There were a lot of live-action family sports movies in the 90s, but only one can be the best. It's Little Giants.
Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill as rival brothers is 90's dream casting, and it introduced us to Devon Sawa at the start of his epic Little Giants / Casper / Now & Then run.
It also introduced me to misogyny, when Danny didn't pick Icebox for the team, even though she was the best player, and then had the nerve to suggest she become a cheerleader!
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Little Giants
For everyone who's waited to be chosen, and wasn't... your day has come.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
10/14/1994Runtime
107 minsOverview
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$20,000,000Revenue
$19,300,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A warmhearted underdog story where misfits and kids left behind form their own football team to prove themselves. It's feel-good comedy with genuine heart, built on the satisfaction of underdogs standing up against an unfair system.
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DefiantHopefulPlayfulJoyful
Themes
Coming of ageFamilyJusticeRedemption
Look
Naturalistic
Rick Moranis
Danny O'Shea
Ed O'Neill
Kevin O'Shea
Devon Sawa
Junior Floyd
Shawna Waldron
Becky 'Icebox' O'Shea
Todd Bosley
Jake Berman
Michael Zwiener
Rudy Zolteck
Danny Pritchett
Tad Simpson
Troy Simmons
Rashid Hanon
Sam Horrigan
Spike Hammersmith
Joey Simmrin
Sean Murphy
Marcus Toji
Marcus
Christopher Walberg
Timmy Moore
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