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
Marcia Strassman	...	Diane
Robert Oliveri	...	Nick
Daniel Shalikar	...	Adam
Joshua Shalikar	...	Adam
Lloyd Bridges	...	Clifford Sterling
John Shea	...	Hendrickson
Keri Russell	...	Mandy
Ron Canada	...	Marshall Brooks
Amy O'Neill	...	Amy Szalinski
Michael Milhoan	...	Capt. 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 over 100 feet. And he is now walking through Las Vegas which he thinks is one big play land.

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Plot Keywords:

sudden change in size | shrinking ray | shrinking machine | giant child | toddler | 

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Taglines:

The BIG Laughs Start January 6th! (video ad)

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for frenetic action

Details

Official Sites:

official site

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)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,083,318, 19 July 1992, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$58,662,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$76,000,000, 31 December 1992

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was the beneficiary of a reverse boycott in the summer of 1992. Many police departments objected to Warner Brothers release of Ice-T's "Cop Killer" CD and asked their members to see "Honey I Blew Up The Kid" instead of WB's "Batman Returns" as a protest.

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Goofs

Given how much electricity is used in the Las Vegas strip, plus Adam grabbing the electronic ice cream, and giant guitar, he more than likely would have become much bigger than what we see as his biggest size.

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Quotes

Adam: I fix it!
Diane: Don't fix it, Adam, just put down Mommy's coffee table.

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Connections

Spoofs The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

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Soundtracks

Kids Wanna Rock
Written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Performed by Bryan Adams
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

User Reviews

they tried, but it just wasn't funny

This sequel was just not funny. The nutty professor screwed up again, but this time he made the baby into a 50 foot monster. I was not impressed.