Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) title sequence

Title sequence from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), designed by Kroyer Films, Inc.
✇ ‘HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS’ (1989)
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring: Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Brown
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
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[@vanillamoca9845]

I didn't realize as a kid how many horrible ways you could die if shrinking people was a reality

[@leasebergfladstad167]

I already realized it as a kid.

[@sw8330GKEEPER]

Really showed what a death trap our houses and yards are if we were that small.

[@ikarikid]

This movie was written by Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Ed Naha. They most certainly DID realise that…

[@aaronflowers8881]

I think about this all the time. Honey I shrunk the kids is one of the most fascinating movies ever. I always think of how terrifying it would be, being that small. I've even Googled it. Giant insects, very loud noises, giant humans, birds, dogs, cats, vacuum cleaner, rain, snow, wind, dust, cracks in floors, at night you'd be so small there would probably be no light to help you see, no one can see or hear you. I love thinking of this stuff.

[@pedrocamenzind6866]

When I was a child I didn't' pay attention to some details of this intro but now as a grown-up, I have to say that this really gives you the creeps. Good movie!

[@danamarvelstar]

Thank goodness we have Ant man now

[@treyvon4444]

I was into it. I loved the intro. I was 8 yrs old when I first seen this movie back in 93.

[@danielraviv4115]

These are all good !

[@KillerQ13]

I watched this and exclaimed "Huh" upon noticing the early CGI. Really well integrated that you have to have an eye for it to notice. Awesome

[@leasebergfladstad167]

They could already even do cel-shaded animation in 1989.

[@KylieRos3]

When Disney actually cared with great movies such as this.

[@isaiahwilliams7150]

They should've just animated this whole movie like the opening titles.

[@morbidsearch]

Disney has always just wanted your money and no amount of time changes that

[@johnnyd3158]

Now they’re only obsessed with having “gay” characters in their films and shows.

[@johnfoltz8183]

This and Flight Of The Navigator

[@FilmFreakProd]

Yep! Back in the day, they sure did.

[@alzoraig]

One of My Favorite Disney Live-Action Films During the Renaissance Era.

[@BrandonKohout]

1989 was the dawning of the Disney Renaissance.

[@pferreira1983]

"Szalinski give it a rest it's Saturday!" (bumps his head on window). 🤣

[@RisingUnderdog]

"Give the guy a break"

[@pferreira1983]

@@RisingUnderdog Oh yeah! "I'll give the guy a break, I'll break his legs" or something like that. 😂

[@Theshark15z]

​@@pferreira1983No he said he will break his arm

[@pferreira1983]

@@Theshark15z That's it!

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

It’s fucking trippy watching an introduction to a movie I haven’t seen in like... 30 years and remembering every bit of it.

[@treyvon4444]

I was just saying the same damn thing. like it was yesterday lol. im gonna make my son watch this movie soon. He never heard of it and he's 10.

[@kelesar]

And yet you still talk with the vocabulary of a kids

[@treyvon4444]

Of a kids or kid lol

[@phinehasmaximus]

l love how NONE of this was in the actual movie

[@johnnyd3158]

Also, the kids in this opening don’t look anything like Amy and Nick, lol.

[@phinehasmaximus]

@@johnnyd3158 IKR

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

Its actually good, but incredibly bizarre

[@watttv1388]

What?

[@connieroy813]

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989) The Movies. A scientist tries his best to get his recent invention, a shrinking machine, to work. Things go awty when he accidentally shrinks his children and throws them along with the garbage. June 23, 1989 Movies the moments by Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film released through Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, and Marcia Strassman. Buena Vista Entertainment Pictures Distribution. Short the Who Framed Roger Rabbit 🐇🐰 in the "Tummy Trouble" June 24, 1994 by Walt Disney Animated Studios and Amblin Entertainment Pictures.

[@kevp9601]

This Cartoon Intro is my Favorite when I was a Little Kid Years Ago Back in the Old Decade 2000s. :-D

[@zetamagnus101]

I love how well animated this intro is

[@Mrvwcc11]

Kind of makes me wish this was animated especially when I first saw it

[@andychapin5979]

The score by James Horner too!

[@aaronflowers8881]

​@@Mrvwcc11Why? It's way better live action.

[@SevenEllen]

WILD intro. I love it. :D I forgot how great that music was.

[@RetroFreak35]

I loved this movie as a kid.

