Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989
Directed by Joe Johnston
- Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- 93 min
- PG
The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
AdventureComedyFamilyScience Fictioninventorparent child relationshipantshrinkinggiant insectneighborminiaturizationnext door neighborodd neighbor
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Classical in form, effortless, earnest and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Rick MoranisWayne Szalinski
- Matt FrewerBig Russ Thompson
- Marcia StrassmanDiane Szalinski
- Kristine SutherlandMae Thompson
- Thomas Wilson BrownLittle Russ Thompson
- Jared RushtonRonald Thompson
- Amy O'NeillAmy Szalinski
- Robert OliveriNick Szalinski
- Carl StevenTommy Pervis
- Mark L. TaylorDon Forrester
Crew
- Joe JohnstonDirector
- Ed NahaScreenplay
- Tom SchulmanScreenplay
- Hiro NaritaDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Michael A. StevensonEditor
- Penney Finkelman CoxProducer
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