Littleman
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Plot synopsis:
Calvin (Marlon Wayans) has just been released from prison. They open the door of the prison to reveal him to be a midget. His accomplice, wannabe rapper Percy (Tracy Morgan), picks up Calvin and tells him they need to get a diamond from a local jewelry store, which will pay each of them 50,000 dollars. Percy (P-Unit) says he needs it to start his record studio.Meanwhile, at a swank restaurant, Darryl (Shawn Wayans) is talking to his friend Jimmy (David Alan Grier), telling him to come out when the time is right. Soon Vanessa (Kerry Washington) arrives and tells Darryl she has news. Right before she says it all, Darryl's friend pops out playing "Gonna Have My Baby". She says that she actually got a promotion, and he pops out singing "Celebration" before shouting out, "REMIX!" Eventually he is shooed by Darryl, and it is revealed she doesn't want a baby like Darryl does.Eventually, Calvin and Percy reach the jewelry store, where the diamond is located. They go inside the store, with Calvin in a duffel bag. Percy puts down the bag and begins to talk to a worker, who, after Percy tells her he is a rapper, begins acting "gangsta" to get his business. Meanwhile, Calvin goes under the table holding the diamond and removes the diamond by sawing a circle under the table and removing it. Calvin then gets back in the bag and crawls back to where Percy dropped him. Also, a dog gets in the bag with Calvin not knowing. When Percy picks up the bag, an old lady notices her dog is missing and alerts security, leading to the diamond's disappearance being noticed. Percy runs out with the bag and they get in the car.As they take off, they only drive around in circles, as a boot got put on their car. They then get out and run on foot as two police men chase them. They hide in a store while police find another black guy and begin beating him. Meanwhile, Calvin hides the diamond in a lady's purse to get rid of the evidence. Calvin and Percy meet up after police leave, believing they lost their man. They decide to follow the couple home.When they reach their home, they discover that Darryl wants a baby. This leads to the idea to disguise Calvin as a baby and get the diamond back. Percy rings the bell and hides in the bushes. Darryl and Vanessa answer the door, finding the "baby" and a note from Percy asking them to take care for his baby because he could not. After an attempt to call child services, they discover they can't bring him in, as they're closed. When they change his diaper, they are in shock. Vanessa's father (John Witherspoon) lives with them. He's the only one who doesn't trust the baby. After Calvin coughs horribly, they decide to take him to the doctors.At the doctors, they discover a scar from a knife fight or appendix removal, as well as a tattoo, which they blame on bad parenting. After the checkup, Calvin steals the purse with the diamond in it while Darryl and Vanessa try to figure out what they have to do with the baby. Darryl wants to keep him while Vanessa wants to get rid of him. Calvin, meanwhile, runs into a police officer outside the room, who treats him like a baby. Before he can check the purse, Vanessa finds him and grabs the purse. Right when she is about to turn Calvin over, he calls her "Mama", leading to her keeping him for the weekend. After bringing him home, they decide to invite their friends to meet the baby and loan them baby stuff for the weekend. During the weekend, Calvin has to suffer several unpleasant humiliations, such as bath time. He believes Vanessa will be joining him in the bath, only for it to be Darryl. Darryl strips naked, jumps in the bath and Vanessa leaves them. It is here that Darryl decides to relieve himself of a large build up of flatulence and breaks wind several times in the bath. Calvin is forced to suffer all through bath time, as Darryl's flatulence is incessant and he breaks wind powerfully and without hesitation.Cut to Percy going into a shady bar run by mafia kingpin Walken (Chazz Palminteri) who offered to pay them for the diamond. He threatens Percy, telling him he had 24 hours before his goons would get involved.Back at the home, Darryl and Vanessa's friends arrive. They include Greg (Lochlyn Munro), Brittany (Brittany Daniel), Richard (Fred Stoller) and Janet (Alex Borstein). They take turns trying to describe the ugly baby, such as "National Geographic Beauty". Brittany and Janet go into the kitchen with Calvin. Calvin pulls himself onto Brittany, who suggests breast feeding after he tugs at her breasts a few times. He says yes, expecting her to do it, but is sadly mistaken when Janet offers to do it. Calvin bites her and runs away. Soon we see their friends leave, with Brittany stopping to give Calvin a kiss, leading to him frenching her. After all their friends leave, Vanessa and Darryl put Calvin to bed.Calvin decides to stay up and wait to take the diamond and leave, but is incapable of fighting off the lullaby, and falls asleep. He wakes up later that night and goes downstairs to call Percy and get the diamond. While on the phone, though, Pops comes in, shotgun in hand. He starts threatening Calvin before Darryl comes in. Darryl takes Calvin away, not believing Pops, and warms up some milk for him. He then sits Calvin down and begins an emotional speech about wanting to be a father. Vanessa watches as he talks, and finally laughs as Darryl and Calvin drink their milk. When asked why, she reveals the milk to be Janet's breast milk. This causes both of them to spit it out. Darryl and Vanessa begin getting romantic as Calvin watches in his crib. The next morning, Vanessa wakes up as Darryl comes in. She looks happy, saying she can't remember the last time they did it twice in one night. He looks puzzled as Calvin comes up from under the blanket.Vanessa makes a nice breakfast for Pops and Darryl. Pops comes down while Calvin is watching a kids show. She gives Pops his breakfast while he turns