[@jimbolic0809]

Same. It held so much wonder, and it’s also a little creepy.

[@johnblacksad1627]

@@jimbolic0809 I didn't realize James Horner did the music until few days ago... When they open the garbage bag, and we get our first introduction to the "jungle" that is the backyard, he slipped his "danger theme", mixed with some Aliens vibe music, giving me chills everytime...

[@ericdalhoff3507]

@@jimbolic0809 Even Matt Frewer, the voice of the Pink Panther and Panic, are in this movie!

[@Solider7]

Unbelieveble. All of these years since this movie was released on VHS, and I'm just now realizing that Amy is on a record player from 1:39 to 1:45.

[@robertcarldecker]

Same here. I thought it was a rug for a second and the needle was a vacuum!

[@dnasty312]

Holy schnikes, it is 😳

[@agentprime2179]

This movie is better than any of the live action Disney remakes though I haven't seen all of them.

[@BrandonKohout]

Rick Moranis at his best.

[@MrParkFan]

The cartoon intro is very cute

[@pennysanchez7656]

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl: Hold my Pokeball

[@stevesibaja3123]

They both shrunk down to microscopic size📏📏📏📏📏🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🧍🏃‍♂️🧍🏃‍♂️🧍🏃‍♂️🧍🏃‍♂️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@jacechretin4597]

Is it me or are The situations in this intro a little more terrifying than what they went through in the backyard throughout the movie?

[@mr.legoboy2964]

I mean I guess they were a little more terrifying, although the giant scorpion and the lawn mower are and still would be terrifying to deal with when you’re that small

[@MAnuscript421]

@@mr.legoboy2964 you forgot the part where Nick was almost eaten by his dad.

[@Samuel-b]

The lawnmower scene alone was more terrifying than just about everything in this intro.

[@hkr0065]

It's probably just more surreal because of the intense animation.

[@jacechretin4597]

@@hkr0065 good point

[@ericdalhoff3507]

*R.I.P. Marcia Strassman(2014) and James Horner(2015)*

[@nuralmaeiftinan6496]

Hi.. I'm from Malaysia.. I loved this movie 😍😍

[@ericdalhoff3507]

@@nuralmaeiftinan6496 You do?

[@non-stopfilming3969]

Buaaaaa!!! Diane and composer!!!!

[@ericdalhoff3507]

@@non-stopfilming3969 Relax.

[@non-stopfilming3969]

@@ericdalhoff3507 I know! I am trying to relax, but how can I when James Horner died 6 years ago and am just realizing!

[@cafeAmericano]

I felt so sorry for these poor little cartoon kids

[@Mrvwcc11]

I think they were supposed to be Nick and Amy

[@serendavies7375]

@@Mrvwcc11 yeah, probably so.

[@julianharris530]

​@@Mrvwcc11 Who's Nick and Amy

[@grantcole1898]

The cartoon intro looks like a cross between Brave Little Toaster and Dexter’s Laboratory.

[@jonathanhuerta7715]

yes it does reminds me of the cartoon network bumpers

[@patriciacutri1030]

I stayed with the first 2 of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, mainly with the 2nd 😌👍❤️💎.

[@derickmoncado]

Looks like Disney contacted the animators from Ren & Stimpy to do this. Damn I miss the 90s.

[@johnicole77]

Honey I shrunk the kids came out June 23, 1989. Ren and Stimpy came out August 11, 1991. I don't think that's possible

[@derickmoncado]

@@johnicole77 Touche

[@drjabbingtoncrowe3674]

@@johnicole77 it actually is possible that they are the same animators, they just hadn't created Ren & Stimpy yet, and they did this first.

[@greenth1ngReturns]

Actually, the animation was done by Kroyer Films, who would later go on to do the animation for FernGully and the opening credits for National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

[@TinaColandrea]

Totally

[@peterkrug4124]

It's been so long since I saw this movie, somehow I'd completely forgotten about this cartoon opening!😳

[@kyroterra4380]

I have been humming this tune in my head when I play Grounded and it fits so well

[@aaronflowers8881]

People on KZbin have suggested Grounded to me because I love Honey I shrunk the kids so much.

[@antiracistbaby1085]

Man I love the Americans they sure are talemted with their movies. Thank you for my childhood love from India

[@razorshark9320]

This is one of my favorite opening of a Disney movie and the music of Late James Horner did an awesome job.

[@WyattOsubaProductions]

The best part of the entire movie. I'm not joking.

