Honey I Shrunk The Kids

Honey I Shrunk The Kids (1989)

39 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: After Nick falls on the pollen, there's a shot of his mom calling him. Right after, the amount of pollen on him is completely different.

Sacha

Revealing mistake: When the (green-screened) bee arrives at the flower, the yellow pollen turns dark pink due to the blue/gree screens used.

Sacha

Revealing mistake: When the green-screened bee passes by Ron and Russ they stare at it, but when it flies away they keep looking at the same spot as before.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Thompson is shrunk and waves at his family, he is sitting between two bolts. When the angles changes, from a back view, he is sitting right in front of one.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the kids are about to climb the grass, Wayne lets Quark out and the door closes twice: In the close-up and afterwards in the wide angle.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the kids open the waste bag, Nick steps forward, in between two kids, with about 10 centimeters between each. When the angle changes to Amy, Nick is jammed between the kids.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: Nick falls on the pollen on the left side of the flower. When the angle changes he's right on the middle of it.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Wayne tries to shrink the apple, the way he holds the remote control differs between the close-ups and wide angles.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the movie starts and the dog has left the letters, watch the bottles of paint in front of him: They appear closer together in the opposite angle.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: From Nick's POV, he enters his father's lab and opens the door wide, yet from the opposite angle it is slightly open.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the movie starts, and the dog brings the letters, their position on the table changes between shots.

Sacha

Visible crew/equipment: When the neighbours visit the Szalinskis to get their baseball and Nick opens the door, you can see the reflection of the cameras and lights in the glass.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: After all the kids have been shrunk, the nail on the floor swaps from laying between two planks to just one.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: After the apple explodes, the amount of fruit on Wayne's forehead increases when he sits on the couch and Quark licks him.

Sacha

Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr.: Um, dad... You know that weights aren't my thing.
Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr.: Weights aren't your thing. Fishing isn't your thing. Just what is your thing?
Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr.: I don't know. But I'll keep you posted okay?
Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Sr.: Okay, in the meantime, you're trying these weights, and you're coming fishing with the family! is that clear? I can't hear you.
Russell 'Russ' Thompson, Jr.: Yes sir.

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Question: When Don asks why Russell Sr. won't go on their trip, he says that Mae can't go due to "plumbing." Was he referring to her being on her period?

Answer: More along the lines of a serious health problem related to her "plumbing".

Greg Dwyer

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