Little Giants (1994)

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

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

James Ferguson (story), Robert Shallcross (story),

Stars:

Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Shawna Waldron

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Moranis	...	Danny O'Shea
Ed O'Neill	...	Kevin O'Shea
Shawna Waldron	...	Becky 'Icebox' O'Shea
Devon Sawa	...	Junior Floyd
Sam Horrigan	...	Spike Hammersmith
Todd Bosley	...	Jake Berman
Michael Zwiener	...	Rudy Zolteck
Danny Pritchett	...	Tad Simpson
Troy Simmons	...	Rashid Hanon
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

Storyline

In Urbania, Ohio, snobby ex-football star Kevin O'Shea conducts try-outs for the town's Peewee football team, the Urbania Cowboys, which will compete for a chance at the state Peewee football playoffs. Kevin slights his younger brother Danny O'Shea by rejecting Danny's daughter Becky "Icebox" O'Shea, who is a good player. Kevin rejected her simply because she's a girl. Becky and some of her friends, boys who were also rejected, get the idea to start up their own team, to be coached by Danny. After Kevin tries to put a stop to that plan, Danny gets Kevin to agree to a game to decide which team will represent Urbania, because each town is allowed only one team. Danny and Becky scour the town in search of willing players, and they gather a crew of kids who have limited skills and no team spirit. They luck out when Becky discovers Junior Floyd expertly passing rolls of toilet paper right into a shopping cart at the supermarket, as though he's passing a football. With Becky and Junior on ...

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | coach | pee wee football | children | sibling rivalry | 

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Taglines:

The Comic Telling of a Gridiron Miracle!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for kids' rude language and pranks

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Perfect Season

Filming Locations:

Arroyo Grande, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$19,288,821 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ten years after the film's release, the New York Giants introduced a red alternate jersey.

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Goofs

The glass of milk when Danny is talking to the girl.

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Quotes

Jake Berman: My mom says the pads you gave me weren't enough...

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Connections

Referenced in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

User Reviews

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!