Why is the title "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"?
The kids get themselves shrunk by a machine when a baseball hits the button on the machine. Wayne Szalinski didn't actually control the machine at all when the kids were shrunk.
Why is the title "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"? It implies that Wayne Szalinski, intentionally or accidentally, had a hand in the kids getting shrunk even though he didn't.
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Because it's more of a catchy title
It's not meant literally..as you have pointed out but the title for movies such as this is part of the overall marketing package.
In fact, the original title was different.
The film was written as Teeny Weenies...[snip]..
As Teeny Weenies seemed to appeal more to a child demographic, the name was changed to Grounded to appeal to a more mature audience. That name was later rejected in favour of The Big Backyard.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, a line of dialogue from the film, ultimately became its title.
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