electricity causes him to grow. Adam soon starts to grow to the height of 150 feet. And he is now walking through Las Vegas which he thinks is one big play land.

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Plot Keywords:

growing | electricity | baby | inventor | shrinking | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for frenetic action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Big Baby

Filming Locations:

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$58,662,452 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Szalinski is played by two twin brothers Joshua and Daniel Shalikar.

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Goofs

In one scene when Adam is on Fremont St. in downtown Las Vegas the marquee for Circus Circus is behind him. However, all the other signs are for casinos on Fremont St. The Circus Circus sign is not shown again.

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Quotes

Diane: Just who do you think you are talking to him like that?
Wayne: Diane, let me handle this; Who do you think you are talking to me like that?

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Connections

Featured in Reaper: I Want My Baby Back (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Stayin' Alive"
Written by Barry Gibb (as Barry), Robin Gibb (as Robin), and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
Courtesy of Polygram Special Products, A division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc.

User Reviews

Solid effects, weak story

HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID is the 1992 sequel to HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS. Its premise is much the same as many 1950s era B-movies, involving a character growing to gigantic proportions before wreaking havoc in a US city.

The thing that wowed me with this production was the calibre of the special effects. The back projected scenes of the toddler stomping through the streets are integrated superbly with the actors and backdrops, as are the scenes when the toddler is a 'mere' seven foot tall. Back projection can sometimes look really obvious and cheesy, but never so here.

Sadly, the film's storyline is a lot weaker. There's some initial set-up involving nutty scientists and the like, but once the kid starts growing it all falls by the wayside. Rick Moranis and Marcia Strassman, both returning from the original, have little to do other than chase around after their kid and act concerned, and there's a lot less of the camaraderie and high spirits from the first movie. The villain is poor, the script poorer, and it's all very forgettable come the inevitable climax.