The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981 • 88 minutes

About this movie

The loveable and laughable Lily Tomlin stars in the high-spirited comedy The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Exposed to a bizarre mix of household chemicals, ordinary housewife and mother Pat Kramer (Tomlin), develops a strange illness she begins to shrink. Baffling doctors and struggling to take care of her family, Pat's diminishing size captures the hearts of the American people but also the attention of an evil group of scientists plotting to take over the world!

Ratings and reviews

'The Incredible Shrinking Woman' is so weird. It feels like a movie meant for young kids (especially the man-in-a-gorilla-suit scenes), but there's this very adult story taking place about struggling with a marriage that cannot have intimacy and a husband that puts his job (and the lifestyle it provides) above his wife's life. What audience was this for? Also, very obvious fear mongering message about modern toiletry product ingredients and wild conspiracies (fluoridated water).

I have been looking for this for a long time. I loved this as a young girl and I wanted my girls to watch it, with all shrinking people movies out today. All the places I have been has told be that itbis not available to order any longer and most didn't know what I was talking about. :) I'm so happy I found it. Thank you

Love, love, luv this classic movie! I fell in love with gorillas after the 1st I saw this flick back in the early 80's I believe. I would watch this one over & over again!!❣️