Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997)

Mischief device, created by Wayne Szalinski, mess up again - this time not the children have shrunk, but the adults themselves.

Director:

Dean Cundey

Writers:

Stuart Gordon (based on characters created by), Brian Yuzna (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Rick Moranis, Eve Gordon, Bug Hall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Moranis	...	Wayne
Eve Gordon	...	Diane
Bug Hall	...	Adam
Robin Bartlett	...	Patti
Stuart Pankin	...	Gordon
Allison Mack	...	Jenny
Jake Richardson	...	Mitch
JoJo Adams	...	Ricky
Bryson Aust	...	Vincent
Theodore Borders	...	Trey
Carlease Burke	...	Marcia
Laura Dunn	...	Trina
Robert Harvey	...	Postman (as Bob Harvey)
Mila Kunis	...	Jill
Erica Luttrell	...	Jody

Storyline

Wayne Szalinzki, a wacky, absent-minded inventor, is back again but only this time he decides to use his infamous shrink machine just one more time. His wife Diane asks him to get rid of the "Tiki Man" a large tiki sculpture. Wayne refuses to get rid of it so he decides to restart the shrink ray and reduces the Tiki Man to pocket-size. However, after Wayne shrinks the Tiki Man the machine is accidentally activated and Wayne ends up shrinking himself and his brother Gordon. Meanwhile, when Gordon's wife Patty and Diane were going on a vacation they went back to the house when Patty suddenly realizes she forgot Mitch's medicine for his potassium deficiency. When they were about to leave, they decide to sneak into the attic and surprise the men, but the shrink ray is activated once again, and the ladies are shrunk as well. So the team must be very brave of disgusting household insects the size of dinosaurs and more in their biggest adventure to get their children's attention.

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Plot Keywords:

miniaturization | man wears eyeglasses | psychotronic film | inventor | sequel to cult film | 

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Taglines:

The world's wackiest scientist has done it again!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Filming Locations:

1230 Milan Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 20 mins) The phrase "Honey, we shrunk ourselves" is never actually said in the film. Instead, Diane asks Wayne "Are we shrunk?" to which Wayne replies "I'm not going to lie, yes we are." which is the closest she comes to saying the titular phrase.

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Goofs

(at around 1h) When Mitch discovers Diane and Patty on the table, there is a shot where he bends down and says "Mom?" In this shot, Patty is on the left, and Diane is on the right. It cuts to both of them nodding, and they have switched sides. Then it cuts to Mitch fainting, and they are back in their original positions.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Diane Szalinski: [on the phone] I'm so excited, Patty. I've been looking at the La Costa brochure every day for two months.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, the Walt Disney Home Video logo appears. As soon as its finished, the studio credit that appears onscreen reads, "Walt Disney Pictures presents", despite the logo not appearing.

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Alternate Versions

On the Netflix print of this movie, the 2006-present Walt Disney Pictures logo (reading simply "Disney") plasters the 1991-2002 Walt Disney Home Video logo that appeared on DVD, VHS and television prints.

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Connections

References Street Sharks (1994)

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Soundtracks

Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by Bug Hall
[Sung by Adam in his bedroom]

User Reviews

Honey they shrunk the running time (and plot & effects...)

The premise of shrinking Moranis himself seemed natural after the first two films, however their execution was way off. I never had any intention of watching this but I had on the TV Guide channel and saw the name Eve Gordon and it was driving me nuts trying to figure out why I knew her name... So I watched it. At first I didn't realize why I knew the name and then it hit me -- both Eve Gordon (who doesn't even look like the same person in this film) and Robin Bartlett starred together in the shortlived sitcom "The Powers That Be." They had good chemistry as enemies on that series (an all-time favorite show), but their chemistry together in this film really sucks. And then came all the other TV actors (Mila Kunis, Stuart Pankin, Allison Mack)... Talented Moranis and his cohorts are completely wasted in this film. What were these people thinking?

The effects are atrocious -- there's perhaps only two shots of the shrunken parents that look like they might actually be in the house rather than standing in front of a bluescreen. The plot's a rehash (drolly executed). The script is laughable, and not in a good way. Most of the "jokes" are painfully unfunny and/or in poor taste, even for a child demographic audience. It seemed like each commercial break lasted 10 minutes and I found out why when I came here and discovered the film is only 74 minutes.

Can't really say much that hasn't already been said, so I'll leave it at this with apologies to the cast: avoid this turkey!