Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

PG

Released Jun 23, 1989

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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When kids sneak into inventor Wayne Szalinski's (Rick Moranis) upstairs lab to retrieve an errant baseball, his experimental shrink ray miniaturizes them. When Szalinski returns home, he destroys the device -- which he thinks is a failure -- and dumps it in the trash, throwing out the kids along with it. The four children, now 1/4-inch tall, must survive the journey back to the house through a yard where sprinklers bring treacherous storms and garden-variety ants stampede like elephants.

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Critics Consensus

Even as its special effects take center stage, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids still offers a charming, high-spirited sense of adventure for the whole family.

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Variety Staff

Variety

[It's] in the best tradition of Disney -- and even better than that, because it is not so juvenile that adults won't be thoroughly entertained.

Oct 18, 2008

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Sterling entertainment...

Feb 9, 2006

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Caryn James

New York Times

An old-fashioned romp that conveys a sense of wonder simply by placing young actors next to fantastic oversized props.

May 20, 2003

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

A kid-friendly version that pays homage to the 1957 sci-fi classic The Incredible Shrinking Man [with] the still-impressive special effects, thanks to Joe Johnston’s extensive VFX background in the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Bill Brownstein

Montreal Gazette

No matter what kind of consciousness-raising posture its makers may take, "Honey" is more a triumph of special effects than a social statement.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 25, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Very enjoyable to watch…a providential solution to taking the kids to the movie, without parental sacrifice. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 22, 2022

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Ava S

bro I lowkey love this movie. we watched this in school and I think it’s just a wonderful movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Juliana M

I watched this movie several times when I was a child and now I watch it with my children. For the time, it was very well made, with good special effects. Great for watching with the family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é bacaninha, mas quase ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, e a história é fraca.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Audience Member

An absolute classic! One of my favorites growing up and my kid now loves it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Julian S

Special effects may have progressed, but HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS remains a masterclass in cinematic wonder.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Justin T

I really enjoy this fun family movie. It is really well paced and entertaining. Why am I talking about a family film? Well it’s written by horror writers Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. And I suppose Ed Naha who wrote Troll (1986). Anyway these b-movie horror writers made a family film for Disney that was really good fun and had a huge cultural impact. The acting is good. The effects are dates but silly enjoyment. It’s a nostalgic film that is undoubtedly entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Synopsis

When kids sneak into inventor Wayne Szalinski's (Rick Moranis) upstairs lab to retrieve an errant baseball, his experimental shrink ray miniaturizes them. When Szalinski returns home, he destroys the device -- which he thinks is a failure -- and dumps it in the trash, throwing out the kids along with it. The four children, now 1/4-inch tall, must survive the journey back to the house through a yard where sprinklers bring treacherous storms and garden-variety ants stampede like elephants.

Director: Joe Johnston
Producer: Penney Finkelman Cox
Screenwriter: Ed Naha, Tom Schulman
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 23, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $130.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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