Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Name: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance, Family
Released: July 17, 1992
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Amy O'Neill, Daniel Shalikar, John Shea, Joshua Shalikar, Keri Russell

1992

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 17, 1992 | PG

Starring: Amy O'Neill, Daniel Shalikar, John Shea, Joshua Shalikar, Keri Russell, Lloyd Bridges, Marcia Strassman, Rick Moranis, Robert Oliveri, Ron Canada

Summary: The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall.

Director: Randal Kleiser

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 min

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Ty Burr

Honey has enough charm, good humor, and wry gut laughs to smooth over the dull patches and flaws in logic. Read full review

Joseph McBride

This lighthearted summer entertainment will give kids a vicarious kick while the elaborate visual effects help keep parents intrigued. Read full review

Stephen Holden

If the new film doesn't exude quite as much fairy-tale magic as the original, it is still a thoroughly entertaining family romp. Read full review

Bill Cosford

A thoroughly wholesome, if not particularly entertaining, experience. [17 Jul 1992, p.G5]

Desson Thomson

This is fun and there are few kids who won't have a good time of it. But it's no Honey, I Shrunk . . . The first movie was more interesting and inventive, with the tiny kids facing the jungle terrors of a giant lawn and the aerial attack of a zeppelin-sized bee. Read full review

Hal Hinson

As one-joke movies go, it's fairly inoffensive but also never better than mildly diverting. Read full review

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Very boring. Read full review

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Kai82

Jun 11, 2022

In short the sequel is not as good as the original which is quite common. They try to recreate the first movie and be a bit different but it is not as humorous, creative or entertaining as the original. The actors save this however a bit in my opinion. The prequel “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”In short the sequel is not as good as the original which is quite common. They try to recreate the first movie and be a bit different but it is not as humorous, creative or entertaining as the original. The actors save this however a bit in my opinion. The prequel “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” is an amazing movie I have fond memories of. I was happy they made a sequel as back then I was not aware (as kid) that most sequels suck. Before it sounds too negative it is no catastrophe like Highlander 2 but also no Terminator 2 or Godfather 2. The title is again a huge spoiler. It is set a few years after the prequel and stars again the Szalinski family. The father Wayne has got support for his shrinking machine and developed the idea further with the help of Sterling Labs. When his wife Diane is away with their daughter Amy he has to care himself about their toddler Adam. But because his shrinking machine had previously a serious error he moves to the laboratory to make a short test taking Adam with him. I stop here but with the title you already know what will happen. The story is decent and not that bad. However it is not as fresh, creative and enjoyable as the original movie. So I would say it is a typical weaker sequel and it hurts to say this as fan of the original. The returning cast saves this a bit. Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassmann, Robert Oliveri and Amy O’Neil reprise their roles as the Szalinski family and again deliver a great performance. New are Lloyd Bridges as Wayne, John Shea as his malicious co-worker Charles and Keri Russel as Mandy the babysitter. We have a really good cast in this movie and while they improve the rating for me they cant save it completely. The humour is also weaker and while nowhere anywhere near a true catastrophe it is nowhere near the original (I know I repeat this but it is a quintessential statement for this movie). The special effects were mostly good back then but are a bit weaker towards the end. I would still praise them for that time period. Overall I repeat for the last time that it is not as good as the original and enters the long list of weaker sequels that are not garbage. Not a waste of time but also nothing to remember. I will admit it has some moments to be fair but a 6/10 seems fair for me.… Expand

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Minnow

Apr 25, 2023

Not as good as its predecessor, "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", but still salvaged thanks to the return of some cast members such as Rick Moranis. It's something to watch with your little ones if there's nothing better on.

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