WTF Happened to RICK MORANIS?

If you’re a child of the eighties, you’ll remember Rick Moranis. He was one of the biggest comic stars of the era, with iconic roles in GHOSTBUSTERS I & II, HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS and many more. But, somewhere around the mid-nineties, Moranis seemed to drop off the map, vanishing from sight, only returning for the occasional voice role in things like Disney’s BROTHER BEAR.
In our latest edition of WTF Happened to This Celebrity, we try to figure out why Moranis seemingly abandoned his thriving Hollywood career. It turns out that Moranis simply decided to focus on things that were more important to him (family). We dig into this as well as his career origins on SCTV, where he and co-star Dave Thomas famously created the beer-swilling Canucks, Bob & Doug McKenzie, before hitting the big time with a feature film (STRANGE BREW) that remains a cult classic. From there, Moranis’ career was on fire, with him taking over for John Candy as Louis Tully in GHOSTBUSTERS, before becoming an unlikely (and famous) leading man in his own comedies, including HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS (and its sequel HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID), LITTLE GIANTS, PARENTHOOD, and more.
Do you miss Rick Moranis? Let us know in the comments!
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[@makatron]

Rick was rich and instead of hiring an army of nannies and keep working in Hollywood, but he did the right thing and took care of his kids. True legend.

[@joey6324]

His wife Passed away and he took care of his kids like a real man

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@chasehedges6775]

It’s better to be a father rather than an actor

[@howiegruwitz3173]

Could hired a nanny like an American

[@planescaped]

@@howiegruwitz3173 Raising your own children is so boomer. The Victorians had it right, get yerself a wetnurse and tell brat #3 to get a job!

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Yeah, but its more than that, let the man have a video dedicated to him beyond 1 sentence

[@Craxin01]

Man, that guy that punched Rick Moranis is a real piece of shit. I mean, punching any random person is bad enough, but punching Rick Moranis, a guy who never hurt anyone and is one of the nicest people on Earth, that's just way over the line.

[@SP-qo3pd]

He was a victim of the "Knockout Game" played by black youths on random white people.

[@1BYEBYE1]

@@SP-qo3pd aka hate crime.

[@MarquisDeSang]

This guy will be punished by Satan when he goes to hell. Everyone loves Rick Moranis.

[@deez8202]

@@MarquisDeSang eh the punisher will do the job

[@masterwayne9790]

He's a mental

[@Locadel2003]

In "Spaceballs" he stole every scene with always hilarious and memorable moments

[@darthXreven]

LONESTARRR.....i was you father's brother's roommate yeah? what does that make us? absolutely nothing! LMAO!

[@adrianhassall6062]

I was looking at the thumb nail wondering, where I saw him. Thanks for reminding me he was Dark Helmet.

[@gregkral4467]

I showed my kids that show a couple weeks ago, "There is only one person that would give me the raspberry.... LONE STAR", oh, and that ridiculously huge ship, and Dark Helmet playing with his 'action figures'.... hehehehe. That was awesome.

[@lindaphillips598]

I love Rick Moranis and his reason for disappearing from the screen is a true and loving father. It was an awful situation as they hadn't been married long but he put his family first. Let's hope we see him again soon.

[@trinaq]

Rick had an admirable reason for leaving show business, since his children needed him after his wife died. Still, he'll always be that comedic funny man who always made us laugh! 😂🤣

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@howiegruwitz3173]

No one likes Spaceballs tho I don't see why yall gotta lie about that steamy turd

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Peter Lorre was in the raven 1963 with boris Karloff Vincent price directed by terry George

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Yeah. I've heard that he super-nice guy too, and a very good father. =)

[@phredphlintstone6455]

@@howiegruwitz3173 I like spaceballs. I know many people that like it too...and, I don't remember hearing about you being asked to speak for everyone

[@justinarnellwest]

As a kid growing up in the 90s, it's impossible to not have some type of nostalgic connection with Rick's body of work. I never really thought about how much of an impact his movies had on me. Now that I'm grown with a wife and kids, I can't even imagine what kind of strength it took for him to give us a few more gems after his wife's passing. I salute him.

