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:

The Comic Telling of a Gridiron Miracle!

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 | Children | Sibling Rivalry

Cast

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
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Karen O'Shea
Susanna Thompson	...	Patty Floyd
Joe Bays	...	Harold Butz
Rickey D'Shon Collins	...	Briggs
Frank Carl Fisher Jr.	...	Billy 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)
Michael Tronick

Production Design by
Bill Kenney

Art Direction by
William Ladd Skinner

Costume Design by
April Ferry

Makeup Department
Mary Burton	....	makeup artist
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
Sharon Gerhard	....	second assistant director: second unit
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
Scott M. Anderson	....	set dresser
Dale DeStefani	....	foreman
Fred Lucky	....	creative consultant
Fred Lucky	....	storyboard illustrator
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Robert G. Newhouse	....	greensman foreman
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
Allen Hartz	....	dialogue editor
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
Mike Paris	....	special effects (as Michael Paris)
Mike Wever	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Erik Anderson	....	digital artist
Rob House	....	digital compositor
Pam Vick	....	digital artist: VCE
Gary Allan Parks	....	production engineer (uncredited)
Ryan Roberts	....	title animator (uncredited)

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

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
Stephen McGehee	....	lighting technician
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)
Alex Rodriguez	....	second assistant chief lighting technician (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 film editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Clay Cambern	....	second assistant film editor
Erica Frauman	....	post-production coordinator
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Leslie Jones	....	first assistant film editor
Paul Karasick	....	assistant: Lightworks
Maureen Mitchell	....	assistant: Lightworks
Mark Perzely	....	assistant: Lightworks
John Venzon	....	assistant: Lightworks
Trudy Yee	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Maria Newman	....	musician
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
Joe Richardson	....	driver

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
David Krudis	....	payroll accountant
Florrie Laurence	....	assistant to director
Sherry Marshall	....	production coordinator
Bradley K. Ross	....	set production assistant
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Wesley Staples	....	studio teacher
Jules Stewart	....	script supervisor (as Jules Mann-Stewart)
Carlos H. Sánchez	....	production associate
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 (presents) (as Warner Bros.)
• Amblin Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Bros. (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Sportsrobe  costumes

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for kids' rude language and pranks

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Arroyo Grande, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

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:

Errors in geography: The movie is set in Ohio, but in numerous scenes, mountains such as those found in California are visible in the background. Ohio does not have any Chaparral-type mountains.

Quotes:

Kevin O'Shea:Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Are you nuts?
Rudy Zolteck:[takes a bite] It's still good.
Kevin O'Shea:You'll never get anywhere treating your helmet like a lunchbox, son.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strictly Background (2007)

OK, So this is actually good

Amazing. This is a good movie. It can be a little bit sappy, but it can mean a lot. You can quite easily psycho-analyze it to death, but if you just sit down, watch and enjoy, it's a good film. Becky/Icebox's conflict between being the two sides of herself, the tomboy and the girl is something a lot of girls have been through. And who wouldn't when the object of affection is Devon Sawa? There are decent performances all round, and it might not be destined to be a classic, but it's not a bad movie. In fact, it's a very good movie.