The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

5.3K

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Rick Baker and Lily Tomlin in The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)

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Parody Comedy Sci-Fi

A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.

Director
- Joel Schumacher
Writers
- Richard Matheson
- Jane Wagner
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joel Schumacher
Writers
- Richard Matheson
- Jane Wagner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trivia
Debut theatrical feature film directed by Joel Schumacher. In his his 2002 autobiography "I Like it Better when You're Funny," Charles Grodin recounts Shumacher once saying "I'm giving directions to Lily Tomlin and Charles Grodin, and they're listening to me!"

Goofs
The position of Judith's arms change after she sits on the kid's toy in the kitchen.

Quotes
Dan Beame: [surrenders to police, as Pat Kramer returns home] Arrest this man.
Policeman: But you haven't done anything.
Dan Beame: [gives a firm look] Trust me.

Alternate versions
When ABC broadcast the film in 1983, there are scenes that were not in the theatrical cut: Dr. Ruth communicating with patients on monitors. During these scenes, Pat was finding ways to get out of her cage. Also, this scene includes Lily Tomlin's role as Edith Ann (which she played on her Broadway shows). Finally, Pat Kramer tries to reach the switches to turn on the monitor but, she turned it on with her foot.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Melvin and Howard, Fort Apache: The Bronx, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Devil and Max Devlin, Hangar 18 (1981)

Soundtracks
Galaxy Glue
Lyrics by Billy Davis
Music by Suzanne Ciani
Vocal by Linda November

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Weak Spoof

Incredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)

** (out of 4)

Semi-spoof of The Incredible Shrinking Man has Lily Tomlin playing a housewife who tests several of her husband's (Charles Grodin) household products and soon finds herself shrinking. This was Joel Schumacher's directorial debut and he handles the material fairly well but the problem is that the material isn't that great to start with. The film tries to be very smart and hip when it comes to commercialism but it forgets to add very many laughs. There are several cute scenes that earn a smile but nothing beyond that. Grodin is wasted in his role as the father and Ned Beatty doesn't add too much either. The highlight is certainly Tomlin in her three roles.