[@chrischandler889]

I think most of are like "man I wish we could have got more Rick Moranis but damn, I completely understand and am glad he did what he did".

[@jeremysiron9622]

“Honey I shrunk the kids” will always be such a fun part of my childhood in the late 80s, very important movie for me as a child

[@biguy617]

too bad the sequels sucked

[@jeremysiron9622]

@@biguy617 yeah I know, I pretend those don’t exist

[@MrJC1]

hell yeah me too!

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Peter Lorre was in Casablanca 1942 with Humphrey Bogart Sydney greenstreet Claude rains Paul henried Dooley Wilson norma varden ingird Bergman John qualen curt bois Conrad veldt sz sakall

[@justinanthony1870]

Same born in 91 I loved those films as a kid! I remember going to Disney World circa 96/97 and they had the honey I shrunk the kids park with giant bugs and grass in a playground and a 3D interactive honey I shrunk the kids ride. One of the most memorable parts of the childhood vacation for me.

[@Locadel2003]

"My blue Heaven" is one of the most overlooked comedies of the 90s, Steve martin was absolutely hilarious in a role different from his others and Rick moranis was funny as well

[@megan2484]

and the critics said it was bad...as if i needed another reason to not care what crtics think,.

[@ArcherSuh4721]

Hopefully it will get some much-deserved widespread reappraisal soon. Now that the whole "Unofficial Goodfellas Sequel" aspect of the movie has become more well known, it might pique some interest.

[@penaltybox9097]

My Blue Heaven is one of my all time favourite movies ..

[@dnasty312]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmcgn9tZq-Bn5Y Best video on that classic

[@jeremysiron9622]

I loved that movie as a kid, I still remember seeing the previews on TV for that one and for some reason being captivated

[@Morgil27]

When I saw him pop up in that mobile commercial, my jaw literally dropped.

[@Brook11223]

His small return to the tv screens with Mint Mobile for Ryan Reynolds was awesome.

[@philorkill]

Never shed a tear on one of your videos and yet, here we are. Thank you.

[@arnepianocanada]

I'm proud to count Rick Moranis as a fellow Canadian, mega-shocked at the assault, and hopeful for his full recovery. 🌟🙏🤩

[@ffnendhgrgd]

On a related note, RIP Peter Scolari. He carried the torch well.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

The Scolari Brothers!

[@reikun86]

What!? Peter Scolari passed away? That's so sad. :(

[@flacofran]

I always wonder if the stars in WTF watch themselves. Mr. Moranis if you are watching this, thank you so much for all the good memories.

[@davethetaswegian]

I doubt Spaceballs would be remembered as a cult classic if it wasn't for Rick Moranis 's hilarious performance. Although George Wyner gets some of the credit for playing the perfect straight man to Rick.

[@cloudbloom]

I don't often think about how important some actors were to my childhood until I see videos like this. Rick was in a lot of mine & my siblings' favorite movies when we were kids, great memories from those days✌

[@patj.scahill979]

I am REALLY look forward to seeing him returning to acting as wayne szalinski in the upcoming honey I shrunk the kids reboot entitled shrunk!

[@pikapal91]

I’d love if he showed up in Ghostbusters Afterlife

[@adriennereyes5405]

I salute him for doing this for he's kids he's an honorable man 😊

[@pinkenbajedi2119]

Spaceballs was soooooo good. Love it.

[@DigitalPand3mic]

Rick is one of those amazing and wholesome actors that at the end of then day was just your regular person on and off camera, we need more actors and actresses like we used to have.

[@freddiemercury3591]

The fifth Ghostbuster...

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

As a dude born in 85 Honey I Shrunk The Kids is one of those movies I never think of but when I do I remember it's one of my favorites. Such a great movie.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

This guy is the nice guy everybody likes. Sort of like Robin Williams. The guy everyone roots for. He did the right thing to take care of his family after his wife passed. And to me his is one of the true gems to come out of Hollyweird….

[@nicksmyth8531]

I feel like this series was literally created just to explore THIS episode. ❤

[@davidmanning2859]

Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, little shop of horrors, parenthood and honey I shrunk the kids made Rick moranis a HUGE part of my childhood. I can't even tell ya how many times I watched those movies growing up. Rick moranis u are the man...