[@yellowmcswifty9395]

How lol

[@christopherwooldridge6027]

The movie is great, too...what are you talking about!? 😄

[@ShyGuy83]

Other than all the sets and special effects, what really makes this movie interesting for me is the fact that Amy O’Neill and Thomas Wilson were the same ages as their characters, as opposed to many flicks that cast 20-something year old adult actors to play high school teens.

[@fontainemanon536]

I remember having watched this in theatre when I was 8 years old ! so geat to see this on big screen !

[@aaronflowers8881]

What was it like? Scary?

[@AlectheBEenthusiast]

When the ant died in this movie it ruined my childhood

[@FiredUpPranks]

Not to sound like a pussy but that scene always makes me cry.

[@AlectheBEenthusiast]

Fired Up Pranks I cried the rest of the movie and my mom tried to call me down LOL

[@papermistakebuzzybeetle5152]

Bruh It’s A Kids Movie

[@deannamarin318]

Me too.

[@deannamarin318]

@@FiredUpPranks You're not a pu$$@. Real men cry.'

[@adampellett4917]

My favorite movie. I loved it.

[@aaronflowers8881]

I love this movie.

[@SnailMaster]

It blows my mind that Re-Animator creators Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna were involved with this movie.

[@stevesibaja3123]

I love the Animation in the beginning of the movie from Honey I Shrunk The Kids🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@harry426]

The soundtrack really makes it feel like this movie should have taken place in the 50's.

[@bloggaloggs]

That's because the composer James Horner all but plagiarised Raymond Scott's 'Powerhouse' theme that was utilised in Warner Bros. cartoons.

[@danielraviv4115]

@@bloggaloggs NO!

[@bloggaloggs]

@@danielraviv4115 Yes.

[@danielraviv4115]

@@bloggaloggs NO!

[@futuza]

​@@danielraviv4115"plagiarized" is a bit of a strong word for taking heavy inspiration from and greatly expanding The Powerhouse theme, but it is still basically just a musical remix of it.

[@scottroffman2325]

James Horner killed it with this opening theme, and soundtrack overall. Much like Danny Elfman, he started with small pulpy pictures, (Pee Wee's Big Adventure) only to move on to huge epic films.

[@spsull]

He started on some pretty big pictures as well, like Star Trek II and Aliens. He also did the score for Glory the same year this came out.

[@seanchukwuezi3079]

It also sounds like a david Newmans score

[@K1RM0]

he also did the music for Casper

[@zackcahill7966]

It’s great but it essentially plagiarises “Powerhouse”, which was used on old WB cartoons

[@circusitch]

Titanic is rather epic.

[@sambascom2884]

I know that this was released in 1989 but, ironically, I think it takes place in 1985. I made this conclusion because of the two sequels. I Blew up the kid is three years after this one to fit in Adam’s birth. It has been stated that Adam is 10 in We Shrunk Ourselves, which takes place in 1996. So my timeline for the individual movies is 1985, 1988, and 1996.

[@spencerhensley5495]

That actually makes perfect sense.

[@JotaQ1982]

Seriously, my mind is blown! I just realized that James Horner did the soundtrack for this film and there's a TITANIC sticker on the red pickup at 2:46.

[@unkleren]

Always felt so bad about these kids... They were actually doomed in the end!

[@MaximeRitter]

Memories...

[@michaelweinert9261]

1:46 Hey Knock it off! HEY KNOCK IT OFF!

[@KokoGogo1728]

They just shoved that entire pencil into that sharpener...

[@walmaker8372]

Anybody else getting "Ren and Stimpy" vibes from this?

[@kevinwood5317]

Not quite, but it does feel "very 90s." The de-saturated color palette, the semi-retro mix of sharp-edged and very rounded shapes, it was very much the prevailing look of that era.

[@walmaker8372]

@@kevinwood5317 good point

[@davids.7567]

Why didn't Phineas and Ferb do a spoof of Honey I Shrunk The Kids? It would have been very fun to show Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Candace, Jeremy, Baljeet, Buford, Stacy, Ginger, Jenny, and Django in a situation similar to the movie!

[@ciaranproductions5773]

Wait didn't they do something like that in the episode "Hide and Seek"?

[@DanyRobertHunselar-sq3kp]

They actually did!

