Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

PG

Released Jul 17, 1992

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Scatterbrained scientist Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) develops a contraption that makes objects bigger. A routine test goes horribly wrong, however, when Wayne accidentally targets his 2-year-old son with the enlarging ray. The toddler experiences huge growth spurts every time he is exposed to electricity. When their child grows to become over 100 feet tall, Wayne and his wife, Diane (Marcia Strassman), must use a shrink ray to cure his gigantism before he destroys all of Las Vegas.

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Neil Jillett

The Age (Australia)

A bigger, costlier sequel in which the special effects are awkwardly choreographed, the giant props are unconvincing and the suspense is minimal.

Sep 26, 2024

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Linda Deutsch

Associated Press

The laughs run out early and the balance of the film relies on special effects to tickle the audience's funny bone.

Jun 12, 2018

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Although the new film strains to re-create the magic of its predecessor, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid falls woefully short.

Oct 11, 2019

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

With Kleiser's imaginative uses of the electric Vegas scenery and props like colossal baby sneakers, this reversal of the shrink ray outpowers the fun of the original.

Jun 6, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Boots away a warm familial dynamic to chase tedious villain shenanigans, forgetting what made the first picture so successful.

Rated: C-

Jul 16, 2012

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Juliana M

This movie is excellent to watch with the family. I watched it when I was a child and now I watch it with my children and they love it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Ed R

Not as great as the other movies.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Louis N

Fantastic family movie! Sweet and fun

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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David P

Lmao at the kid's reactions to being unstoppably large

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Dale R

The Szalinski family is back, but they have moved to Nevada so the previous neighbors are not in this movie. This time they end up increasing the size of the newer member of their family, a toddler named Adam. What the first movie had going for it was the set design and practical effects. Those are not really present in this movie. The son from the previous movie and his love interest get stuck in the baby’s pocket and that worked well. Other than that the special effects didn’t age well and practical effects were limited to camera angles. The absence of composer James Horner in this movie was very noticeable. The story itself isn’t as engaging as the previous movie, but if you enjoyed that one you might enjoy this sequel as well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Jonas S

Nostalgic classic. The dialogue may be weak, but for 1992 this movie is a HUGE project. Probably won’t hold up for a newer crowd.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Randal Kleiser

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Rick Moranis

Wayne Szalinski

Marcia Strassman

Diane Szalinski

Robert Oliveri

Nick Szalinski

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Adam Szalinski

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Synopsis

Scatterbrained scientist Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) develops a contraption that makes objects bigger. A routine test goes horribly wrong, however, when Wayne accidentally targets his 2-year-old son with the enlarging ray. The toddler experiences huge growth spurts every time he is exposed to electricity. When their child grows to become over 100 feet tall, Wayne and his wife, Diane (Marcia Strassman), must use a shrink ray to cure his gigantism before he destroys all of Las Vegas.

Director: Randal Kleiser
Producer: Edward S. Feldman, Dawn Steel
Screenwriter: Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, Ed Naha
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.7M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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