Little Man (2006/I)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (written by) &
Shawn Wayans (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Big things come in small packages.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Infant | Nany Cam | Mugshot | Breast Milk

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Perfect Gem & Valuable (Philippines: English title)
Petit homme (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42009) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:12A | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Malaysia:18SX | Malaysia:U (cut) | Canada:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:6 | Belgium:KT

Filming Locations:

Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Revolution Royal Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Darryl is looking at the video Pops made with the teddy bear, the angle of the camera/bear would make it seem like it was at shoulder height or higher. When Darryl finds the bear, it is on a chair. That would have given the video a much lower angle.

Quotes:

Pops: [after Calvin suddenly walks into the living room] Hey man, you can't be just popping up like that without warning! For a minute I thought you was Chucky.

Movie Connections:

References Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

Soundtrack:

Forever My Lady

Austin Movie Show review - "as believable as White Chicks"

Ripping this movie apart is like shooting fish in a barrel. It's too easy. So I'm going to challenge myself to acknowledge the positive aspects of Little Man. First, I'm impressed with the special effects. It really did look like Marlon Wayans' head was attached to the body of a little person. I never doubted it for a minute.

Secondly, I loved some of the unexpected cameos. David Alan Grier played an annoying restaurant singer, and his renditions of "Havin' My Baby" and "Movin' On Up" were priceless. John Witherspoon, who, coincidentally, played Grier's father in 1992's Boomerang (if you remember, he "coordinated" the mushroom belt with the mushroom jacket) now plays Vanessa's father in Little Man. So that was fun.

Beyond that, this movie is about as believable as White Chicks. How dumb is it when even the doctor can't tell that it's a 40-year-old man and not a baby? He's got a full set of teeth!!! How is it possible that no one seems to notice that it's not a baby? Little Man is so bad that there's a Rob Schneider cameo. And please, if you're stupid enough to waste $8 on this movie, at least do me a favor and DO NOT bring your children. This movie is way too sexual for small children (lots of jokes and innuendo about sex, going down, eating out, etc.), and I felt embarrassed for the parents who brought their kids to the screening I was forced to endure. If you insist on seeing an idiotic film, as least spare your children the pain and suffering.