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Chérie, j'ai rétréci les gosses

Original title: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • 1989
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
173K
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2,095
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Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Chérie, j'ai rétréci les gosses (1989)
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.
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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 sea... Read allThe 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.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.

  • Director
    • Joe Johnston
  • Writers
    • Stuart Gordon
    • Brian Yuzna
    • Ed Naha
  • Stars
    • Rick Moranis
    • Matt Frewer
    • Marcia Strassman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    173K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,095
    139
    • Director
      • Joe Johnston
    • Writers
      • Stuart Gordon
      • Brian Yuzna
      • Ed Naha
    • Stars
      • Rick Moranis
      • Matt Frewer
      • Marcia Strassman
    • 123User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Rick Moranis
    Rick Moranis
    • Wayne Szalinski
    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Big Russ Thompson
    Marcia Strassman
    Marcia Strassman
    • Diane Szalinski
    Kristine Sutherland
    Kristine Sutherland
    • Mae Thompson
    Thomas Wilson Brown
    Thomas Wilson Brown
    • Little Russ Thompson
    • (as Thomas Brown)
    Jared Rushton
    Jared Rushton
    • Ron Thompson
    Amy O'Neill
    Amy O'Neill
    • Amy Szalinski
    Robert Oliveri
    Robert Oliveri
    • Nick Szalinski
    Carl Steven
    Carl Steven
    • Tommy Pervis
    Mark L. Taylor
    Mark L. Taylor
    • Don Forrester
    Kimmy Robertson
    Kimmy Robertson
    • Gloria Forrester
    Lou Cutell
    Lou Cutell
    • Dr. Brainard
    Laura Waterbury
    Laura Waterbury
    • Female Cop
    Trevor Galtress
    • Male Cop
    Martin Aylett
    • Harold Boorstein
    Janet Sunderland
    • Lauren Boorstein
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Special Vocal Effects
    • (voice)
    Patrick Brown
      • Director
        • Joe Johnston
      • Writers
        • Stuart Gordon
        • Brian Yuzna
        • Ed Naha
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      7BA_Harrison

      Backyard safari fun (but no David Bellamy).

      Whilst watching Honey I Shrunk The Kids on DVD, it occurred to me how much things have changed in the last twenty years: records and typewriters, which feature in the film's opening animated credits, no longer exist ('what are they?', asked my bemused 7-year-old daughter); spectacles have got a lot smaller (the one's sported by the youngest kid in this film are enormous!); computers are now everyday household appliances—not just the play-things of crazy inventors; telephones are a lot easier to use now they don't have cords; Rick Moranis is no longer a box-office draw; and special effects look a whole lot different now we have CGI (not necessarily better, just different).

      One thing that hasn't changed, though, is this film's ability to entertain: Joe Johnston's directorial debut is just as enjoyable today as it was when I first saw it two decades ago.

      Rick Moranis stars as crazy inventor Wayne Szalinski, whose latest creation, a miniaturisation ray, has one major teething problem: it tends to make things explode. After the machine is whacked by a stray baseball, it finally begins to function correctly, but accidentally shrinks Wayne's children, pretty blonde teen Amy (Amy O'Neill) and chip-off-the-old-block younger son Nick (Robert Oliveri), plus Russ and Ron, the neighbours' sons, to microscopic size. Oblivious to the fact that his machine is now working, and that it has miniaturised his kids, Wayne destroys his machine, sweeps up the pieces (scooping up the four tiny children in the process) and takes the trash to the bottom of the yard.

      Now, if they are to have any chance of being returned to normal size, Amy, Nick, Russ and Ron must make a dangerous trek through their yard, facing a variety of dangers on the way.

      Utilising detailed oversize props and sets, plus an impressive (for the time) combination of blue screen technology, matte paintings, and stop-motion animation effects, director Johnston creates a string of spectacular set-pieces that sees the children being bombarded by giant water droplets from the garden sprinkler, taking a flight on the back of a bee, being attacked by a scorpion, and befriending a baby ant. Johnston's younger cast members all give credible performances, whilst Moranis does what he does best: acts nerdy and looks worried a lot.

      Of course, this being a Disney movie, there is the obligatory happy ending, which sees Wayne finally perfecting his invention and returning the kids to full size. And this being a Disney film, everyone involved learns a valuable lesson in how to get along with others, despite their differences. Which is nice.
      7kenjha

      Honey, I Enjoyed this Movie

      Absent-minded genius Moranis accidentally shrinks his kids to microscopic size and they end up in the yard. At their size, they must fight dangerous creatures like ants and bees and menacing household items like a lawnmower and a garden hose before they can traverse back to the house and hope to be restored to normal size. Amusing Disney comedy is fun for the whole family. The special effects are pretty good as simple household objects are shown as humongous from the perspective of the kids. Moranis is likable as the mad inventor and Strassman is cute as his wife. The young actors don't try to be too cute and Frewer is funny as the neighbor whose son has also been shrunk.
      Ericho

      Awesome movie!!!

