Months later at Thanksgiving, the Szalinskis and Thompsons have become good friends and are toasting over an enlarged turkey. Wayne corrects the problem, and Big Russ volunteers as a test subject the test is successful, and he and the kids are later restored to their original sizes. Quark bites Wayne's ankle to get his attention Wayne discovers the kids' presence, and works to repair the machine.īoth families meet in the attic, and the kids use charades to inform Wayne that the baseball blocked the laser, which previously overheated targets and caused them to explode. The kids hitch a ride on Quark, and enter the house, but Nick falls into Wayne's bowl of Cheerios and is nearly eaten. The kids are forced to seek shelter in an earthworm tunnel, barely escaping the vortex caused by the mower, which Wayne and Diane shut off just in time. The next morning, Nick's friend Tommy arrives to mow the lawn. The kids are later attacked by a scorpion, but Antie, at the cost of its own life, helps them to drive the scorpion away. Amy and Little Russ begin to express feelings for one another, and share a kiss. As night falls, the group takes shelter in a Lego piece. The kids feast on one of Nick's discarded Oatmeal Creme Pie cookies, and use a crumb to capture a friendly forager ant, naming it "Antie" and riding it toward the house. Later, she convinces Wayne to share the information with the Thompsons, but they remain skeptical. Wayne eventually reveals the truth to Diane, and she joins in the search. As a result, Amy nearly drowns in a mud puddle, but Little Russ dives in to pull her out and revive her with rescue breaths. Wayne eventually pieces together what happened, but accidentally activates some sprinklers while searching the yard. Mae and Big Russ cancel their fishing trip and file a missing persons report with the police. Meanwhile, the Thompson and Szalinski parents become uneasy at their children's absence. The four manage to escape, only to discover that the trash bag is now at the curb they make their way back home through the Szalinski's overgrown yard. He sweeps the debris, along with the kids, into a dust pan and trash bag. Already frustrated, Wayne discovers the broken window and snaps, repeatedly striking the machine. He enters the attic upon returning home the shrunken children try to get his attention, but their voices are only loud enough to be heard by the family dog, Quark. Amy and Little Russ suffer the same fate when they go searching for their siblings.Īt his conference, Wayne is laughed off the stage for failing to provide proof that his machine works. Ron and Nick enter the attic to retrieve the ball and clean up the mess, and the activated machine shrinks them. Caught by his brother, Ron is forced to confess to the Szalinski kids. Shortly after Wayne leaves for a conference, Ron accidentally hits a baseball through the Szalinski's attic window and into the machine, turning it on and blocking its targeting laser. Their elder son, Little Russ, is less than enthusiastic, as his interests often clash with his father's. Next door, Big Russ Thompson, his wife Mae, and their younger son Ron are preparing for a fishing trip. His obsession with the machine worries his hardworking wife Diane, teenage daughter Amy, and aspiring-inventor son Nick.
Quirky scientist and inventor Wayne Szalinski has been designing a ray gun machine capable of shrinking and growing objects, but cannot get it to work properly. An animated short film, Tummy Trouble starring Roger Rabbit, was shown in theatres with the film during its box office run.
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Its success led to two sequels, beginning with Honey, I Blew Up the Kid in 1992, as well as a television series and several theme-park attractions. It was an unexpected box office success, grossing $222 million worldwide (equivalent to $524.1 million in 2022) and becoming the highest-grossing live-action Disney film of all time, a record it held for five years. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was theatrically released in the United States on June 23, 1989, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. After being accidentally thrown out with the trash, they must work together and venture their way back through a backyard wilderness filled with dangerous insects and man-made hazards. In the film, a struggling inventor accidentally shrinks his kids, along with the neighbors' kids, down to the size of a quarter-inch.
The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, and Kristine Sutherland. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 American comic science fiction film.
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