I remember seeing this as a kid for the first time in the late 80’s early 90’s and man the visual effects at that time really blew me away. Still some shots hold up today and others not so much. James Horner did a wonderful score and is one of my favorite composer’s.
@@matthill5426 Not only Americans cause I saw it years ago in Europe. First time I ever heard the word "Hoser" and the frequent use of "a" at the end of most sentences.
I'm still traumatized by Antie being killed. My 4 year old self absolutely lost it so my parents went to the video store to rent something else to cheer me up. "An American Tail: Feivel Goes West"....another movie with a scorpion. I cried so much that day.
I seen this in theaters with a group of friends when it first came out and all us kids bawled our asses off. Now as an adult I watch this asking myself how was this so goddam sad and realize all they did was have Antie make chirping and purring sounds and that's it we instantly felt sorry for it.
Fun fact: the name 'grounded' actually ended up as inspiration for obsidian entertainment to make a game based on a similar concept. They also made fallout new Vegas
Such a great movie, still one of my favorites of all time. The practical effects absolutely sold the entire adventure. I got to go to Disneyland as a kid a few years after this, and they had parts of the set to play on, and it was freakin incredible to see it in real life and feel so tiny.
John Candy and Chevy Chase would've nailed the role and not only was Candy offered the Szalinski role but he was also offered the role of Louis Tully for Ghostbusters which eventually went to Moranis.
@@EntertainmentFan11 Even though I seriously doubt a real ant would have befriended them but instead considered them food for the collective hive mind. I know, I know, just a movie.
John Candy also recommended Rick Moranis for Ghostbusters as they had very different takes on the character. Moranis created such a memorable character, they expanded the role just for him and even Candy went on to say his take was better.
Such a classic, I remember getting to see this in the movie theater as a kid. Getting to watch movies at home is great, but having your parents bring you to the theater for a movie you really wanted to see because you've been good was the best. People complain about the theater being expensive, which it is. But you don't go because it's cheap, you go for the experience. Experiencing a movie in the theater was more memorable than watching it on a VHS. :)
Another fun fact: Kristine Sutherland, who played Matt Frewer's character's wife in this movie, would later on go on to portray Joyce Summers, the mother of Buffy Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer the series.
I always thought the oatmeal creme pie was an oreo, in my mind.. was also wondering if what they used was originally supposed to be an oreo by nabisco, but with budgeting costs, it went down to Little Debbies oatmeal cream pie.. some food for thought..
Plus, Redheads hair can change colors. I've seen that happen with two redheads in my life and yeah, it's weird. My girlfriend's hair changes with the seasons.
@@coreym162 The more sun and chlorine hair can be exposed to the lighter it can become. My brown hair used to turn almost blonde as a kid when I'd be in the pool all day during the summer: www.bustle.com/articles/163122-why-does-hair-get-lighter-in-the-summer-its-not-just-from-the-sun
People think of insects as terrifying, mostly because of biting and\or stinging insects. But, when you magnify them quite a bit, they're quite beautiful. Ants especially so. They look something like a race-car with legs. The ant in that movie was quite an amazing thing to see, even more than the 1950s creature movie THEM!
Exactly. Like he said, for some reason they feel the need to remake every damn movie that doesn't need to be remade. Why can't they just leave good, classic movies be?
@@EntertainmentFan11 It would be like introducing someone to a new pizzeria, and giving them re-warmed leftovers instead of fresh. Hollyweird has imprisoned itself within it's own political correctness prison. Creativity, fresh ideas, and originality are smothered and stifled in such an atmosphere. It's a mental prison, hence they keep rehashing old plots. Comedy is typically making fun of other people's differences and people used to laugh because it didn't bother them but they're programmed to get 'triggered' now. It's also because the entire film industry is losing money. (See above for one of many reasons.)
one of my classic favorite movies of all time, and to finally get to see it in HD is a whole new experience, for those fans who have not rewatched it, among maybe other classics, remastered..
Loved this one!! So did my 9 month old daughter - she watched the entire video with me! (Not easy to keep her attention that long - nice job, Minty!!) 😊
This film, "jhoney I blew up the baby", and the meh sequel "honey we sh tyrunk ourselves" were fixtures of my childhood during the late 90s, early millennium. I was born in 92, and had MANY GREAT films and shows to see
Not sure what he means by "(Honey, we Shrunk Ourselves) it was made on a smaller budget which does show on screen". I was 5 when this movie came out, so I didn't learn till later that this movie didn't get a theatrical release. Which surprised me because this film honestly looks the most polished and the most expensive then the previous movies. For those who remember hating it or never gave it a chance...give it a fresh look and it might surprise you with some awesome set pieces and new unexplored scenarios of being 1/4 of an inch tall.
@@VerisimilitudeFilms1 No, I was fortunate enough to miss that one. Ever hear that the biggest issue with the original Star Wars was Chewbacca wasn't wearing pants? In reality I'm not surprised. I've known for years that studios don't have a clue. I just like to act surprised sometimes I guess.
I loved Honey I shrunk The Kids as a child, as I have always fascination for things smaller than they should be and seeing things from the perspective of something much smaller than a human. I actually liked Honey I Blew Up the Kid too, although just not as much as the original. I have never heard of the TV series either, but if I had, I would have definitely watched it at the time. I'll have to check it out. Could you do 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Flintstones Movie?
