 the little rascals is a 1994 american comedy film produced by amblin entertainment, and released by universal pictures on august 5, 1994. the film is an adaptation of hal roach's our gang, a series of short films of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s (many of which were broadcast on television as the little rascals) which centered on the adventures of a group of neighborhood children. the film, with a screenplay by paul guay, stephen mazur, and penelope spheeriswho also directedpresents several of the our gang characters in an updated setting, and features re-interpretations of several of the original shorts. it was the first collaboration by guay and mazur, whose subsequent comedies were liar liar and heartbreakers. a second universal little rascals film, the little rascals save the day, was released as a direct-to-video feature in 2014. ==plot== spanky is the president of the "he-man woman ('woman' is misspelled as 'womun') haters club" with many school-aged boys from around the neighborhood as members. his best friend, alfalfa, has been chosen as the driver for the club's prize-winning undefeated go-kart, "the blur", in the annual soap box derby style race. however, when the announcement is made, alfalfa is nowhere to be found. the boys catch alfalfa in the company of darla. the club's members try their hardest to break the two apart, eventually causing their beloved clubhouse to burn down. darla is mistakenly led to believe alfalfa feels ashamed of her, so she turns her attentions to waldo, the new kid whose father (played by donald trump) is an oil tycoon. spanky, stymie and friends judge alfalfa's punishment to be left guarding t
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