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:

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

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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

Gary Busey and Randy Quaid were originally cast as the leads.

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Goofs

In the coffee shop when one of the old timers is writing down the odds on the upcoming game, he writes + 40 points under the Cowboys as they are the heavy favorite to win the game. He should have wrote -40 points. The way he writes it would make the Cowboys the underdog; getting 40 points.

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Quotes

Karen O'Shea: Kevin, this is pee-wee football. It's supposed to be fun.
Kevin O'Shea: Not fun anymore. See, all the fun is gone now. See now, It's WAR!

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Connections

References The Addams Family (1964)

User Reviews

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.