Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
First screened in June or July 1989 / Most recently screened in August 2025
Director: Joe Johnston. Cast: Rick Moranis, Robert Oliveri, Amy O'Neill, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton, Marcia Strassman, Matt Frewer, Kristine Sutherland, Carl Steven. Screenplay: Ed Naha and Tom Schulman (based on a screen story by Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, and Ed Naha).
In Brief:
Just what the title pledges. Wan cast, rudimentary script. But the gentle surrealism is engaging enough.
VOR:②
Squeezing box-office windfall and decade-long franchise out of this premise and execution is the film's most special effect. It's had legs, but why?
Grade:C+
Awards:
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Special Visual Effects
