# Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

> A suburban inventor’s shrinking experiment turns his children’s backyard into a perilous miniature wilderness adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4548

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Director: Joe Johnston
- Cast: Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097523/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, warm, high spirited, family movie night, nostalgic rewatch

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