| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989),
				Director: Joe Johnston, rated PG 
				The most 
				astonishing, innovative, backyard adventure of all time! 
				
		  Starring: Rick 
				Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland, Amy 
				O'Neill, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great 
				"Look, my dad's machine 
				works. When we get home and he fixes us all, 
				we're gonna be so 
				rich. You'll regret this." – 
				Amy Szalinski 
				Why watch this? Four 
				teens are minimized to the size of ants. Now, that's a problem. 
				Plot Summary: 
				An absent-minded inventor, Wayne Szalinski, accidentally shrinks 
				his and his neighbor's children to a minuscule size with his new 
				experimental ray machine. Accidentally swept into the trash, the 
				four children must brave the now-enormous and dangerous 
				backyard, filled with towering grass and menacing insects, to 
				find their way back home. While the miniaturized kids face 
				perilous challenges, Wayne and his wife search frantically for 
				their missing children, eventually realizing the incredible 
				truth and working to reverse the shrinking process. Dad's Preview: 
				The real genius at play here is the creative perils that befall 
				the miniaturized kids. The yard's grass is now a forest, simple water drops are a flood, and a tiny 
				insect 
				is a hungry monster! The actors portraying the children did 
				a fine job, as it mostly felt very real. There are many memorable, tender and scary 
				moments. This huge Disney hit, will grow on you. 
				 Walt Disney 
				Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, Buena Vista Pictures Dist.
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