Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Directed by

Joe Johnston

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3,362 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling inventor accidentally shrinks his kids and his neighbor's kids to the size of insects. The tiny children must survive the dangers of their own backyard to make it back home.

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What happens

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 visual effects artist Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis as a struggling inventor who creates an energy-projecting machine that accidentally shrinks his and his neighbors' children to a height of a quarter of an inch. After being accidentally thrown out with the trash, the children must work together and venture their way back through a backyard wilderness filled with dangerous insects and man-made hazards. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was released theatrically in the United States on June 23, 1989, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It was an unexpected box office success, grossing $222.7 million worldwide (equivalent to $576.6 million in 2025), becoming the highest-grossing live-action Disney film of all time, a record it held for five years, and the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1989 worldwide. Its success led to two sequels, beginning with Honey, I Blew Up the Kid in 1992, as well as a television series and several theme-park attractions. An animated short film, Tummy Trouble starring Roger Rabbit, was shown with the film during its theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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