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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
PG
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Sci-Fi

Release Date
June 23, 1989
Director
Joe Johnston
Cast
Rick Moranis , Matt Frewer , Marcia Strassman , Kristine Sutherland , Thomas Wilson Brown , Jared Rushton
Runtime
101
Main Genre
Adventure
Writers
Stuart Gordon , Brian Yuzna , Ed Naha , Tom Schulman
Tagline
The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!

Summary

Rick Moranis stars as a preoccupied inventor who just can't seem to get his electr-magnetic shrinking machine to work. Then, when he accidently shrinks his kids down to 1/4-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins! Now the kids face incredible dangers as they try to make their way home through the jungle of their own backyard! Hurricane sprinklers! Dive-bombing bees! A runaway lawn mower and much, much more!

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