[@ashish714]

Creeped me out as a kid. Still creepy 30 years later. #Disney, #Pedogate, #Pizzagate

[@danamarvelstar]

Exactly why I prefer someone who can control being shrunk. Ant man and Wasp

[@aaronflowers8881]

What was the creepiest part?

[@michaelmccray3207]

Love the Ren and Stimpy animation

[@ironiceire]

You’d think Spumco (John Kricfaluci’s production company) would be behind this intro due to the Ren & Stimpy like design

[@CartoonFinder]

No wonder why I got Ren and Stimpy vibes a bit...

[@Spindler2007]

@@CartoonFinder Same here

[@phinehasmaximus]

These kids are literally seconds away from death

[@pennysanchez7656]

Noooo 😭😭😭

[@FNAFman1983]

Yesssss

[@22CaptainAmerica]

Wish this got nominated for an oscar

[@stevesibaja3123]

Honey I Shrunk The Kids should also be a Animation Version too or a reboot

[@jupiter9099]

One thing we unfortunately lost over the years were these occasional charming animated title sequences before a live action movie.

[@Sandlot1992]

this reminded like something from Oh Yeah Cartoons!

[@danielabrahamraviv6558]

DSY and NCK and WB!

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

OHHH YEAH

[@user-neptune84]

I always watch this movie when I was 6 years old I always thought of little shop of horror because of Rick Moranis

[@vinzelrato]

My favourite movie when I was a kiddo

[@spencerhensley5495]

Same here. This and Home Alone 1&2. Also loved the other two Honey movies even though they weren’t as good. Hopefully Josh Gad and Rick Moranis get busy on Shrunk soon. I can’t wait.

[@aaronflowers8881]

​@@spencerhensley5495I heard it was canceled and that hurt my heart. I hope they go through with the remake still.

[@chellietaylor6438]

who puts an entire pencil into the sharpener 2:06

[@TravonJamelGreen]

Honey i shrunk the kids is came out June 23rd,1989!

[@stevesibaja3123]

That is correct

[@TravonJamelGreen]

Thank you!

[@stevesibaja3123]

@@TravonJamelGreen Your Welcome😊😊😊😊😊

[@vermillvexx]

Hello my favorite Disney movie!

[@AlectheBEenthusiast]

This is my least favorite because of that sad scene with the Ant dying. I cried the rest of the movie and couldn’t stop thinking about it I cried the rest of the movie and couldn’t stop thinking about it. My favorite Disney movie is Toy story 2

[@G1Grimlock94]

The animation version opening is great

[@circusitch]

James Horner did what Carl Stalling and Milt Franklin were so great at…recomposing existing music to make it even better than the original.

[@Perich29]

2:45 Nice Volkswagen on the left.

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

I remember watching this movie when I was young

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

Walt Disney Pictures Presents In association with Silver Screen Partners III Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Starring Rick Moranis 0:27 Matt Fewer 0:44 Marcia Strassman 0:50 (RIP) Kristine Sutherland 0:55 Thomas Brown 0:59 Jared Rushton 1:08 Amy O'Neill 1:17 Robert Oliveri 1:28

[@beni2213]

My favorite character is Amy szalinski but she left in honey I blew up the kid because she was going to college

[@serenhafwilliams-davies5915]

I'm 22 & I feel like I'm shrunk while watching this!

[@eyeseer1]

Story by Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna & Ed Naha. Co-produced by Brian Yuzna & Jon Landau.

[@TropicalHonduranDominican]

I loved they kept and restore the 1980s Disney logo

[@triangleman2k6]

This went hard AF. And directed by Joe “Rocketeer” Johnston as the capper

[@nohateoneday]

I feel bad for the guy that had his name spelled out in squashed fly guts

[@stevesibaja3123]

Shrunk down to Microscopic Size

[@matthewtuerffs6503]

1:48 Did anyone else notice the dog’s tail disappear right there?

[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

i cried when the ant died

[@OfficalBalascioFilms]

Fun fact: the animation in this was partially done by Chris recardi, who worked on Ren and Stimpy. The font for the credits here are also used in ren and stimpy.

[@AnonymousMultimedia]

This intro is like something from DePatie-Freleng

[@kevinwood5317]

Reminds me more of UPA and certain 50s/60s animated ad mascots.

[@user-sr5pj2ee5e]

My favorite movie of my childhood

[@timdaugherty4014]

Why don't movies have animated intros anymore?

[@PotatoPc12]

0:18 oh shit here it comes.

