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Honey - I Blew Up the Kid (B)

STARS...
Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Lloyd Bridges, John Shea, Robert Oliveri, and Daniel & Joshua Shalikar.

PLOT SUMMARY...
A scientist accidentally zaps his baby son with a growth ray.

QUICK SCAN...
This film brings to mind "The Absentminded Professor". Rick Moranis is fun, as usual, as the scientist/Dad. The FX, depicting Moranis' enlargement ray gun in action, are top notch. The scenes in Las Vegas are delightful. Somehow, a giant baby seems right at home in this glitzy, overstated environment.

DIRECTOR: Randall Kleiser
YEAR & RATING: 1992 (G)

BEST BETS:

Honey-I Shrunk the Kid

Them!
SYNOPSIS...
A scientist conducts an experiment with an enlargement ray. The scientists' young son accidentally gets zapped by the ray.

The toddler gets bigger and bigger. Eventually he breaks out of the house, literally, and heads for Vegas.

The kid's mom is enlarged to bring him under control. Both mom and kid are shrunk back to normal size.

Review:

Director Randal Kleiser's, ("Flight of the Navigator"), HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID, is a bloated, not very interesting, Sci-Fi flick.

Not surprisingly, seeing a child get bigger and bigger is not as much fun as seeing miniature kids exploring an exciting/dangerous environment, as they did in the wonderful "Honey I Shrink the Kids".

Some of the dialogue in HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID, (Screenplay by Thom Eberhardt and Peter Ebling & Gary Goodrow, Story by Gary Goodrow), is cute. At one point, Moranis' teenage son, Nick, (Robert Oliveri), asks him, "Dad, were you ever popular in school?" Moranis upbeat reply is, "You bet. I was president of the astronomy club, two years in a row. We were happening guys." Obviously, dad is clueless.

John Shea ("Lois and Clark") with his usually curly hair greased back, is wasted as an evil lab administrator. Although he resembles Warren Beatty playing Howard Hughes (sans moustache), he delivers a one note performance.

Twins Daniel and Joshua Shalikar play the ever bigger child. They seem to be having fun, and are somewhat endearing, so children and the parents of small fry may enjoy their performance.

My favorite scene was the fun animation featured in the opening credits. Bob Kurtz and friends are the responsible parties.

Visual Effects Producer, Thomas G. Smith, does fine work here. Particularly good are the FX, depicting Moranis' enlargement device in operation, with blue electricity zapping out the sides, and a first red, then blue, laser-like ray zapping out the front.

Director of Photography, John Hora, delivers pretty, primary color visuals. When the giant baby goes to Vegas, Hora makes maximum use of the towns glitz and neon to provide eye pleasing imagery.

The Music, by Bruce Broughton, is light yet suspenseful, in the time honored Disney tradition.

May be fairly watchable for some Sci-Fi viewers, particularly the parents of small kids. Those who don't think small children are cute will probably not dig this flick.

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Honey - I Blew Up the Kid (B)
	STARS... Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Lloyd Bridges, John Shea, Robert Oliveri, and Daniel & Joshua Shalikar. PLOT SUMMARY... A scientist accidentally zaps his baby son with a growth ray. QUICK SCAN... This film brings to mind "The Absentminded Professor". Rick Moranis is fun, as usual, as the scientist/Dad. The FX, depicting Moranis' enlargement ray gun in action, are top notch. The scenes in Las Vegas are delightful. Somehow, a giant baby seems right at home in this glitzy, overstated environment.
DIRECTOR: Randall Kleiser YEAR & RATING: 1992 (G) BEST BETS: Honey-I Shrunk the Kid Them!	SYNOPSIS... A scientist conducts an experiment with an enlargement ray. The scientists' young son accidentally gets zapped by the ray. The toddler gets bigger and bigger. Eventually he breaks out of the house, literally, and heads for Vegas. The kid's mom is enlarged to bring him under control. Both mom and kid are shrunk back to normal size.
Review: Director Randal Kleiser's, ("Flight of the Navigator"), HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID, is a bloated, not very interesting, Sci-Fi flick. Not surprisingly, seeing a child get bigger and bigger is not as much fun as seeing miniature kids exploring an exciting/dangerous environment, as they did in the wonderful "Honey I Shrink the Kids". Some of the dialogue in HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID, (Screenplay by Thom Eberhardt and Peter Ebling & Gary Goodrow, Story by Gary Goodrow), is cute. At one point, Moranis' teenage son, Nick, (Robert Oliveri), asks him, "Dad, were you ever popular in school?" Moranis upbeat reply is, "You bet. I was president of the astronomy club, two years in a row. We were happening guys." Obviously, dad is clueless. John Shea ("Lois and Clark") with his usually curly hair greased back, is wasted as an evil lab administrator. Although he resembles Warren Beatty playing Howard Hughes (sans moustache), he delivers a one note performance. Twins Daniel and Joshua Shalikar play the ever bigger child. They seem to be having fun, and are somewhat endearing, so children and the parents of small fry may enjoy their performance. My favorite scene was the fun animation featured in the opening credits. Bob Kurtz and friends are the responsible parties. Visual Effects Producer, Thomas G. Smith, does fine work here. Particularly good are the FX, depicting Moranis' enlargement device in operation, with blue electricity zapping out the sides, and a first red, then blue, laser-like ray zapping out the front. Director of Photography, John Hora, delivers pretty, primary color visuals. When the giant baby goes to Vegas, Hora makes maximum use of the towns glitz and neon to provide eye pleasing imagery. The Music, by Bruce Broughton, is light yet suspenseful, in the time honored Disney tradition. May be fairly watchable for some Sci-Fi viewers, particularly the parents of small kids. Those who don't think small children are cute will probably not dig this flick.