Littleman (2006)

A wannabe dad mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam as his newly adopted son.

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers:

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans

Stars:

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kerry Washington

5 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Wayans	...	Calvin
Shawn Wayans	...	Darryl
Kerry Washington	...	Vanessa
John Witherspoon	...	Pops
Tracy Morgan	...	Percy
Lochlyn Munro	...	Greg
Chazz Palminteri	...	Walken
Molly Shannon	...	Soccer Mom
David Alan Grier	...	Jimmy
Dave Sheridan	...	Rosco
Fred Stoller	...	Richard
Brittany Daniel	...	Brittany
Linden Porco	...	Calvin Body
Gabriel Pimentel	...	Calvin Body (as Gabe Pimental)
Alex Borstein	...	Janet

Storyline

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.

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Plot Keywords:

dumb police | craps | baseball | diarrhea | diamond | 

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Taglines:

From the Guys Who Brought You "White Chicks".

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, language and brief drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Estonian

Release Date:

14 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Man

Filming Locations:

Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$64,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,613,176, 16 July 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$58,645,052

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,595,121

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios,Wayans Bros. Entertainment,Wayans Alvarez Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lochlyn Munro's name character in this film is Greg. In Scary Movie( 2000), Greg is also his name Character.

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Goofs

When Calvin is getting out of prison, he is casting a big shadow, but the two prison guards are not casting any shadows.

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Quotes

Darryl: [after almost getting hit by a truck] It ain't worth it, let me out...

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Connections

Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #19.47 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Best Friend
Written and Performed by Harry Nilsson
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment

User Reviews

This Is not Brokeback Mountain

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims (Marlon Wayans) joins to his moron brother Percy (Tracy Morgan) to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken (Chazz Palminteri). They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards (Kerry Washington), whose husband Darryl Edwards (Kerry Washington) wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.

I was curious to see "Little Man" after being nominated and awarded with the Razzie Award. Of course this film is not a masterpiece, but what else could I expect from a movie directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans? Honestly, if I did not like this genre, I would never spend my time watching it. This movie is politically incorrect, and has the same sub-standard of the franchises "American Pie" and "Scary Movie", or "The 40 Year Old Virgin", with many gross, scatological and low level jokes. But I laughed a lot, specially with the references to "Brokeback Mountain" and "Chucky". My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "O Pequenino" ("The Little One")