Potty professor Wayne Szalinski (Moranis) invents a unique shrinking machine but in his excitement unwittingly shrinks his own kids! Put out with the rubbish, the children (now only a quarter of an inch high) must try and make their way back to the house without being squashed, eaten or drowned.
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
Stuart Gordon (story); Brian Yuzna (story); Ed Naha (story); Ed Naha (screenplay); Tom Schulman (screenplay).
Starring
Rick Moranis (Wayne Szalinski); Matt Frewer (Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr. (Big Russ Thompson)); Marcia Strassman (Diane Szalinski); Kristine Sutherland (Mae Thompson); Thomas Wilson Brown (Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr. (Little Russell Thompson) (as Thomas Brown)); Jared Rushton (Ronald 'Ron' Thompson); Amy O'Neill (Amy Szalinski); Robert Oliveri (Nick Szalinski); Carl Steven (Tommy Pervis); Mark L. Taylor (Donald 'Don' Forrester); Kimmy Robertson (Gloria Forrester); Lou Cutell (Dr. Brainard); Laura Waterbury (Female Cop); Trevor Galtress (Male Cop); Martin Aylett (Harold Boorstein). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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