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Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (franchise)
''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' is an American science fiction comedy media franchise, based on a concept created by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and an original story co-written by Gordon, Yuzna, and Ed Naha. The franchise focuses around the Szalinski family, particularly the father, Wayne Szalinski, who is a struggling inventor whose inventions unintentionally cause trouble and mishaps. The first installment, ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989), and its subsequent financial and critical success, led to two sequels and a television series; '' Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'' (1992), '' Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' (1997), and '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1997–2000), respectively. A fourth film titled ''Shrunk'' entered production in 2019 and is currently in development hell. This continued in 1999 when the ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' films, along with a number of other Disney film series, were combined into a franchise as a part of Disney Parks' attractions where ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Alan Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon began directing films in 1985. Most of Gordon's cinematic output was in the Horror film, horror genre, though he also ventured into science fiction film, science fiction and film noir. Born in Chicago, Gordon became known for experimental and sometimes controversial live theater at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Moving back to Chicago, he founded and led the Organic Theater Company. In the early 1980s, Gordon went to California to pursue movie making. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon was a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and adapted several of the author's stories for the screen, including ''Re-Animator'', ''From Beyond (film), From Beyond'', and ''Dagon (2001 movie), Dagon'', as well as the ''Masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Steel
Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures in 1987. Early life Steel was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York to Nathan "Nat" Steel (born Spielberg), a zipper salesman to the military and semi-professional weight lifter called the "Man of Steel," and Lillian Steel (née Tarlow), a businesswoman. Lillian Tarlo Steel, Dawn's mother, died from lung cancer at age 55. She was the daughter of Nathan and Rebecca Tarlo, Polish immigrants. She had two brothers named Abraham and Paul. Their name became spelled T-A-R-L-O-W when Abraham joined the U.S. military during World War I. Paul and Abraham's children reside in NYC and Georgia, while Lillian's children live in California. Dawn grew up in Manhattan and in Great Neck, New York, according to her autobiograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Sutherland
Kristine Sutherland (born Kristine Young; April 17, 1955) is an American actress best known for her starring role as Buffy Summers' mother Joyce Summers on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', where she appeared in every season (1997–2003), and her role as Mae Thompson in ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989). Early life She was born Kristine Young in Boise, Idaho, and changed her name because she was often confused with another similarly named actress. The last name "Sutherland" was after her cat, whom she named "Donald" after Donald Sutherland, who, coincidentally, had a role in the original ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' film, Joss Whedon's first attempt to bring Buffy to audiences. She is not related to Donald Sutherland, his sons Kiefer, Rossif and Angus, or his granddaughter Sarah Sutherland. She attended high school in Lexington, Kentucky, where she participated in the Tates Creek Drama program. After graduating, she enrolled in the University of Kentucky. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Frewer
Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 Max Headroom (TV series), television series of the same name. He became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson, Sr. in ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989), Jobe Smith in ''Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace'' (1996), Sherlock Holmes in a 2001 film adaption of ''The Sign of Four (2001 film), The Sign of Four'', Frank in ''Dawn of the Dead (2004 film), Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), Moloch in ''Watchmen (2009 film), Watchmen'' (2009), Mitch in ''50/50 (2011 film), 50/50'' (2011), and Archibald Stanley in ''Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014). His television credits include Dr. Mike Stratford in ''Doctor Doctor (American TV series), Doctor Doctor'' (1989–1991), Bob in ''Shaky Ground'' (1992–1993), Trashcan Man in ''The Stand (1994 miniseries), The Stand'' (1994), Matt Prager in ''Psi Factor: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Strassman
Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She had roles on the TV programs ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' and ''M*A*S*H'', as well as in the film ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. Life and career Strassman succeeded Liza Minnelli in the role of Ethel Hofflinger in the Off-Broadway musical '' Best Foot Forward''. In 1967, she became a recording artist for Uni Records. Her debut single, "The Flower Children", was a top-40 hit in many West Coast U.S. markets, hitting #4 in San Diego and #2 in San Francisco; the track also hit #3 in Vancouver, British Columbia (both at CKLG 730 AM and CFUN 1410 AM in July 1967). However, the single failed to break out nationally in either country; the record stalled at #105 in the United States, and just sneaked into RPM's Top 100 for Canada, peaking at #95. The song also reached #95 on ''Cashbox'' Top 100 Singles chart Her follow-up release, "The Groovy World of Jack and Jill", charted in Denver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Rushton
