cricketbat Honey, I Shrunk the Kids belongs in the canon of classic live-action Disney movies. It's a fun and clever movie with memorable characters and strong performances. The story works for children and adults and the special effects are still pretty believable after 20 years. Wow! It really came out over 20 years ago? I suddenly feel old.

zkonedog Have you ever just wanted to watch a fun, humorous, adventurous film that literally the entire family can enjoy? Well, you've come to the right movie!For a basic plot summary, "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" begins with eccentric inventor Way Selinsky (Rick Moranis) crafting a machine to shrink objects to minuscule proportions. After an unfortunate baseball-through-the-window accident, the two Selinsky children (and two neighbor pals) are shrunk down and thrown out with the trash. The rest of the film focuses on their quest back home through a grass jungle, swarms of bees, giant ants, and the dreaded lawnmower.There are few movies that can be enjoyed by both old and young simultaneously. Usually, the jokes either use childish situations as a conduit to adult humor, or pander to the kiddies with enough syrupy sap to make adults nearly wretch. Fortunately, this film succeeds in both areas. The characters and drama are children fare, but the crazy adventures and touch of heart are enough to keep seasoned viewers tuned in for the duration.Is this little adventure flick an all-time family classic? Not necessarily...I don't know if anything starring Moranis truly can be. What it is, however, is a fun, quirky, 93-minutes filled with laughs, thrills, and even a bit of emotion thrown in. Avoid the sub-par sequels, but at least give this one a look for its originality and spectacle.

slightlymad22 I just watched this movie with my 8 year old son on TV."Honey I Shrunk The Kids" is Good old fashioned 80's family fun. As (and I don't think this is too much of a spoiler) inventor Rick Mirranis inadvertently shrinks his kids. The likable cast is headed by Rick Morranis as the inventor Dad, Marcia Strassman as the Real Estate Mom and Amy O'Neill as the popular teenage daughter. Matt Frewer and Kristine Sutherland are the neighbours whose kids are shrunk along with Morranis's kids.The story is filled with the standard elements, the feuding neighbours, the next door neighbour boy who has a crush on the daughter, the intelligent son who is bullied by the neighbours kid, the workaholic parents who learn the error of their ways and of course the happy ending but the movie is anything but standard.Some of the special effects are a bit dated, but that does not stop your enjoyment of it!! My 8 year old said "that looked so fake" but he was still entertained for 90 mins. It's silly, but I enjoyed a lot of it.

gavin6942 The scientist father (Rick Moranis) 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.The project was originally brought to Disney Studios by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. Gordon was hired to direct the film and Yuzna to produce. The film was written as "Teeny Weenies" by Stuart Gordon, Ed Naha, and Brian Yuzna. Tom Schulman was later added as a screenwriter. Gordon originally prepped the film but had to drop out as director shortly before filming began due to illness. Joe Johnston, who was formerly known as the art director for George Lucas, was brought in to replace him for his directorial debut.One has to wonder what would happen if Gordon had been given the job and was able to follow through. His previous work was "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond", so it is not unusual he would write a science-gone-wrong story... but was he someone who could make it for kids? (Maybe. Or maybe it would have been nice to see a more mature view, as there are obviously scary elements.) Roger Ebert is rarely flat-out wrong, but this is one of those times, as he wrote, "The special effects are all there, nicely in place, and the production values are sound, but the movie is dead in the water." Other critics and the audience disagreed, making this one of Disney's biggest successes and most memorable films.Besides the film itself, the score from James Horner is quite remarkable. He came into some issues later on for borrowing elements from other music, but this remains among his most distinctive scores.