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Help! I’ve Shrunk the Family

Help! I’ve Shrunk the Family

20145.71h 40m

Overview

Nine-year-old Johannes Blom gets blown away when he discovers a little man in the kitchen cupboard, hidden behind the peanut butter jar. He’s even more astonished when he realizes that this little man, ‘Wiplala’, has magical powers. When Wiplala accidentally transforms the Blom family to little people, the adventure begins. Will they ever go back to normal-sized people?

Directed by Tim Oliehoek
Written by Tamara Bos, Annie M.G. Schmidt
Produced by Eefje Smulders, Burny Bos, Mieke de Bruijn
Box Office0Revenue: $2.2M

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Top Cast

Géza Weisz

Géza Weisz

Wiplala

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Sasha Mylanus

Johannes

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Kee Ketelaar

Nella Della

Peter Paul Muller

Peter Paul Muller

Mr. Blom

Marjan Luif

Marjan Luif

Emilia

Paul Kooij

Paul Kooij

Arthur Hollidee

Cas Jansen

Cas Jansen

Doctor Vink

Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld

Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld

Nurse Babs

Mamoun Elyounoussi

Mamoun Elyounoussi

Pizza Delivery Boy

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Sander Huisman

Policeman square

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Themes & Keywords

shrinkingfamilyreality vs fantasy

About Help! I’ve Shrunk the Family

Help! I’ve Shrunk the Family is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 2014 exploring themes of shrinking, family, reality vs fantasy. Directed by Tim Oliehoek, it stars Géza Weisz, Sasha Mylanus, Kee Ketelaar. Nine-year-old Johannes Blom gets blown away when he discovers a little man in the kitchen cupboard, hidden behind the peanut butter jar. He’s even more astonished when he realizes that this little man, ‘Wiplala’, has magical powers. When Wiplala accidentally transforms the Blom family to little people, the adventure begins. Will they ever go back to normal-sized people?

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