Fresh
[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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!
1989 · 1h 33m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joe Johnston Director
- Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski
- Marcia Strassman as Diane Szalinski
- Matt Frewer as Russell Thompson Sr.
- Kristine Sutherland as Mae Thompson
- Amy O'Neill as Amy Szalinski
- Robert Oliveri as Nick Szalinski
- Thomas Wilson Brown as Russell Thompson Jr.
- Jared Rushton as Ronald Thompson
- Carl Steven as Tommy Pervis
- Mark L. Taylor as Don Forrester
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sterling entertainment...
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
As sweet, straightforward and funny as its title.
Caryn James, New York Times
Fresh
Though it relies on special effects, this cutie-pie caper never loses sight of the protagonists amid the bigger-than-life Cheerios and 40-foot blades of grass.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
The special effects are all there, nicely in place, and the production values are sound, but the movie is dead in the water.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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