[@asifkhan4822]

Not surprising that Ghostbusters is the highest grossing Rick Moranis movie. He was the go to guy for comedies in the 80's & 90's. But he had a very admirable reason for leaving showbusiness to look after his his children after his wife died. Which shows what a dedicated family man he is.

[@jdrodrigues7]

This video says “The Flintstones” was his highest grossing movie…

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Peter Lorre was in the comedy of terrors 1964 with basil rathbone boris Karloff Vincent price

[@101Volts]

@@nicolamcguinness8689 Were you in the right video section? Peter Lorre also was in 8 Mr. Moto movies released from 1937 - 1939, and he was also in Fritz Lang's "M" movie, which was Lorre's first big hit role... And it's of a very tormented character. But why say that here?

[@user-fz5kf9bt4b]

Even at 39 years old, Little Giants is still hilarious. It 100% holds up.

[@rxtsec1]

Probably my favorite of his

[@howiegruwitz3173]

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug

[@reikun86]

@@rxtsec1 Giants! Giants! Help us God!

[@TheCupcake86]

Amen

[@robertbordevik5072]

Man I love this series. And Rick was/is a quality stamp on a movie like no other. Captivating.

[@lovejoy1311]

There is bonus content on the Brother Bear DVD that allows you to watch the entire movie with Rick and Dave riffing it MST 3K style as their characters. It’s the only way I can honestly even remember seeing it now

[@jonvia]

Honey We Shrunk Ourselves is so good! My favorite part is when they get inside the stereo system and the uncle, or whatever the characeter was, started saying he was god to the kids partying. It was so damn funny.

[@robvegas9354]

An absolute legend!! Great video!

[@bigboyrox7]

A great trip down memory lane. Thank you.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

I miss him and he needs to be in a lot of movies.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

A legend for sure. He's still one of those actors I looked up to. I hope he makes a little bit of a come back.

[@DrKuryakin]

love your WTFH clips, never stop them :)

[@ArcherSuh4721]

Assaulting Rick Moranis is a surefire way for that guy to not only become the "special project" of every cop in the city, but probably every guard and inmate in whatever prison he gets sent to...

[@planescaped]

Marquis Ventura was the guy's name... Let's hope no one poisons him. That would be tragic... >__>

[@TheSuave101]

I'm tears. Thank you for this. Didn't know.

[@anmael3544]

There is something DEEPLY wrong with the guy who assaulted Moranis, who is an international treasure. You try to get an autograph or a selfie if you ever have a rare Moranis sighting, you certainly do not attack him! That is inexcusable...!

[@nicholeponiewaz5591]

Literally one of thee most underrated actors. Such an incredible talent.

[@theshadowman1398]

Love the Flintstones and all Honey I shrunk movies

[@MickeyKnox]

We love you Rick, you're a great guy

[@FoundaPeanut]

Other than Dave Chapelle, Rick Moranis is the only other actor/comedian to walk away from potentially $50 million.

[@time2rowco999]

He should definitely be in a "Deadpool" movie as Hydra Bob.

[@truthbydesign5146]

The 1980s wouldn’t be the same or nearly as delightful without Steve Guttenberg and Rick Moranis … Was always sad to see them fade away from the limelight; They have so much talent and so much more to offer.

[@syntaxed2]

Iconic 80s actor - Man I really miss the 80s.So many good actors!

[@1972dsrai]

He was in some of the greatest movies of the 80's and a huge part of my childhood.. From London, UK.

[@CarryTheThree]

who ever punched him is a coward

[@katemaloney4296]

Who else took a moment of silence and held their breath when the narrator told of Rick's wife's passing, then let it out at the perfect timing of an ad?

[@PaulSmith-nb6md]

The Flintstones is one of my favorite movies!

[@hoshiref]

the WTF happened to series has become my favorite must watch clip every time I open KZbin

[@luisfernandomosqueraperea554]

Thx a bunch for your videos buddies, I'm from Colombia and I've learned a lot with them, both linguistically and culturally.

