Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Romance / Sci-Fi

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 24% · 21 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 24% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.9/10 10 49085 49.1K

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Plot summary

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny.

Director

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Randal Kleiser

Top cast

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Julia Sweeney as Nosey Neighbor
John Shea Photo
John Shea as Hendrickson
Ron Canada Photo
Ron Canada as Marshall Brooks
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Marcia Strassman as Diane
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751.98 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 12
1.42 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 51

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by spectre316-1 6 / 10

give this dumb movie a break!

I expected some negative comments, but nearly every single one? C'mon, it's not that bad! It's really simple, stupid and (of course) illogical, but denying that there's no absurd comedic moments (the baby is kind of funny!) and no funny scenarios (the teenagers being stuck in the "toy car") seems bizarre to me.I loved this film as a kid. There were specials on the Disney Channel when it finally (after what seemed like forever) premiered on there, and it was a rather neat experience for an eight year old.In fact, I've watched this movie so many times as a kid that I've seen it a hell of a lot more than the unquestionably superior first movie. It was just one of those things.Watching it now, I'll admit that the special effects can be rather cumbersome and the lines are almost always pure cheeseball (Rick Moranis' especially). Also, Keri Russell's work here is absolutely terrible; after watching a lot of "Felicity," I for some reason expected her to be at least near that quality. Not to mention the stupid "villian" who hits the baby with some projectile; very, very mock able.But it's a nice little dumb movie! Who cares! It's certainly not "sequel hell," etc etc. It's entertaining at the very least.
Reviewed by spencer-w-hensley 6 / 10

No it's not as good as the first film, but as far as sequels go it isnt bad either

I rewatched this film recently as well as its predecessor and although the first film is superior in many ways, many people forget that there have been way, way worse sequels out there than this. Even the franchise's next installment Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves was much inferior to this.This sequel is more targeted for smaller children than its predecessor was. Although its predecessor was a family film it had some more mature themes as well as moments that were intense.Enlarging a toddler doesnt have the same comedic possibilities of shrinking four kids like its predecessor did but this is still an entertaining movie in it's own right.The possibilities of what an enlarged toddler would do invading the streets of Las Vegas probably could have been explored a little bit more but what's on the screen are great special effects and performances as well as time catching up with the characters we loved in the first film.The other thing is this movie was not supposed to originally be a sequel to its predecessor. It was supposed to be a standalone film about a giant baby from a freak accident. But when the first film became a smash, it would only make sense to re-write that concept as a sequel.Rick Moranis is delightful as always, and his older son this time has a bit more personality than in the previous film. His daughter only appears briefly at the beginning before going off to college.Lloyd Bridges offers solid support as the owner of the labs where Moranis works and brings a very welcome presence and this was also Keri Russell's first film and she offers good support as well.And like its predecessor the special effects are amazing. Even for 1992 they are well done and hold up well in the present day.If you like the great Rick Moranis whom we haven't seen in years (although we will see him again soon when this franchise's reboot entitled Shrunk hits theaters), or if you liked the first film you should enjoy this film also, although it is more juvenile in tone and humor than its predecessor it's still a lot of fun.Remember it's a sequel. Everyone involved with or who saw Honey, I Shrunk the Kids I am pretty sure knew this was going to be a small step down in quality.But that doesnt make it a bad movie. It's still a great childhood movie you can show your kids and have a good time.Stream it on Disney Plus enjoy some nostalgia, dont compare it to its predecessor and you should have some fun.
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