[@gregschultz8639]

Me: You know what the most unrealistic thing about these credits are? “Is it the sturdy paper airplane thats made out of soft newspaper material?” Me: No. “The fly having an abnormal amount of eyes?” No. “A record needle having incredible javelin strength?” Me: a Contender, but no. “The vacuum cleaner operating on its own?” Me: Almost. “A levitating pencil being completely consumed by the sharpener, rubber eraser and metal ring included?” Me: Nope. It’s the postage stamp being only one cent.

[@mrcoconut3652]

Am I the only one who liked the animated intro more then the actual movie Yeah I thought so

[@LucasSheaves]

Fun fact: the animation studio who did this sequence also made Bobby's world.

[@peterfrank3365]

The use of animation in the intro is to give the impression that movie would be more of a live action cartoon, and it'd be easier to suspend the disbelief. Sort of why George Lucas wanted an episode of 'Duck Dodgers' to be screened before the opening of 'A New Hope'. He never got to because he didn't have the rights, but the movie's reception proved he never need it anyway. I do wished that the 'Ant-Man' movies had something like this.

[@Arxane]

If this song sounds familiar, it’s likely because it bares more than a passing resemblance to Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse”, which most people recognize as that song used in numerous factory scenes in Looney Tunes shorts. The similarities were enough that Scott’s estate sued Disney for copyright infringement, and Disney eventually settled out of court.

[@niceyredzy2763]

The last amazing movie of the 80s WarGames, Ferris Buelars Day Off, Back to the Future, Honey I shrunk the Kids, Beetlejuice

[@TropicalHonduranDominican]

The logo variant from Honey I Shrunk the kids is the same as oliver and company as well as the cinderella 1987 re-release.

[@jeremymoon2]

I remember that song it sounds great thank to James horner and the great Disney movie honey I shrunk the kids title sequence the video looks good

[@serendavies7375]

My childhood 😍

[@elizabethramirezsierra3700]

Art element: This title sequence used 3d computer animation, 2d hand drawn animation, and paint. The animated scenes represent the story of this movie. The title, names of the stars, paper airplane, the vacuum cleaner, fly swatter, dog collar, stamp presser, the stick of a record player, pencil, typewriter, desk, stamp, letter, and mailbox are in 3d animation. The style looks weird and goofy It was designed by Kroyer Films

[@MarvelFan-uv8vm]

My parents watched this film, when they were in their twenties.

[@jenniferriley8595]

I still have that movie

[@chrisnasif4156]

Damn, no wonder we were all traumatized as kids.

[@SPFAN67]

"Produced by Penney Finkelman Cox" and the stamp is 1 cent, which is what a penny is worth. good sight gag.

[@Hoverdork121]

I feel like I’m the only one that got traumatized by this movie when I was a kid 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

The movie feels like a fever dream

[@deathstrokeclanrules8562]

Thanks to this film, I swore off cheerios forever.

[@Hoverdork121]

@@deathstrokeclanrules8562 I'm not really afraid of spiders that much but this movie gave me a fear of not wanting to shrink ever bc then I'd either be a bug or trash 😭😭😭

[@Gabriellovescats]

@@Hoverdork121 This movie got 76% of rotten tomatoes.

[@aaronflowers8881]

​@@EidlonesThere are no spiders in the movie though.

[@supermarioplushgirl3445]

My science teacher loves this movie she watched it as a kid! Me…… this scared me more than home alone and freaky Friday 😅

[@nathancruz9172]

2:43 oh bother.

[@leasebergfladstad167]

The first time I watched this movie, I thought at first that was an animated movie because the title sequence is animated and the plot wasn't literal about characters who being shrunk as shown in the title sequence.

[@jacobgarrity651]

Before Ant Man and the Wasp there was Honey I shrunk the kids

[@bobbycravens6853]

I'm about to blow your mind so the music your listening to here is also in the movie called "Batteries not included" I noticed it today & was like no I've heard this on a different movie sure enough it's composed by the same person 2 years before it was played in the intro to this movie. Your welcome.

[@supermarioplushgirl3445]

I actually found a cel of this online

[@stevesibaja3123]

Watching in 2024

[@jamesbarlow3640]

1:39 Titles created by Kroyer Films

[@yurhineswattley5946]

Honey I Shrunk The Kids Release Date November 28 1989 Honey I Blew Up The Kid Release Date July 17 1992