The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Adventure · Comedy · Family · 1989
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Movie details
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
“The most astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time!”
1989 Adventure · Comedy · Family 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
Ed Naha · Tom Schulman · Stuart Gordon · Brian Yuzna
Rick Moranis
Wayne Szalinski
Matt Frewer
Big Russ Thompson
Marcia Strassman
Diane Szalinski
Kristine Sutherland
Mae Thompson
Thomas Wilson Brown
Little Russ Thompson
Jared Rushton
Ronald Thompson
A
Amy O'Neill
Amy Szalinski
Court is in session
Put Honey, I Shrunk the Kids on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.