Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

The Szalinski AbodeAlthough we spend the entirety of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids in and around the Szalinski household, we see this home from two very different angles—and we mean that in every poss...

Classic PlottingDespite its unconventional subject matter, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is textbook in terms of narrative structure. We follow a few distinct but connected storylines, each of which res...

Comedy; Science FictionHoney, I Shrunk the Kids is a comedy in every sense of the word. On one hand, it's a comedy because it's full of jokes and laughs and light-hearted hijinks. On the other, it...

The title of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is one of the most dense, multi-layered titles we've ever come across here at Shmoop. In order to truly understand it, we need to present some background infor...

Honey, they un-shrunk the kids.After Big Russ nobly volunteers to be the test subject for the newly-repaired shrink ray, Wayne reactivates his invention and brings the kids back to their original s...

PGYou might be shocked by how well the special effects hold up (and how much you'll want to experience the world from a shrunken perspective) after watching Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, but there isn'...