{"id":148727,"date":"2025-11-22T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/148727\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:19:12","slug":"former-teen-star-54-has-barely-aged-a-day-as-she-stuns-in-swimsuit-36-years-after-iconic-movie-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/148727\/","title":{"rendered":"Former teen star, 54, has barely aged a day as she stuns in swimsuit 36 years after iconic movie franchise\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHE was the blonde beauty that was catapulted into the spotlight after a starring role in this iconic 1989 movie. <\/p>\n

The beloved Disney film was a box office success that would go on to span another two spin-offs, with fans lapping up the characters\u2019 pint-sized adventures.<\/p>\n

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The 90s star reenacted the famous flick\u2019s plot with a giant spoon and \u2018cheerios\u2019Credit: instagram\/@amyoneillofficial<\/p>\n

The actress stunned in a sexy blue swimsuit for the fan eventCredit: instagram\/@amyoneillofficial<\/p>\n

The star posed poolside with a giant popcorn bag that\u2019s a hint to the 1989 film<\/p>\n

Now all grown up, aged 54, the star<\/a> recently took to Instagram and wowed with with some fun swimsuit photos while celebrating the film decades later.<\/p>\n

Amy O\u2019Neill was just 19 when she played the role of Amy Szalinski in the hit film Honey, I Shrunk The Kids \u2013 but her new pics show she seemingly hasn\u2019t aged at all.<\/p>\n

Amy stepped out for the Disney+ \u2018Dive in Theatre\u2019 screening of the original movie in a blue and pink racer swimsuit, ready to soak up the attractions on offer.<\/p>\n

The former child star looked incredibly youthful and svelte in her swimwear, which she complemented with a wide wicker hat and a patterned blue beach skirt.<\/p>\n

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In her Instagram caption, shared alongside the pictures, Amy enthused that the experience \u201ctransported us back to a different time and size\u201d.<\/p>\n

In one photo Amy is seen posing with a giant spoon and some giant \u2018cheerios\u2019 in a swimming pool, in what was a cheeky nod to her shrunken sized character. <\/p>\n

The star later lounged poolside with her fellow movie-goers to rewatch the beloved movie and was snapped standing next to an old-school film screening sign bearing \u201cHoney I Shrunk the Kids 1989 Now Showing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Talking to ABC\u2019s On the Red carpet, Amy said: \u201cThis whole thing, when I saw the concept and got the invite I thought it was super cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been 36 years since Honey, I Shrunk the Kids came out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only in the last couple of years that I\u2019ve done fan events and I\u2019ve gotten the chance to reconnect with fans and see how vibrant the movie still is in their lives and how meaningful it is to so many people.<\/p>\n

Amy was also joined by co-star Thomas Wilson Brown, 51, who played Little Russ in the film, the neighbour\u2019s offspring.<\/p>\n

On her Instagram post, fans flocked to the comments, with one asking, \u201cHow was it reuniting with Thomas?\u201d<\/p>\n

Replying to her follower, Amy explained, \u201cWonderful as always. He brought his grandson to the screening- so adorable!\u201d<\/p>\n

While another said, \u201cJust amazing! A shame the other child actors are absent!\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy replied, \u201cI wish they\u2019d been there also- but I wish all of you had been there too!\u201d<\/p>\n

A third fan penned, \u201cWow, that Thomas guy grew up to be a hottie!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy O\u2019Neill starred in Honey, I Shrunk The KidsCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n

The actress is still celebrating the film 36 years on from its release<\/p>\n

Amy looked eternally youthful at the special screeningCredit: instagram\/@amyoneillofficial<\/p>\n

She uploaded a snap watching the film from the poolCredit: instagram\/@amyoneillofficial<\/p>\n

Another added, \u201cAnother of my favourite classic comedy of 80s, everything looks great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNice pictures Amy O\u2019Neill and Thomas Wilson Brown and you\u2019re looking well by being grown up,\u201d said a fifth in the comments.<\/p>\n

Someone concluded, \u201cVery cool. Still one of the best movies of the 80s.\u201d<\/p>\n

The award-winning classic movie, starring Rick Moranis and Marcia Strassman, celebrated its 36th anniversary this year.<\/p>\n

Amy played Moranis\u2019 daughter in the movie, which produced two sequels, Honey, I Blew Up The Kid in 1992 and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves in 1997.<\/p>\n

The original followed the chaos that ensued when scientist Wayne Szalinksi (Moranis) accidentally minimised his children and the neighbour\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n

Ghostbusters star Moranis went on to star in Parenthood, The Flintstones and the two sequels to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.<\/p>\n

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As for O\u2019Neill, she had TV roles in Murder, She Wrote and The Young and Restless before Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.<\/p>\n

She also appeared in the 1989 Christian Slater film Desperate for Love.<\/p>\n

She starred alongside Thomas Wilson Brown in the 1989 filmCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n

The two caught up at the special screening three decades on from the film\u2019s release<\/p>\n

The original movie went on for another two spin-offs which O\u2019Neill also starred inCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n

Fans couldn\u2019t get enough of the original film with Rick MoranisCredit: Alamy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHE was the blonde beauty that was catapulted into the spotlight after a starring role in this iconic…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69,99466],"class_list":["post-148727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-weekend-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}