Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
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.
RichyE reviewedOctober 19, 2025
This was peak 80's family adventure, Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski, the lovable nerd who accidentally turns his backyard into a survival zone by shrinking his kids (and the neighbors’).
Suddenly, ants are allies, Cheerios are trampolines and sprinklers are death traps.
I saw it on the big scree and laughed, and cheered like we were all two inches tall.
The practical effects were pure magic: oversized props, puppetry and camera tricks that made every blade of grass feel like a jungle.
It was the kind of movie that made you want to build your own shrink ray and maybe electrocute yourself trying (don’t ask).
Then in 2005, I got shrunk again, this time at Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! in Disneyland.
It was a 4D fever dream: seats shaking, mice scurrying underfoot (or so it felt) and Wayne’s latest invention going haywire in glorious theme park chaos.
The crowd screamed, laughed and ducked for cover as the shrink ray “hit” us all.
It was immersive, ridiculous and absolutely unforgettable.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids isn’t just a movie, it’s a full body memory.
I saw it in the cinema, got shrunk in Disneyland and now it lives in my Plex library, filed under “80's magic and theme park trauma.”