Lily Tomlin,
Charles Grodin,
Ned Beatty,
Henry Gibson,
Elizabeth Wilson
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman, directed by Joel Schumacher, is an attempted social satire focusing on the position of women in our society and our social values. After being exposed to a bizarre mixt... read more
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Flixster Reviews (216)
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September 3, 2007This comic adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic science-fiction novel (The Shrinking Man) is not a bad movie.
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June 20, 2008It was cute and silly. Most of it was dumb. But it was so dumb that it was funny.
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December 14, 2011Up until now I havent watched this movie since I was in elementary school & It use to be 1 of my favorites.I guess I liked it so much because I thought it was just about a woman who shrinks but now I get the real meaning behind the movie.I would like it to watch it on DVD someday... read more
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February 5, 2010I saw this movie as a kid and thought it was such a riot. I always intrigued with the fantasy of "little people" (like the size of a dollhouse doll or a barbie). And I used to imagine what it would like to be the size of a dollhouse doll and what it would be like to live in a d... read more
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March 2, 2008I 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!!!!
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August 6, 2007More 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.
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June 29, 2007Not sure why anyone ever thought Lily Tomlin was funny. All she ever does is just run around and have a spaz attack.
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June 20, 2007Oh 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.
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June 1, 2007Galaxy 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.
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March 12, 2007A 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.
Critic Reviews
December 10, 2007
Vincent Canby, New York Times
December 10, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
What's really incredible is how far this film goes to avoid the ideas, feminist and otherwise, embedded in its premise. Full Review
December 10, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Incredible Shrinking Woman is not inane, is sometimes wickedly knowing, and is only periodically boring. Full Review
January 2, 2011
Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media
Excruciatingly bad Lily Tomlin comedy. Full Review
December 10, 2007
Time Out
Good intentions and one's own goodwill are soon diminished as script and direction conspire to render a sitcom satire that's indistinguishable from its target. Full Review
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