[@williammccollom6847]

One of our best treasures here in Canada, definitely makes us proud of the wonderful human being he is. As anyone should be, takes a strong person to walk away from the career he had to be a dad, that's a class act human being

[@alexanderchase6795]

Hey JoBlo, ypu did a great job on a What The Heck happened to Rick Moranis? episode. But when are you going to a episode on Goldie Hawn? I think just a few months ago you did a episode on Chevy Chase who co- starred with Hawn om a couple of movies.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

The vast majority of actors are never known for anything, they end their careers not even forgotten, but completely unknown Most of the actors that do "make it" and are known are almost always known for a single role for the rest of their lives. A small handful of actors manage to be known and remembered for two roles. Almost no actors are known for more than two roles. Rick Moranis is one of those. When you think of Rick Moranis, you're equally likely to think of _Ghost Busters_ as _Honey I Shrunk the Kids_ as _Little Shop of Horrors._ He may not be an A-list celebrity and he may have retired a long time ago, but he made his mark more than most actors ever manage to. Bravo. 👏 17:07 - Peter Scolari just died three days ago. 😲 18:22 - I know right? You'd be surprised how most things that seem like a big deal tend to fade quickly with even a little bit of distance. There have been numerous times when I was stressed out about something or worried about missing something, and kept thinking about it for a while, but after just a few days, I didn't feel as much pressure and before I knew it, I didn't care about it anymore. 19:20 - Yup, the plural of "moose" is "moose", as is the singular. English is dumb. ¬_¬ 20:57 - He doesn't look like a real 68-year-old, he looks like young Rick Moranis wearing old-age makeup. 😂 20:58 - Two Canadians in a commercial for an American company with American mobile-service for Americans. 21:24 - I remember this, and I'm still baffled. Of all the people to randomly attack, WTF, of all people, attacks Rick Moranis of all people‽ It makes no friggin' sense. He's been low-profile his whole life, never had any scandal, been adorably adorable, and done nothing but give people fond memories. 22:10 - I hope after they caught that guy, that they shrunk him and stepped on him. ¬_¬

[@HonestArttsEntertain]

Great video

[@hou942]

Absolutely loved Club Paradise, great movie with some awesome reggae music, cheers.

[@ronaldg7522]

Great guy, THX

[@bryantan492]

His heart got broken when her wife passed. He made sure that her legacy (Their children) grows up well. He has his priorities right

[@christophergestring1655]

I fucking love the way you ended that video, man. My hat's off to you. I've always loved and respected Rick Moranis myself, but it's nice to see that you do as well.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

This should be so interesting 😁🤗

[@chasehedges6775]

Yep. 👍👍💯💯

[@phatnana2379]

Honey I Shrunk the Audience was SO damn good!! How is it that the 3D of that Disney ride(?) I saw in 1999 was 100x better than the 3D of today?? Seriously! It really looked like stuff was coming out of the screen!

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Because Disney rides used to (and mostly still do) have their act together

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

I remember watching _Little Shop of Horrors_ with my mom. She really loved that movie, which is why I, too, really love that movie.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

This movie is amazing! All the actors were perfectly cast, and the puppetry with Audrey II is legendary!

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

Fantastic career, but man did he stand up when needed. Top notch dude and sorry for his loss. Brewster's Millions is a family favorite of mine, but man this list is pure fire.

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Have been waiting for this one, thanks! Dunno if you guys take requests, but it'd be nice to see an offshoot of the series about now-deceased actors who have went through the "WTF happened to" phase during their lives. Early suggestions for the episodes: -Bela Lugosi -Dom DeLuise -Burt Reynolds -James Cagney -Bob Crane

[@chasehedges6775]

RIP to some of them.

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

@@chasehedges6775 yeah, we don't talk about the last one

[@Luvie1980]

@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 do you know about bob crane ?

[@LoepkeVisionFilms]

I'm really surprised they didn't mention him lending his voice on the show The Goldbergs

[@mattboggs6304]

"Ok who brought the dog?" is still one of my fave lines from Ghostbusters.

[@Sly88Frye]

I can't believe I forgot about that Honey I Shrunk the Audience ride. I do remember going on that when I was young too.

[@KenAdams426]

its amazing that when watching this you don't realize that you have watched 90% of all his movies.

