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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, and Kristine Sutherland.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Directed by Joe Johnston. With Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland. The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects.
- (168K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Joe Johnston
- 1989-06-23
Silly but occasionally scary '80s movie has lots of peril. Read Common Sense Media's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Marcia Strassman, Matt Frewer, Rick Moranis
- Joe Johnston
- Buena Vista
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is an American media franchise consisting of a series of family-science fiction-comedy films and a television adaptation, among other works, based on a concept created by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and an original story co-written by Gordon, Yuzna, and Ed Naha.
- 8 min
- Stuart Gordon, the horror director behind Re-Animator, came up with the idea for Honey, I Shrunk the kids. Stuart Gordon wasn’t the first filmmaker one would think of to direct a Disney film.
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids's original title was Teenie Weenies. The title was a nod to William Donahey’s comic strip from the early 1900s, which followed the adventures of a tiny, inoffensive band of characters.
- Disney was really nervous about Honey, I Shrunk the kids. Although Disney was excited about Gordon’s idea, they weren’t exactly confident the horror director could deliver a family-friendly feature.
- Joe Johnston replaced Stuart Gordon as Honey, I shrunk the Kids's director at the 11th hour. Just as production on the film was set to begin, Stuart Gordon became sick and had to leave the set.
Aug 5, 2020 · Here's a ranking of every entry in the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids movie franchise. The original film might be remembered as a fun children's adventure, but it was originally conceived by the late horror auteur Stuart Gordon, best known for helming 1985's Re-Animator and sci-fi action film Fortress.
When kids sneak into inventor Wayne Szalinski's (Rick Moranis) upstairs lab to retrieve an errant baseball, his experimental shrink ray miniaturizes them.
- (38)
- Kids & Family, Comedy
- PG
