The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.
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hyped garbage
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Lily Tomlin is Fantastic in this Role. You might as well Re name this The Incredible Sexy Shrinking Woman, the Smaller Pat gets the Sexier she is....Look how Beautiful Lily is in this movie....Really look at her. Remember this is a Pre 1990's sadly out of the closet Lily Tomlin. But I think of the Past Laugh in and her Specials. Lily is Great looking in this. Come on. Look at this and her. Beautiful SEXY and Barbie Doll size. I wish I was cast as her husband. The Incredible Shrinking Woman is Awesome and Sexy. This Movie is a Classic for fans of Lily Tomlin. Lily is Featured on the now Rare Mike Douglas show looking Sexy in a dress (Barbie Doll Sized)and everyone of us loves her.Overall a great Lily Tomlin movie. (I think her Best) many different roles. I Love Lily Tomlin in this role....I would love to be cast in the role as Vance.
Stunning in its dullness considering the talents behind it. Joel Schumacher directed this empty headed and far too late goof on 50s sci-fi films. Lily Tomlin, very funny in the film's first half, is left out to dry in the film's second half. Once she's shrunk, the film itself folds in on itself...it's lifeless, tiresome and very badly photographed (everything has a haze around it). Tomlin is not well served by Charles Grodin as her husband...he's wasted. Henry Gibson plays a scientist, but there's nothing remotely funny about him or his character...it's a real waste. A real misfire written by Tomlin collaborator Jane Wagner (who clearly improved her talents with THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE...)
Before I go any further, I'd just like to say I can't understand the people who complain this film doesn't stick to the spirit of the original. Though it contains a few humorous tributes (the central character's kids trying to frighten their mother with a rubber spider on a string, etc), it is a completely different story.Pat Kramer is an ordinary housewife who suddenly finds she is shrinking. The cause is a mix of various products, and before long she is living in a doll's house, being menaced by wind-up toys and being trapped in a sink before finding herself in a laboratory at the mercy of a secret organization who intend to shrink the people of the world. This film is entertaining and has a good cast (I'd never have realized Lily Tomlin was playing those two characters but for the credits list at the end of the film), is also a social satire about the way tacky products and advertising are taking over society.
This is one of Lily Tomlin's best movies. It's kind of corny, but it's supposed to be. Did anyone notice the bright colors, that satire the 70's, like the lime green? It's charming and amusing, and as a kid, I guess when Pat disappeared it was a little scary, but I knew she would be OK, because she was the star of the movie. It was not that scary, I've seen a lot worse. Most of all, it's very entertaining, and not the least bit tedious if you have a sense of humor and a good imagination. When you watch a movie like this, you have to suspend your disbelief and let your inner child out. This is one of my favorite comedies. Lily is great!