Little Man (film)
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| Directed by | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| Produced by | Lee Mayes Rick Alvarez Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans |
| Written by | Keenen Ivory Wayans Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans |
| Starring | Marlon Wayans Shawn Wayans Kerry Washington Tracy Morgan |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography | Steven Bernstein |
| Editing by | Mike Jackson Nick Moore |
| Studio | Revolution Studios |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 14, 2006 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $64 million |
| Box office | $101,589,228 |
Little Man is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It stars Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, and Tracy Morgan. Little Man was released on DVD on November 7, 2006.
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[edit] Plot
Calvin (Marlon Wayans) is an extremely short man who is a convict and a thief. With the help of his goofball cohort Percy (Tracy Morgan), Calvin plots a jewelry store robbery to steal one of the world's largest diamond. After the successful robbery, the duo is almost arrested, but not before Calvin manages to stash the diamond in a nearby woman's handbag. The thieves follow the handbag's owner to her home. There, they discover a couple, Darryl (Shawn Wayans) and Vanessa (Kerry Washington), who are eager to have a child.
Calvin and Percy hatch a plot to pass Calvin as a baby left on the couple's doorstep. Darryl and Vanessa, wanting a child, immediately adopt the baby as their own. However, Vanessa's dad Pops (John Witherspoon) has a bad feeling about Calvin. Friends of the couple find Calvin odd as well. A local goon, Walken (Chazz Palminteri), discovers the deception and demands the diamond from Percy. Percy sells out Darryl and now Calvin, in a series of comedic maneuvers, manages to rescue Darryl and have Walken arrested. They are given a substantial reward for the recovery of the diamond.
Before he leaves, Calvin thanks Darryl for taking care of him even though he wasn't really a baby. Calvin is about to be out of Darryl's life for good, as Darryl watches him leave. Calvin is crying hysterically, so Darryl decides to let Calvin stay around and from that point on, the two men become the best of friends. The film ends with Calvin and Pops playing with Darryl and Vanessa's new baby, who looks exactly like Darryl (Shawn Wayans's face on a baby's body).
[edit] Cast
- Marlon Wayans as Calvin Simms
- Shawn Wayans as Darryl Edwards
- Kerry Washington as Vanessa Edwards
- Tracy Morgan as Percy P
- John Witherspoon as Pops
- Fred Stoller as Richard
- Chazz Palminteri as Walken
- Lochlyn Munro as Greg
- Brittany Daniel as Brittany
- Alex Borstein as Janet
- David Alan Grier as Jimmy
- Dave Sheridan as Rosco
- Linden Porco as Calvin's Body
- Molly Shannon as Soccer Mom (cameo)
- Rob Schneider as D-Rex (uncredited cameo)
[edit] Production
Little Man was originally intended to be a sequel to the Wayans Brothers 2004 film White Chicks.
Filming began in the Vancouver area on October 17, 2005 and finished on March 1, 2006.
The scenes with Calvin Sims were played twice: once by nine-year-old 75 cm (2 ft 6 in) tall dwarf actor Linden Porco together with the other actors, and once by Marlon Wayans alone, using a "bluescreen" technique with a green background and green clothes. In post-production, Porco's head on the images was replaced by that of Marlon. Porco's body was painted brown in order to match Marlon's face.[1] Shawn Wayans's face was also superimposed in one scene.[citation needed]
[edit] Soundtrack listing
- "My House" by Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent
- "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone
- "The Message" by Echo & the Bunnymen
- "Movin' on Up" by Jeff Berry and Ja'net Dubois
- "Celebration" by Robert Kool Bell
- "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony" by Limp Bizkit
- "Lifetime" by Muddy Waters
- "In This Moment" by Ill Niño
- "Purple Haze" by Maxwell
- "Buddy (D-Rex Theme Song)" by Dwayne Wayans and Eric Willis
- "Best Friend" by Harry Nilsson
- "Pump It" by The Black Eyed Peas
- "Happy Birthday to You" by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
- "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim
- "Candy Shop" (instrumental) by 50 Cent and Olivia
[edit] Reception
Most reviews were negative. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an aggregate rating of 13% based on 86 reviews. The critical consensus is "Another gimmicky comedy from the Wayans brothers, Little Man comes with the requisite raunchiness, but forgot to bring the laughs".[2]
It was nominated for seven 2006 Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans), Worst Actor (Rob Schneider, also nominated for his performance in The Benchwarmers), Worst Director (Keenen Ivory Wayans), Worst Screen Couple (Shawn Wayans & EITHER Kerry Washington OR Marlon Wayans), Worst Screenplay and Worst Remake or Rip-off (of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon Baby Buggy Bunny). It later won three of the awards, Worst Actor, Worst Screen Couple and Worst Remake or Rip-off.[3]
[edit] Box office
As of August 4, 2006, the film grossed $58,255,287 domestically and a total $101,589,216 worldwide. The film's budget was 64 million.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/2006_Little_Man_about_the_visual_effects.html
- ^ Little Man (film) at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved on 2009-09-30.
- ^ www.News.com.au - Stone big winner - loser - at Razzies. February 25, 2007
- ^ Box Office Mojo Staff Little Man finance report, BoxOfficeMojo.com
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Little Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Little Man at AllRovi
- Little Man at Rotten Tomatoes
- Little Man at Box Office Mojo
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