Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers (WGA):

Stuart Gordon (characters) &
Brian Yuzna (characters) ...

Release Date:

17 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow...

Plot Keywords:

Growing | Electricity | Shrinking | Baby | Inventor

Awards:

10 nominations

Cast

Rick Moranis	...	Wayne Szalinski
Marcia Strassman	...	Diane Szalinski
Robert Oliveri	...	Nick Szalinski
Daniel Shalikar	...	Adam Szalinski
Joshua Shalikar	...	Adam Szalinski
Lloyd Bridges	...	Clifford Sterling
John Shea	...	Dr. Charles Hendrickson
Keri Russell	...	Mandy Park
Ron Canada	...	Marshall Brooks
Amy O'Neill	...	Amy Szalinski
Michael Milhoan	...	Captain Ed Myerson
Gregory Sierra	...	Terence Wheeler
Leslie Neale	...	Constance Winters
Julia Sweeney	...	Nosey Neighbor
Linda Carlson	...	Nosey Neighbor

Also Known As:

Big Baby (USA) (working title)
Honey, I Blew Up the Baby (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for frenetic action.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Peru:PT | Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Trivia:

The scene when Adam was about to put the car in his mouth and Nick said, "Adam, don't eat us", was a nod to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) in which Nick said, "Dad, don't eat me".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Adam is in the dining room, he knocks one of the light shades from a fixture hanging from the ceiling, but in the next shot, the shade is back in place.

Quotes:

Mandy: [seeing how large Adam has gotten] There is no way I'm changing those diapers.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Shrek 2 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Kids Wanna Rock

Sequel Slightly Better

Here's another example of the sequel being slightly better than the original, at least in my humble opinion. However, the original ("Honey, I Shrunk The Kids") was nothing super, not something you'd call a "classic." It was "pretty good." This one is "good."

It had more laughs and less irritating kids. There is still the stupid teen romance, but not emphasized as much as in the first movie. The little kid in here, who is turned into a giant, is cute and affable and his giggle is fun to hear.

The first 40 minutes of this film are the best. It gets a little too silly after that. At the end, Disney succumbs to the craze of the early '90s: having a woman punch out a man. In this case, it was nice mother (Marcia Strassman.) Give me a break!

The special-effects were okay but not totally convincing. In fairness, it's not easy trying to produce the effects of a 100-foot child walking down the streets of Las Vegas, but they've still come along way from the days of "The Attack Of The 50- Foot Woman" in 1958. However, there is still room for FX improvement.

Overall, some good laughs in the film and - with one exception - likable characters.