Little Giants (1994)

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers (WGA):

James Ferguson (story) &
Robert Shallcross (story) ...

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

For everyone who's waited to be chosen, and wasn't... your day has come.

Plot:

Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Coach | Pee Wee Football | Sibling Rivalry | American Football

Cast

Rick Moranis	...	Danny O'Shea
Ed O'Neill	...	Kevin O'Shea
Shawna Waldron	...	Becky O'Shea
Devon Sawa	...	Junior Floyd
Todd Bosley	...	Jake Berman
Michael Zwiener	...	Rudy Zolteck
Danny Pritchett	...	Tad Simpson
Troy Simmons	...	Hanon
Sam Horrigan	...	Spike Hammersmith
Joey Simmrin	...	Sean Murphy
Marcus Toji	...	Marcus
Christopher Walberg	...	Timmy Moore
Matthew McCurley	...	Nubie (as Mathew McCurley)
Brian Haley	...	Mike Hammersmith
Jon Paul Steuer	...	Johnny Vennaro

MPAA:

Rated PG for kids' rude language and pranks.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Arroyo Grande, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The jersey numbers Becky (#56) and Junior (#11) wear are those of former Giants greats Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms respectively while Briggs (#8), Patterson (#22) and Murphy (#48) are those of former Cowboys greats Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Daryl "Moose" Johnston respectively.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In football when it is a turnover on downs, the opposing team gets the ball back at the exact location of where the ball ends at the last play. On the Cowboys last possession Spike gets a few inches from the endzone, but when Giants have the ball, they start from the 20-yard line.

Quotes:

Kevin O'Shea: Put a fork in them their done, baby.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Bart Star (#9.6)" (1997)

An old favorite

I've seen a lot of sports movies since I've lived on this planet, and this just happens to be one of my favorites.

Like I've said in one of my other reviews, I don't really like football, but this is an instant classic. I can say this because I saw this when I was at least 8 or 9 years old and loved it! There are many memorable moments in the movie, and everyone from kids to adults can enjoy this.

The only complaint I have is that they show it on ABC Family sometimes, and for some reason, they edit a lot of it out... and some of the edits actually make the movie work... if you can, stay away from that version.

Aside from that, this is a 10 out of 10.