Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
When eccentric inventor Wayne Szalinski’s experimental shrinking device malfunctions and miniaturizes his household, he must race against time to reverse the effect before his bewildered family—and their nosy neighbors—are permanently reduced to a dangerous new size.
“The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!”
Synopsis
A scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks himself and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must face miniature dangers while the father searches for them.
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Principal cast & crew: 34
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Edited by Michael A StevensonShot by Hiro NaritaScored by James HornerDesigned by Gregg Fonseca
Box Office
1989 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$222.7M
US & Canada: $130.7M — 59% of worldwide · International: $92.0M (41%)
Opening weekend: $14.3M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $24.9M — 19% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,371 theaters
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Also known as
- Liebling, ich habe die Kinder geschrumpftde
- Chérie, j'ai rétréci les gossesfr
- Tesoro, mi si sono ristretti i ragazziit
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Cast & Crew
34 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Rick Moranis
as Wayne Szalinski
Matt Frewer
as Big Russ Thompson
Marcia Strassman
as Diane Szalinski
Kristine Sutherland
as Mae Thompson
Carl Steven
as Tommy Pervis
Mark L Taylor
as Don Forrester
Thomas Wilson Brown
as Little Russ Thompson
Jared Rushton
as Ron Thompson
Amy O Neill
as Amy Szalinski
Robert Oliveri
as Nick Szalinski
Kimmy Robertson
as Gloria Forrester
Lou Cutell
as Dr. Brainard
Supporting cast
9Craig Richard Nelson
as Professor Frederickson
Laura Waterbury
as Female Cop
Trevor Galtress
as Male Cop
Martin Aylett
as Harold Boorstein
Janet Sunderland
as Lauren Boorstein
Frank Welker
as Special Vocal Effects (Voice)
Patrick Brown
as Employee (uncredited)
Isabel Del Puerto
as Women (uncredited)
Sammy
as Quark the Dog (uncredited)
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1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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