Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Page #5

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Come on. Just start walking.

He'll get the idea.

Thanks for the lift, Antie.

You're free.

You get home now.

Shoo!

- Looks like you got a new pet.

- Dumb ant doesn't know

what's best for him.

Go on! Go home!

Mom will never let me keep you.

Amy? Nick?

- Nick?

- Are you there, kids?

Nicky.

Where are you?

- Any luck?

- No.

Nick?

Amy?

- You see anything yet?

- It's too thick.

It's supposed to be thick.

It's grass.

Keep looking. Nick?

Amy?

- What was that?

- Ow!

Watch out!

Come on.

- Ugh.

- Where did that come from?

- Yeah, it's Dad's brand.

- He told us he quit.

Oof. Looks like

he started up again.

No. He only smokes when he's

really worried about something.

Nicky, be careful.

Hey. Hey, maybe we can use this.

Cool. Now we can

see in the dark.

Hey, Antie, look.

Headlights.

- I didn't force him to join the team.

- I know.

But you always make

a big deal out of sports.

- Because sports build character.

- No, they don't. They build muscle.

Russell, you've got to understand.

These kids aren't...

- Wayne?

- Yeah?

We've got to tell the Thompsons.

What do you take me for?

A complete idiot?

- How did this happen?

- Hold on a second, Mae.

I'll handle it. All right?

How did this happen?

Well, the machine analyzes the

molecular structure of each compound...

- and then through laser inversion,

it takes all the...

- Wait, Wayne, wait.

I think the Thompsons

need to see the couch.

This guy is a waste of skin.

- This is a microscope.

- I know.

Look in there.

All right.

You see, that's the couch that

used to be sitting right over here,

until the machine shrunk it.

All right, so there's

some doll furniture. Big deal.

They sell that kind of stuff

at swap meets.

Why didn't you tell us earlier?

Well, until now,

the machine just blew things up.

- Are you saying that that machine...

- Blew up my kids?

- No, no, no, no.

- Oh, no. No, no.

- If the machine had blown up the kids,

there'd be piece of them everywhere.

- Wayne!

Sorry, l... Look.

I'm positive about this, okay?

- The machine shrunk our kids.

- You're the one

who needs a shrink, Szalinski.

- Russ.

- You are a nutcase,

and I'll tell you something.

I have got an air hammer

in my attic...

and if you did do something to my kids,

there's gonna be pieces of you

all over the neighborhood!

Come on, honey.

I think that went well.

I think we should

have them over more often.

Yeah, well,

it's a priority for me.

Now, why don't you do

what you're paid to do?

Find my kids.

I thought you didn't believe him.

Oh, I don't.

Electricity's cheap.

Come on. Look at this.

We don't have to sleep

on the ground.

- What is it?

- One of my Legos.

Give me a boost.

Hey.

Not bad.

Yeah. I don't even

have to brush my teeth.

- Quit pushing!

- Move over.

- You move over.

- Why don't you take that one?

- Are you sure?

Yeah. I'd rather sleep down here.

Night, Antie.

- Think they'll be warm enough?

- They look fine to me.

You think you'll be warm enough?

Good night, Russ.

Good night, Amy.

Good night, Amy.

Sorry, boy.

I need the parts.

Meow!

Are you okay?

I'm scared.

Somehow I feel

like this is all our fault.

No, it's my fault.

I start working on something, and l...

I don't think about anything else.

I should have been more careful

with that thing. I'm sorry.

That's not what I meant.

You know, it's not important...

if I sell another house...

or if you get a grant

this year or next.

We've just got to get

this family back together.

I feel the same way.

I gotta fix the machine.

You should get some sleep.

We've got to get up early

and come out here and look for them.

No, I couldn't sleep.

Not with my babies

out here all alone.

Ah, don't worry about them.

They got the Thompson kids with them.

They'll be fine.

That's another thing

I'm worried about.

Amy in the dark...

with Little Russ Thompson.

Get some rest.

They'd better behave themselves.

It's funny.

The moon looks the same size

whether you're big or small.

Yeah.

Tell that to my dad.

Why? Does he pick on you

about your size?

The bigger the guy,

the bigger the moon.

It's just the way he thinks.

Russ?

- Yeah?

- How come you never came over before?

Well...

I mean...

you talked to me

once or twice last year.

I mean, I would have come by.

I wanted to, but...

I just always thought

you were too popular to notice me.

I was too popular to notice.

I was stupid.

- Get down! Hurry!

- Get down! Hurry!

Ron, get down!

Run!

Russ! Help!

- Russ, help!

- Help him!

Russ!

Stay here.

No!

Ron, get out! Quick!

Get away!

- Come on, Ron! Hurry!

- Come on!

He-He'll get killed.

- We've got to do something.

He's just a baby.

- Sit down.

We gotta help him.

Now!

- Get him!

- Get him!

- Let him go!

- Look out!

Back!

Where's Antie?

- Antie!

- There!

Oh, my God.

- He looks hurt.

- No!

You saved my life.

No, he's gonna be okay.

Where you going?

Nature calls.

Boys on the right,

girls on the left.

I must look absolutely gross.

I love you, Wayne Szalinski.

Okay, guys, let's get moving.

Can't be much farther.

Can't we sleep just a little longer?

Something's very weird here.

- What is it?

- Earthquake!

No, worse! Lawn mower!

Nicky!

- What is this?

- I don't know, but I hope

whatever lived here has moved out.

This is the burrow of

a Lumbricus terrestris.

- A what?

- Earthworm. They're dormant

this time of year.

Plug that in.

We're almost done here.

Is that a chain saw?

No, it's more like

our lawn mower, I think.

- Tommy, stop the lawn mower!

- Tommy!

Tommy, stop!

- Tommy!

- Tommy!

- Tommy! Don't go on the grass!

- Tommy, stop... Tom, get over here!

- Tommy!

- Tommy!

- All right, together!

One, two, three.

Tommy! Tommy!

I think we'll be safe in here.

Nicky!

Come on! Come on!

No! No!

Hold on to me, Russ!

Amy, don't let go!

Amy!

- Hold on!

- Give me that thing!

- Nick said I could cut it...

- When did you see Nick?

- Did you see him this morning?

- No, it was yesterday.

Really, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to be so late.

It's okay, sweetie, it's okay.

Here. Why don't you go home.

Go on through the house. It's safer.

"Safer"?

I thought my folks are weird.

My knee.

Is everyone okay?

I feel like a banana whip.

Nick? Nick, are you all right?

Nicky!

Dad?

Mom!

- Down here!

- Mom! Mom, Dad!

- Dad! We're down here!

- Over here!

- Mr. Szalinski!

- Down here!

- Dad!

- Mr. Szalinski!

We'll make it, Nick.

They're never gonna find us.

We were right under their noses,

and they didn't even see us!

Don't panic, Ron.

W-We'll f-find a way, okay?

I'm not panicked. Who's panicked?

Nobody's panicked!

Quark!

Come on, everybody!

Grab on!

Go inside, Quark!

Find Dad!

Nicky!

Quark, what's gotten into you?

- Dad!

- I think he just misses the kids.

Dad! Stop!

No!

- Dad!

- I'll tell you, at their size...

- Dad!

- Mr. Szalinski!

- That backyard is like ten miles.

Giant blades of grass.

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