Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American comic science fiction film. The first installment of the film series was the directorial debut of Joe Johnston and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The plot involves the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his own and his next door neighbours' children to a quarter of an inch with his electromagnetic shrinking machine and accidentally throws them out with the trash, where they must venture into their backyard to return home while fending off insects and negotiating hazards. Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinski, the inventor who accidentally shrinks his children, Amy and Nick. Marcia Strassman portrays his wife, Diane, to whom he delivers the titular line. Matt Frewer, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Wilson Brown, and Jared Rushton star as Russ, Mae, Russ Jr., and Ron Thompson, respectively; the Szalinskis' next door neighbors.
| Director | Joe Johnston |
| Produced by | Penney Finkelman Cox |
| Screenplay by | Ed Naha, Tom Schulman |
| Story by | Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, Ed Naha |
| Starring | Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland |
| Music | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Hiro Narita |
| Edited by | Michael A. Stevenson |
| Production, company | Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Released | June 23, 1989 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $222.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 70004125 |
About Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
A scientist father accidentally shrinks his teenage son and daughter along with two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. He must rescue the four of them before larger dangers strike first.
Achievement of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Disney movie marked the directorial debut for Joe Johnston. It held the record for highest-grossing live-action Disney film ever for five years. It spawned sequels called Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and and the direct-to-video Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.
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Films directed by Joe Johnston.. Films about insects.. 1980s adventure films.. American children's comedy films.. Walt Disney Pictures films.
Latest information about Honey, I Shrunk the Kids updated on July 28 2021.