[@kim8dk]

I LOVED Flintstones, ghost busters and honey i shrunk the kids when i was a kid! I had Flintstones on VHS and would watch it all the time with my sister.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

He's just so wholesome. He's the type of person you question why a woman hasn't married him yet

[@stefanfeist9893]

Great guy 🧡

[@kingvegeta5497]

I love that most of the "Wtf happened to" are celebrities I grew up watching.

[@dreamawake2670]

80s. Only one that counts.

[@kingvegeta5497]

@@dreamawake2670 I'm guessing your born in the 70s?

[@Wraith2791]

I need to go on a Rick Moranis binge now. Starting with Strange Brew.

[@anticip8dthegamer]

One of my favorite actors. Thanks for making my childhood great. Now that Grounded is a game inspired from Honey I Shrunk The Kids, I'd be estatic if he'd lend his voice to Obsidian Entertainment for the game.

[@tomhahnl1927]

Ha, I was on the 'Shrunk the audience Ride' 👍👍

[@laurenaspreyart]

I’m so glad you acknowledged rudolf and the island of misfit toys. The first thing I ever saw him in

[@real100talk5]

Club Paradise is one of my all time favorites that I watch several times a year.

[@wardenmagellan2643]

I love Rick, he is a great actor and a great guy and every couple of years I checked on him online to see if he is on anything

[@evandylan]

This might sound ridiculous but way back in 2003 me and my friend were on a burn cruise and I said “they should make a movie call House a of Thousand Rick Maronises” we laughed for like 15 minutes

[@1sliiver]

I would've watched this film in a heartbeat. I still would!

[@pinkenbajedi2119]

Thanks, I’ve been wondering what happened myself!

[@EchoLostAvakin]

Awesome actor. Love all these classics

[@CaptainCat101]

One of the few actors with literally no haters, and for good reason. He picked his children over Hollywood.

[@markbrowning4334]

This narrator of this channel really goes for it. He's the most love him/hate him guy they have. He's like nails on a chalkboard for me, but others might adore him. His video content is the most interesting on the channel though.

[@williepirie5329]

Absolute hero🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CaptainRetroStation]

His first album, “You, Me, the Music, and Me” is comic GOLD! 😃😂🤩

[@zer0pulse156]

Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Little Giants, GB1 and 2 were one of my favourite childhood movies (saw them all in the early 90s). One of the best. Also, my fave non mainstream movies: D.A.R.Y.L. Navigator Never-ending Story

[@RobinMarks1313]

Welcome from Canuckistan. We hoseheads love the MacKenzie's. Take off to the Great White North.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

Yay! Another Canucklehead! Hey, do you know Jim?

[@RobinMarks1313]

@@mrgreatbigmoose Which Jim? I know many. Do you know Gordie?

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

Jim...you might call him James? Gord is a great guy!

[@chadmcfarland9660]

Loved him and Levy in Club Paradise. Maybe it got a luke warm reception but everytime I catch this movie streaming I watch it, so underated.

[@mikesmith1778]

Nobody touches Rick😂love that man so many memories

[@AnnieBoBannie421]

What a nice video about a nice guy ❤

[@veespa_]

9:12 bustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustinbustin makes me feel gooooood!

[@DarkMoonGeneral]

Moranis retired from the entertainment industry in 1997 in order to raise his two children following the tragic death of his wife Ann Belsky from cancer in 1991. He took an almost two-decade absence from acting and stepped away from public life so that he could focus on being a full-time single father. thats what happened he decided to focus on his family.

[@robertreiss5548]

He absolutely did the right thing. He forever has my respect

[@Teamo86]

Holy shit Grave Dale High! I completely forgot about that.

[@MaximumCarter]

I was and still am... hoping that he would appear in the new Ghostbusters Afterlife. I miss seeing Moranis on TV/movies.

[@MaximumKahnage]

love rick and miss seeing him on my screen. also just putting it out there but AD and BC aren't used anymore, I know that's what we learned when we were kids but the correct terms are B.C.E (Before Current Era) and C.E (Current Era)

[@leinadreign3510]

Little Giants! I forgot about that one!

[@moxiemaxie3543]

"Alright, who brought the dog?" 😂❤