Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
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A toddler's accidental exposure to a growth machine leads to a chaotic rampage through Las Vegas.
The story
Three years after the events of the first film, inventor Wayne Szalinski has moved to Nevada with his wife Diane and their children. When Diane leaves to help their daughter Amy settle into college, Wayne and their teenage son Nick are left in charge of two-year-old Adam. While at Sterling Labs, Adam is accidentally zapped by Wayne's new growth machine. The machine short-circuits, and Adam begins to grow to an enormous size. Wayne and Nick must find a way to reverse the growth process before the toddler causes significant destruction.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Three years after the events of the first film, inventor Wayne Szalinski has moved to Nevada with his wife Diane and their children. When Diane leaves to help their daughter Amy settle into college, Wayne and their teenage son Nick are left in charge of two-year-old Adam. At Sterling Labs, Adam is accidentally zapped by Wayne's new growth machine, which short-circuits and causes him to grow to seven feet. After being kicked out of the lab by the avaricious Dr. Charles Hendrickson, the family struggles to contain Adam as he continues to grow, eventually reaching fourteen feet and escaping through a wall. Nick and Mandy, the babysitter, are taken into custody while Adam is confined in a truck. However, passing high-voltage power lines causes Adam to grow to fifty feet. He escapes and heads toward Las Vegas, where he grows even larger due to the neon lights. As Adam causes mass panic in the city, Wayne and Diane realize he only recognizes items smaller than himself as toys. Diane deduces that if she were enlarged to a colossal size, she could comfort him. Wayne uses the shrink ray to grow Diane to a giant size. A giant Diane comforts Adam while Wayne shrinks them both back to normal size. In the end, Wayne and Diane realize Nick and Mandy have been shrunk to tiny size in Adam's pocket.
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 89
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Randal Kleiser
- Writers
- Garry Goodrow · story; Garry Goodrow · screenplay; Thom Eberhardt · screenplay; Peter Elbling · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Rick Moranis · Wayne Szalinski; Marcia Strassman · Diane Szalinski; Lloyd Bridges · Clifford Sterling; Robert Oliveri · Nick Szalinski; John Shea · Dr. Charles Hendrickson; Keri Russell · Mandy Park; Amy O'Neill · Amy Szalinski; Daniel and Joshua Shalikar · Adam Szalinski
- Genres
- science fiction; comedy
- Themes
- Family dynamics; Science gone wrong
- Tone and mood
- Comedy; Science Fiction
- Premise and plot tags
- Giant baby; Growth ray; Las Vegas rampage
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
- Franchise connections
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews, with some critics calling it a 'one-joke movie' that relies heavily on special effects. It was a financial success, grossing $96 million worldwide.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 38% · review count: 21; Metacritic · score: 50 · review count: 14; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Honey, I Blew Up the Baby' before being renamed.; The production team used two replicas of the Szalinski house, one of which was scaled down 43 percent.; The role of Adam was played by two-year-old twins Daniel and Joshua Shalikar.
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