Little Giants (1994)

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers (WGA):

James Ferguson (story) &
Robert Shallcross (story) ...
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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
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Karen O'Shea
Susanna Thompson	...	Patty Floyd
Joe Bays	...	Butz
Rickey D'Shon Collins	...	Briggs
Frank Carl Fisher Jr.	...	Patterson
Eddie Derham	...	Fast Eddie
Elizabeth Anne Smith	...	Cheryl Berman
Gene Whittington	...	Mr. Hanon
Icilda Davis	...	Mrs. Hanon
Mark Holton	...	Mr. Zolteck
Bonnie Hellman	...	Mrs. Zolteck
Michael P. Byrne	...	Mr. Simpson
Michael Monks	...	Mr. Moore
F. William Parker	...	Mayor Kelly
Alexa Vega	...	Priscilla O'Shea
Courtney Peldon	...	Debbie O'Shea
Michael Blackburn	...	Mr. Vennaro
Harry Shearer	...	Announcer Littbarski
Harry Fleer	...	Orville (as Harry J. Fleer)
Dabbs Greer	...	Wilbur
Willie C. Carpenter	...	Ref #1
Richard E. Butler	...	Ref #2
Darryl Smith	...	Ref #3
Justin Jon Ross	...	Young Danny
Travis Robertson	...	Young Kevin
Austin Kottke	...	Young Butz
Janna Michaels	...	Young Patty
Myron Healey	...	Doctor
Rance Howard	...	Priest
DeJuan Guy	...	Hoyt
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Louise
Bill Danch	...	State Trooper
Andrew Shaifer	...	Chevy Owner
Frank Welker	...	Animation Vocal Sound Effects (voice)
John Madden	...	Himself
Steve Emtman	...	Himself
Bruce Smith	...	Himself
Emmitt Smith	...	Himself
Tim Brown	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Castro	...	Rivera
Kim Giancaterino	...	Parent (uncredited)
Ellsworth Hanna	...	Proud Parents (uncredited)
Jeanne Hanna	...	Proud Parents (uncredited)
David Powledge	...	Sheriff (uncredited)

Directed by
Duwayne Dunham

Writing credits (WGA)
James Ferguson		(story) &
Robert Shallcross		(story)
James Ferguson		(screenplay) &
Robert Shallcross		(screenplay) and
Tommy Swerdlow		(screenplay) &
Michael Goldberg		(screenplay)

Produced by
D. Scott Easton	....	associate producer
Gerald R. Molen	....	executive producer
Walter F. Parkes	....	executive producer
Arne Schmidt	....	producer (as Arne L. Schmidt)

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern
Jonathan P. Shaw		(as Jonathan Shaw)

Production Design by
Bill Kenney

Art Direction by
William Ladd Skinner

Costume Design by
April Ferry

Makeup Department
Katalin Elek	....	makeup artist
Kim Santantonio	....	key hair stylist
Susan Schuler-Page	....	hair stylist
Carol Schwartz	....	key makeup artist
Melanie Verkins	....	hair stylist
Dale Miller	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
D. Scott Easton	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Harris	....	second assistant director
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director
Susan Pickett	....	second second assistant director
Brian Levant	....	director: additional football sequences (uncredited)

Art Department
Dale DeStefani	....	foreman
Fred Lucky	....	creative consultant
Fred Lucky	....	storyboard illustrator
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Rudy Reachi	....	property master: second unit
John Rozman	....	swing gang
Dawn M. Severdia	....	art department coordinator
Sally Thornton	....	set designer

Sound Department
David Behle	....	sound recordist
James Beshears	....	adr supervisor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator
Carey Lindley	....	production sound mixer
Myron Nettinga	....	supervising sound effects editor
Jeff Rosen	....	sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Sawelson	....	sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Chris Burton	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Paris	....	special effects
Mike Wever	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Erik Anderson	....	digital artist
Pam Vick	....	digital artist: VCE
Gary Allan Parks	....	production engineer (uncredited)

Stunts
Donnell Anderson	....	stunt performer
Steve Castro	....	stunt performer
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Sam Horrigan	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt double
Kathryn Moore	....	utility stunts (as Kathryn Elizabeth Moore)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Noah Urbina	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Marek Bojsza	....	electrician
Kevin Erb	....	best boy grip
Jim Gordon	....	grip
Mollie S. Mallinger	....	second assistant: second unit
Bruce McCleery	....	gaffer
Chris McNellis	....	grip
Rexford L. Metz	....	director of photography: second unit
Louis Niemeyer	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ray Patrick	....	remote camera technician
Ralph Scherer	....	grip
Chuck Cohen	....	camera operator: special action sequences (uncredited)

Casting Department
Janet Hirshenson	....	casting
Jane Jenkins	....	casting
Amy McIntyre Britt	....	casting assistant (as Amy McIntyre)
Suzy Sachs	....	casting: Washington
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Macdonald	....	set costumer
Pamela Wise	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ken Blackwell	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Paul Karasick	....	assistant editor
Mark Perzely	....	assistant editor
John Venzon	....	assistant editor
Trudy Yee	....	apprentice editor
Erica Frauman	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Paul Silver	....	assistant music editor
David Slonaker	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Shawn Coulter	....	transportation
David Diaz	....	transportation Captain: re-shoot unit
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Todd J. Adelman	....	first aid supervisor
Jeffrey Berk	....	assistant production coordinator
Tristan Daoussis	....	production assistant
Kurt Greufe	....	second assistant accountant
Dawn Jeffory	....	acting coach
Dawn Jeffory	....	dialogue coach
Larry K. Johnson	....	script supervisor
Florrie Laurence	....	assistant to director
Jules Mann-Stewart	....	script supervisor
Sherry Marshall	....	production coordinator
Bradley K. Ross	....	set production assistant
Carlos H. Sánchez	....	production associate
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Peter M. Tobyansen	....	location manager
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Michael Haro	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Ed Lipscomb	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents) (as Warner Bros.)
• Amblin Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Sportsrobe  costumes

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:

This movie was inspired by an early 1990s McDonald's ad about Pee-Wee Football that ran during the Super Bowl. The day after it aired, Steven Spielberg liked it so much that he called up the ad's creator, James Ferguson, and hired him to write the script for what became "Little Giants."

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the Cowboys last possession when the film is going in slow motion, you hear the quarterback yell "Down... Go!" When the camera pans to his face, it's obvious that he is mouthing "set", not "go".

Quotes:

Rudy Zolteck: AHHHHHHHHH! It's a mom!

Movie Connections:

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

I loved it!

I loved the Little Giants!

Kevin and Danny O'Shea are brothers. Kevin is a former football star. Kevin puts together a Peewee football team and doesn't choose Becky/Icebox. Becky/Icebox decides to get her friends together to form their own team. Icebox may be tough on the field but when she deals with a crush on the teams quarterback, Junior (Devon Sawa,) it makes her reconsider football. I'm not surprised she likes Junior (Devon Sawa). He is a total hottie! The day of the big game comes and the Little Giants are pumped but when a surprise is thrown their way they are a little scared. The movie ends, allowing you to decide what happens next! I would love it if they made a sequel, of course they couldn't use the same characters though.

I LOVED THE LITTLE GIANTS!