Joe Johnston’s family adventure film “Honey-I-Shrunk-the-Kids-1989-movie-posters/”>Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” was an unexpected hit when it was released in the summer of 1989.
Modestly budgeted, the film starred Rick Moranis as an amateur molecular engineer and father of three who has been working on a shrink ray in his attic in his spare time.
When his kids are playing around in the attic, they activate the shrink ray and are reduced to a tiny size.
They are then unwittingly swept into the trash and carried out to the backyard.
The bulk of the film is a trek the tiny kids take across the lawn, climbing enormous stalks of grass, befriending giant ants, and doing battle with monstrous scorpions.
“Honey-I-Shrunk-the-Kids-1989-movie-posters/”>Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” famously played with the first of three Roger Rabbit cartoon shorts, “Tummy Trouble,” likely contributing to its success.
The film made $222 million worldwide.”Honey” also spawned several…
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