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Why was Big Russ Thompson's hat too big?


Did the machine malfunction? Were the kids slightly smaller as well?






"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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Cause his wife found the cigarettes in his cap so obviously it would sit differently

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??

I hope you are joking.










"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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I thought it was obvious that when he was 'un-shrunk' he was just short of his full origional size

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Yes, it's obvious WHAT happened...my question was WHY it happened, which is why I asked "Did the machine malfunction? Were the kids slightly smaller as well?" Why was that scene even in the movie?












"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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So in a film about kids getting shrunk to the size of gnats by a malfunctioning shrinking laser that is fixed by an accidently flung baseball, where they have an adventure through the garden, befriend an ant and fight a scorpion, the thing you find hard to believe is the guys hat not fitting when he is brought back to size? Or are you building your own shrink ray and want to work out an complications there may be? It was in the movie for comic relief and was meant for people with a sense of humor who don't need every joke explained to them like an arrogant child. I suggest you go watch another Jason Friedburg Aaron Seltzer collaboration and wet yourself laughing at the character/creature/guy in a poorly made animal costume crap itself that is inevitably in every one of those sh*tty movies

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Oh, so you don't know either. Gotcha.












"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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You explained nothing. All you did was waste my time. Nowhere in my post did I say I found the scene hard to believe, yet-- that's what you claim I asked. My questions were (for the third time) was he smaller due to the machine malfunctioning, and were the kids slightly smaller, too? See how stupid you are? I had to ask the same thing 3 times now, so again like I said (for the second time) YOU DON'T KNOW EITHER.

Hilarious how asking a simple question to a fun family movie draws *attempted* insults from fat nerds with anger issues (oh, and badass exclusively online, of course.)
















"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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Oh my god dude, I said in my first post "I thought it was obvious that when he was 'un-shrunk' he was just short of his full origional size". See how stupid YOU are. Its a goddamn movie, thats my final post and I suggest we both get on with our lives

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lol....At least you're smart enough to stay down.








"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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New advert for IMDB: For people who need things explained to them like a retarded child coz they can't work things out for themselves, then get pissy when you answer their questions

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I stand corrected. Guess you're not smart enough to know when to quit. And this fantastic reply of yours only took 3 days.











"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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Thats because I have a life, occasionaly revisiting this thread on my break whilst at work to be amused by your moronic replys that you quite probably compose from your room at your parents house, angry at the world for being unable to come back with witty replys at the bigger boys at school who stuff your overweight self into a locker. Probably american, most probably ginger and most definetly single

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In keeping up with the tradition of your Honey I Shrunk the Kids analysis, wrong on every account. Yes, I know you have the world's most active social life. This explains why you've been picking fights on a message board for a family film that's over 20 years old.

And ginger?? Seriously? Ginger? What are you, some kind of limey bloke, haha! Sweet Jesus, don't tell me a member of the most effeminate group on Earth is being an internet "tough guy." God bless anonymity, huh? But of course, you're working right now. So I'll let you get back to frying those fries now...I'm sure the lunch crowd is getting restless.









"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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This was once amusing having this back and forth with you but you have sucked all the life out of it, you quite obviously want the last word and to prove you are better than someone else, anyone else, so I shall leave you with this; "I bow down before you superior retorting skills, oh great and powerful internet lord. May you one day lose the weight that prevents you from leaving your trailer you are imprisoned in and leaves you nothing better to do than troll message boards. I stand dwarfed by you Harry Knowels like visage and knowledge of all things, even though you couldnt get your head round Big Russ's hat being bigger."
Good luck building the shrinking laser and may the rag on the stick you wash yourself with remain strong

*beep* stupid yank

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And a cherrio to you too, mate! I'm sure your boyfriend will comfort your tears of defeat.








"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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Clearly, Disney had an oversized hat made for him to wear for that scene.


It was a joke, and thats all, hes not actually smaller.

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It was supposed to be funny that maybe he didn't exactly get back to normal size. As to the kids, since they were still growing, maybe that didn't matter.

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Haha, I read the entire argument between you and Darth?? something, and I found it funny.
However, when I watched it years ago, I was really young and just thought it was a purely comedic skit.
Then when I watched it the other day, I thought it was because the wife took out cigarettes.
Now I think it was more to do with the fact that he's harping on size the entire time with Russ and then suddenly he's a bit smaller as well.
In the end, I think all three components are 'comedy' induced and not meant to have ramifications on the plot or the children. Maybe some of that tiny bit of size is given to Russ in return? Haha...
I don't think you'll ever get a definite answer to your question. I hope all's well with the two of you. I don't think the kids ended up smaller though.

"I totally saw his wolf junk"

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Thanks for your thoughts. :)





"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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Haha I love how the two internet nerds arguing over petty details keep insulting each other by insisting they are Americans when it's pretty clear that these "blokes" and "mates" are not.

Meanwhile over here in Los Angeles, we're busy working to make movies while you guys sit on your computers bickering and thinking we Americans are lesser than you.

Oh yeah, and I love the movie. :)

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@ BryGuy4000

Gay porn doesn't count as moviemaking, mate.






"I fulfilled a lot of people's predictions about me. I've become a real scumbag."

Danny Vermin

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It does so!

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Actually I thought it was because he didn't have his cigarettes in there when he put the hat back on and the joke was that he *thought* he hadn't returned to full size.

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