Jared Michael Rushton (born March 3, 1974) is an American former actor who is best known for his roles in several films from the late 1980s, including ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', ''Big'', and '' Overboard''. He has been nominated for two Saturn Awards and two Young Artist Awards, and is also known for his roles in ''Pet Sematary Two'' and as Chip on the sitcom ''Roseanne''. Rushton also starred in '' A Cry in the Wild''. Career Rushton began his career at age twelve as Richie in an episode of ''Tales from the Darkside''. He also appeared in another show, ''Cagney & Lacey'', and a television film, ''Top Kids''. In 1987, he played his first major role, as Kurt Russell's character's son in the film '' Overboard''. The next year he starred in ''Lady in White'' as Donald, and as Tom Hanks's character's friend Billy in ''Big''. After the success of ''Big'', Rushton appeared on an episode of ''Murder, She Wrote'' as Travis Harmon. He later appeared as Chip Lang, Becky's boyfriend on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wilson Brown
Thomas Wilson Brown is an American actor, who began his career by playing "Augie" in the western film '' Silverado''. Career The son of a cattle rancher and rodeo queen, Brown received his first role by answering a small advertisement in a local Santa Fe, New Mexico, newspaper, which was looking for a young boy who could ride a horse. After the completion of ''Silverado'' (credited as Tom Brown), he worked in a number of films during his teenage years. He is known for his roles as "Jason Lochner" in the television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... drama '' Knots Landing'', his notable film role as "Little Russ Thompson" (credited as Thomas Brown) in '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', and for his co-starring role in '' Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael''. In 1993, Brown a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Oliveri
Robert Dane Oliveri (born April 28, 1978) is an American former child actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, '' Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'' and the 3D short film, '' Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!'' He is also known for playing Kevin, Kim's younger brother, in Tim Burton's ''Edward Scissorhands''. Career At age nine, Oliveri starred as Paul Bard in an episode of ''ABC Afterschool Special''. Two years later he made a guest appearance on '' Friday the 13th: The Series '' as Mike Carlson. That same year, he starred as Young Nelson in the television movie, ''Ask Me Again''. Also that year, he landed the role of Nick Szalinski, the son of Rick Moranis's character in ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. For his performance, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. In 1990, Oliveri starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy O'Neill
Amy O'Neill is an American actress. She started as a child actress in 1984, appearing in several sitcoms before a 30-episode run as pregnant teen Molly Stark on ''The Young and the Restless'' in 1986. She may be best known for her role as high-schooler Amy Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. She retired from acting in the 1990s, joined a circus-style entertainment troupe, appeared in documentaries about her childhood roles, and returned to acting with two short films and a television episode in the late 2010s. Early life O'Neill was born in Pacific Palisades, California, the daughter of Virginia, an art school director, and Thomas O'Neill, a Los Angeles construction company owner. She is the third of five children; her two older siblings performed in commercials while children. Career O'Neill began auditioning for parts at age ten with her older siblings. After school, the kids would drive out to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Moranis
Frederick Allan Moranis (; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, producer, songwriter and writer. Moranis appeared in the sketch comedy series '' Second City Television'' (''SCTV'') in the 1980s and starred afterward in several Hollywood films, including '' Strange Brew'' (1983), '' Streets of Fire'' (1984), '' Ghostbusters'' (1984) and its sequel '' Ghostbusters II'' (1989),'' Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Spaceballs'' (1987), '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989, and its 1992 and 1997 sequels), '' Parenthood'' (1989), '' My Blue Heaven'' (1990), and '' The Flintstones'' (1994). In 1997, Moranis began a long break from acting to dedicate his time to his two children as a widower. He has not appeared in a live-action film for over 28 years, although he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's '' Brother Bear'' (2003). He also released comedy albums and made appearances at fan conventions. In 2020, after a hiatus of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Hodgson
Joel Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian, and television actor. He is best known for creating ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'') and starring in it; he played the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, ''MST3K'' was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by ''Time''.. From 2007 to 2013, Hodgson was part of the "movie riffing" project '' Cinematic Titanic'' with several of his fellow MST3K alumni, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download. He has been the creative lead for media at Cannae, a technology firm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania north of Philadelphia. Early life and career Hodgson was born on February 20, 1960, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and lived with his family in Green Bay and Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin west of Milwaukee. He grew up with an evangelical Christian upbringing and later claimed that the various shows his church would put on had a profound influence on his desire to become an ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Scovell
Helen Vivian "Nell" Scovell is an American television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', which aired on ABC and The WB from 1996 until 2003 and co-author of the book '' Lean In''. Early life and education Nell Scovell, the middle of five children, grew up in a Jewish family outside of Newton, Massachusetts. Her father, Melvin E. Scovell, is chairman of the board of Scovell & Schwager, a health-care management company in Boston. In high school at Newton South High School, she was the manager of the boys' track team. Scovell attended Harvard University, where she spent her time reporting and editing sports stories for ''The Harvard Crimson''. In her senior year at Harvard, she wrote for the sports desk of the ''Boston Globe''. She graduated ''cum laude'' from Harvard University in 1982. Career After graduation, she moved to New York and was the first staff writer hired by '' Spy'' magazine in 1986. Tina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
