Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

by Elizabeth Faucher

From Wikipedia: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, the film tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids to 1/4 of an inch with his electromagnetic shrink ray and sends them out into the backyard with the trash. ~ Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinski, the inventor who accidentally shrinks his children, Amy Szalinski Amy O'Neill and Nick Szalinski Robert Oliveri. Marcia Strassman portrays his wife, Diane, to whom Moranis delivers the titular line. Matt Frewer, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Wilson Brown and Jared Rushton star as Russ Thompson, Sr, Mae Thompson, Russ Thompson, Jr. and Ron Thompson, the Szalinskis' next door neighbors. ~ Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is an American Disney comedy franchise that consists of two theatrical films, one direct-to-video film, a TV series, a 3D theme park attraction, and a playground. It focuses on Wayne Szalinski, a "nutty" inventor who develops electronic machines that cause havoc. ~ The original film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, was released in 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, who had previously worked with Disney on The Great Mouse Detective and other animated films. Written by Stuart Gordon, Ed Naha, Brian Yuzna, and Tom Schulman, it has been one of Disney's most successful franchises. It is no longer into continuation.

117 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this read. It was an adventure that I was familiar with, but wasn't exactly the same as the movie. That was fun.