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Plot: Lily Tomlin stars as Pat Kramer, an ordinary housewife living in a quiet suburban environment. Her over-achieving, advertising executive husband treats her to all the goodies that his company represen...( read more read more... )ts. But it seems that Pat has developed an odd reaction to the chemicals in all those soaps, hairsprays and dishwashing detergents that hubby has been bringing home. And little by little, Pat begins to shrink -- to the point where at two feet tall she is a celebrity appearing on talk shows. But an evil syndicate known only as "World Management" decides to kidnap Pat, and use her blood to make a serum and shrink the entire world population. Now Pat and her family have to figure out how to return her to normal size and save the world in the process.

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 31, 2008
    This was so funny to watch now. So unrealistic. Like, why did they expect her to still cook and clean when she was so tiny? I didn't like how Lily Tomlin played so many characters, and they all looked alike.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 2, 2008
    I liked this movie sooooo much because it made me realize that I could potentially live in my Barbie Dream House! How cool would that be!!!!
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 18, 2008
    Joel Schumacher's directorial debut is a really unfunny and boring sci-fi/comedy/satire that is both blandly made and written. However Lily Tomlin was solid, the production design is really good and, believe it or not, the best performance in this film belongs to make-up artist Rick Baker who plays a gorilla named Sidney (yes...there is a guy wearing a gorilla suit in this film). Despite all those things, overall this is pretty "meh".
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 3, 2007
    This comic adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic science-fiction novel (The Shrinking Man) is not a bad movie.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 6, 2007
    More memories of watching HBO as a child. This film is fun even though the cheese factor is high. I wish they had it on DVD so I could own it but it seems to have not been released yet to DVD.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 17, 2007
    I remember really digging this movie as a kid. In the same breath I can remember watching Lily Tomlin in later films and realizing that the outstanding humour in this movie was written for her and not a natural ability.

    Good story though. Charles Grodin was understated as the husband at a crossroads.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 29, 2007
    Not sure why anyone ever thought Lily Tomlin was funny. All she ever does is just run around and have a spaz attack.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 20, 2007
    Oh wow...what a blast from the past. I remember seeing this movie when I was a little kid and desperately wishing I could shrink too so I could wear my barbie clothes like Lily Tomlin's character did.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 1, 2007
    Galaxy Glue, Galaxy Glue. What would we do without Galaxy Glue? Galaxy Glue, Galaxy Glue, LIfe would go to pieces without Galaxy Glue.......It's for you! Love this movie. I can't believe I still remember that jingle! Even if you don't like it, your (small) kids will.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 26, 2007
    Well, I haven't seen this one since I was a kid - I keep randomly remembering that Michelle has it and I want to watch it.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 12, 2007
    A great 1981 classic comedy film, starring Lily Tomlin as a woman who gets infected by chemicals that cause here to shrink and does get famous in the process. An entertaining film with great laughs.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 14, 2007
    I love this flick...funny, quirky,...I find myself singing the 'bar of soap' and 'Galaxy Glue' songs!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 28, 2006
    This film is an oddity. Part comedy, sci-fi, commentary on consumer saftey. Lily Tomlin plays a bunch of characters. Charles "toupee" Grodin is her husband, Shit i didnt even know this was a Joel Schumacher film until now! Amazing that theres no homo erotica in it then!?
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    September 28, 2006
    It's not the greatest shrinking-related movie ever made (the whole plot with the evil scientists is so cliché that it's even annoying), but ah, what the heck, you can't beat that garbage disposal scene! Man, that's awesome!

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  • Rated: (PG)
  • Directed by: Joel Schumacher
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: January 30, 1981
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