I was such a huge weird Al Yachovic fan back in the mid to late ninties then with my younger brother. Had bad hair day, running with scissors, his older alblums like UHF, best hits. One day we were in an old I.D.A. me and my brother found a VHS tape of UHF for say 8.88 CAD in 1998 or 1999. It blew our minds that he was in a film. I was only 13 or 14 at the time and didn't check online (even if there were posting back then). Loved that movie. Had a DVD copy. I should have bought the blu-ray at his maditory fun tour but it was 32 dollars. Though getting two t shirts was a better deal and a pack of wierd all yankovic trading cards for 4.99 was juat a great idea.
Think of the characters of Al on his Ablum greatest hits for the animated style. Have that art style with Al and (MAD magazine front cover character, forgetting the name).
I don't think the title was at all a homage. It sounds more like what a spouse would say after a small blunder. It was the right choice. A minor household mishap resulted in a family adventure.
FYI - re: Marcia Strassman; Marcia is pronounced MAR-sha, not mar-SEE-ya. She played Gabe Kotter's (Gabe Kaplan) wife Julie on the television sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter" from 1975 to 1979, as well as nurse Margie Cutler on "M*A*S*H" from 1972 to 1973.
Not sure why you hadn't heard of the tv series. I loved watching it when I was a kid. Don't let the change in actors put you off. I can't speak for how well it has aged as I haven't watched it in years, and it's definitely a tv show style of writing which shows off glaringly. The series itself consists of far more that just the shrink/enlarge ray, but on other invention Wayne makes... one of which that comes to mind are episodes involving a time machine (with vastly inconsistent effects... as one episode has Wayne stuck in a viking era for something like a month or so and he's perfectly fine, yet another has the daughter spend a few days in the 70s and starts to turn to stone). I also remember something about an alien they meet in a few episodes, and something about a meteorite that Wayne uses to create his inventions, but the details are fuzzy. Overall, it's definitely worth a watch through, if only to see the craziness the writers came up with.
I remember everything about this series. It was filmed in Calgary, Canada starring Peter Scolari, of Bossum Buddies fame in the lead. I was actually his double for three years on the show.
Indeed you did all those shenanigans happened. The alien first showed in the time machine episode actually when they went ro the old west. He made a few other appearances after that as well. He was played by John Micheal Higgins.
Okay now the intensity of the script and some of those scenes makes more sense if Stewart Gordon was one of the script writers! I loved that movie when I was a kid, mostly because the peril seemed so real. They come home injured and filthy after putting their bodies on the line in a really dangerous adventure!
I always loved oatmeal cookies, but after seeing the kids eat one lying in the yard, I started eating them by taking tiny bites imagining I was small also. I still love them today!
Great vid Minty! Always did enjoy this movie. The special effects were great. You are not alone because I didn't know it had a series either, at least I don't remember it.
"E.T. looks more terrifying to kids than ants." I agree. Also, OMG the Brundlefly! Ugh! That movie still gives me nightmares to this day! KILL IT WITH FIRE! I had no idea this movie spawned a series! You are not alone! Also, I enjoyed the second and third movies but it's always hard to top the first. But I had no idea that was Mila Kunis in the third one! Your reboot comment is totally accurate. Hollywood is so unoriginal these days that's all they can do is remake things. Hopefully they don't resort to rebooting people, too. lol
HONEY WE SHRUNK OURSELVES was actually the FINAL live-action role for Rick Moranis, who officially retired to take care of his kids......plus, Moranis himself said he'd officially got bored with acting (having wanted to retire since the passing of his wife from cancer not long before or after HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS premiering).
Just imagine if the director of this had done Ant Man. The TV series wasn't always shrink rays. They some times did other sci-fi things like time travel and adventures to other planets. and it made a few Star Wars references. The Disney Ride could almost be a movie as well.
Hollywood has never been the place to go for "original ideas". Most of the earliest surving silent films were based on stage plays and novels. Honey I Shrunk The Kids is just a late 80's take on ideas that had already been explored in previous films like Dr. Cyclops, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Attack Of The Puppet People, and The Incredible Shrinking Woman. This film, like many others, is good not because it's "original" but because it's well executed. Hollywood releases films every week and the goal is to get audiences to show up and pay to see them. It's a lot easier to market something on the basis of familiarity. Films that aren't based on established IPs are out there, but they require you to take a chance on something and it probably won't be marketed well, so it will require more work on your part. I watched Missing Link recently and it's a good movie, but since it doesn't have an audience with an established IP attached to it, it's done very poorly at the box office and has been pushed out of most theaters. You know what's still playing at my local theater? Dumbo. As much as people love to complain about familiar IPs being constantly used, theatergoers will still usually make them more profitable than "original ideas" and that's ultimately what counts for the major studios that want to actually stay in business.
Jason Samuels hell little shop of horrors (also staring Rick Moranis) a few years before this was a technically a remake of a very low budget movie from 1960 of the same name (the musical was based on that)
This movie makes me want those oatmeal pie cookies. It blew my mind as a kid that he had a whole box to himself, that wouldn't fly in my house at that age.
In 1989 I worked as a CSR at Blockbuster Video in Queens, NYC. When this movie was released on home video (VHS at the time), they made a big deal about it by having cast members Amy O'Neill and Thomas Wilson Brown come to our location and sign autographs for a few hours. One of my first brushes with Hollywood fame.
Considering both the TV series and 3 movies was out when I was growing up, I saw a few episodes of the series mum and dad had on tape before the movie. Kinda funny as the daughter in the series has red hair, and in the movie, she's a blonde. Guess the opposite of the mum character. 😉😂😂😂
@@EntertainmentFan11 "Szalinski" is a Polish name. "Sz" in Polish is pronounced like "Sh" in English. I watched the movie with my Polish wife who thought it was great that they snuck in a Polish language joke.