      Or as my mom would say "cute". This is by far one of the finest family films I have ever seen. I consider "Toy Story" and "Babe: Pig In The City" as its only rivals for my favorite family film. Anyway, it's by far a very enjoyable movie, with nice special effects (the giant insects) and a real play-fun spirit like the part where they eat a giant oreo cookie or slept in the lego block. The kids are indeed very likeable, and the movie even has a sense of adventure. I'll never forget the giant (well, giant to them anyway) water drops that were terrorizing them and Amy slowly falling into a pool of mud and grime(and the grimy pool with the dead ant floating in it they found earlier). I'll always remember the funny way the dad said "Russel!" and the overviewed music they had at the beginning where they first saw the large outside or Wayne's shouting of "Get off the grass!!". I really can think of very few things I didn't like about this film. I now wonder exactly how many times they had a shrinking story (from an episode of a show or a video game etc.) that had the words "Honey, I Shrunk The .....". I recommend it to your kids. They won't be disappointed. A 10/10. Nice sequel too.

      Could it possibly be that in the movie "Dinosaur" when he was dodging the fireballs that was a reference to this movie with how they were dodging the water drops?
      Monika-5

      Great Disney fun!

      I rememeber seeing this film in summer 1989 in the movie theater when I was still in elementary school. On the big screen the FX are so cool! They don't translate as well on the small screen, though. It's also funny to see the Matt Frewer character making pot shots at Rick Moranis's character. The shrunken kids' adventure to cross the yard is also cool. The Roger Rabbit short "Tummy Trouble" before the start of the film is an added bonus! Great Disney fun!
      8abrafocus

      Really good!

      Being a somewhat big fan of Rick Moranis, I had high expectations when I first saw this movie. I must say, I was not disappointed. The acting was terrific.

      ***Spoilers*** Wayne Szalinski (Moranis) is a nutty scientist who invents strange things. One invention, a shrinking machine, just makes things blow up. At first. Then, a next door neighbor, Ron Thomson, (Jared Rushton) hits a baseball in Wayne Szalinski's lab- in the attic.

      Soon, four kids are the size of a grain of sand. Only a quarter inch tall, they make their way home. They have many adventures in the backyard, which is a jungle to them. The adventures include encounters with swarming bees, an ant, a lawn mower, and much more.

      After a near misadventure with a bowl of cereal, the kids are found. Wayne fixes his machine, and the kids are enlarged back to normal size.

      Later, both the Thomson's and Szalinski's are in the kitchen. On the table is a turkey the size of a piano.

      This is a well-made movie. It may be a little scary for some younger kids, but it is well worth watching more than once.

      My Score: 8/10

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      • Trivia
        For the scene in which miniaturized Nick Szalinski drops into a bowl of Cheerios cereal, a tank was filled with 16,000 gallons of a milk-like substance made from chlorinated water, food thickener, and pigment. The Cheerios were made from tractor inner tubes, twelve feet in diameter, coated in foam.
      • Goofs
        Szalinkski says that the Shrink Ray works by reducing the empty space in matter. If this is true, then the children's mass and weight would be exactly the same despite the reduced size. The trash bag Scalinkski would weigh several hundred pounds, the ant would not have been able to hold them, and the ground would have been compressing under the children's feet: the small surface area of their feet would mean that they would be exerting many tens of thousands of pounds of force per square inch.
      • Quotes

        Nick Szalinski: Where'd you learn artificial respiration?

        Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr.: French class, kid.

      • Crazy credits
        The film opens with an animated boy and girl being shrunk and then they are chased by items such as a toaster, a dog, a vacuum, and at the end of the intro, they are trapped in an envelope
      • Connections
        Edited into Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! (2012)
      • Soundtracks
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        Written by Jelani Jones and Wade Stallings

        Performed by Jelani Jones with Planet 10

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      • Release date
        • February 7, 1990 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • United States
        • Mexico
      • Official site
        • Disney's Official Site
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Querida, encogí a los niños
      • Filming locations
        • Estudios Churubusco - C. Atletas 2, Country Club Churubusco, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(Studio)
      • Production companies
        • Walt Disney Pictures
        • Silver Screen Partners III
        • Doric Productions
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      • Budget
        • $18,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $130,724,172
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $14,262,961
        • Jun 25, 1989
      • Gross worldwide
        • $222,724,172
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      Tech specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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