the TV to the news. Right before they show a photo of Calvin, the suspect of the diamond heist, he repeatedly cries out D-Rex, leading Vanessa to change it back. Pops begins to read the paper as Calvin eyes his breakfast. Soon he jumps over and grabs his food, one item at a time. Eventually Pops realizes his food is gone and blames Calvin. Vanessa brushes him off as he leaves for a diner. Darryl comes down stairs and grabs his breakfast as Vanessa leaves for work. He begins to feed Calvin who hides his face, prompting a game of peek-a-boo. Soon Calvin gets tired of it and smacks him over the head with a frying pan. As Calvin drags Darryl's body, he grabs the diamond out of her purse. Vanessa comes back in as she forgot her purse and wakes up Darryl from his unconsciousness. She scolds him for sleeping, and he looks puzzled. Calvin hides the diamond in a diaper bag while Vanessa leaves.Darryl and Calvin go to the park and play multiple games, each one resulting with Darryl getting hit between the legs. Eventually Darryl and his friends go for ice cream, leaving Calvin with Brittany and Janet. Percy shows up as Calvin tries to find the right diaper bag. He grabs one as the moms find him, thinking he was trying to kidnap Calvin. They chase Percy down as he tries to run off with the bag. He gets beaten before getting away. Darryl arrives and hears the news, deciding to take Calvin home. As they load the car, Calvin begs for keys. He keeps on whining and kicking Darryl in the shin until he gives Calvin the keys. Calvin gets in the car and takes off, leading Darryl to believe someone stole the car. He stops the mini van driver (Molly Shannon) and begs her to chase down the car. She does and drives like a mad man as she tracks down the car. After a lengthy chase, the car is stopped, and the police open the car to reveal Calvin crying in the backseat. The police are convinced the car jacker got away.Calvin is tied up and Darryl debates going to a hockey game. They decide to go to the game with Calvin. At the game, Calvin takes the diamond and swallows it to hide it from Darryl. He then grabs a beer from the man next to him and drinks it to keep it down. The drink lady comes down and asks if he wants some more, and he gets some, as do Darryl and his two friends. Calvin makes a crude comment ("nice ass!") as the lady passes Darryl and she believes it was him, calling him a pig. Calvin calls her a tramp, and she pours a beer on Darryl. Calvin drinks the beer again, leading him(the guy to Calvins left) to believe Darryl did it. Soon a cheap check costs a visiting team's player a trip to the box as fans boo him. He then challenges all of them, and Calvin throws a beer at the man. The player, thinking it was Darryl, comes into the stands and Calvin climbs up on top of the player and attacks him. The man then throws Calvin to the ground and stomps on him. We see a bruised Calvin in bed as Darryl talks about not being a good father. Then he decides to throw Calvin a birthday party.Percy brings the diaper bag to Walken, who opens it to reveal nothing but dirty diapers and other baby items. He is then told by the Walken that he'll give him more time, but he better deliver. After Percy leaves, the boss tells his men that he suspects betrayal by Percy's partner, and to follow Percy.At the birthday party, Calvin picks a fight with D-Rex (Rob Schneider), by calling him a loser in a blue dinosaur suit who has no money. Then that leads to Calvin running behind D-Rex,ripping his tail wide open,crawling up into his suit, and beating him up from the inside! Eventually Darryl gets Calvin away from the dead D-Rex to play football with the other boys and their dads. At the start, the other team, led by Greg who stiff arms the children, are winning. Soon though, Calvin and another kid decide to kick it up a notch and use brutal force to take down the other team, leading them to victory. After Greg gets hit between the legs by Calvin making a touchdown, his son walks up to him(Greg),says "Dad,you suck!,"and kicks him in the head. Meanwhile, Darryl answers a knock at the door where Percy says he is Calvin's father here to get him. Darryl beats him up, which the mob goons see, leading them to believe Darryl was Percy's partner, and he took the diamond for himself.Meanwhile, Pops watches the news at a diner and sees Calvin as the prime suspect in the diamond heist. He decides to stop him.Back at the party, Calvin is given a cake and begins to cry, as he never had a birthday or parents. Pops shows up with a teddy bear, saying he was wrong about Calvin. Calvin goes inside where he sees Janet give her son Castor Oil. Calvin decides to drink it and poop out the diamond. He drinks it and goes as Vanessa and Darryl watch. Darryl leaves Vanessa to change his diaper, where she finds the diamond, thinking it to be a diamond for her ring, which had none. She decides to take him out to dinner, leaving Pops and Calvin alone. It is now that Calvin reveals to Pops that he is a criminal. He then beats up Pops and calls Percy, telling him to show up in an hour.At the restaurant, Darryl tries to tell Vanessa that he didn't get that for her, but he stops when she says she wants to adopt Calvin. Afterwards, Vanessa and Darryl come home to find Pops strangling Calvin. Vanessa then calls the retirement home, who come to take away Pops. He shouts "The teddy bear knows!" Before being taken away. Vanessa puts Calvin in bed as she cries and goes in the bathroom. Darryl remembers the bear comment and finds the bear, revealing it to be a camera. He hooks it up to the TV, and watches as Calvin reveals himself not to be a baby to Pops on screen. He runs upstairs to tell Vanessa, both of whom discover Calvin to be missing as is the diamond.Percy, while driving with Calvin, tells his partner that Walken thinks Darryl betrayed Percy and he has the diamond, so they are free to keep the diamond. Calvin realizes Darryl and Vanessa are in danger and he needs to go back. He does and finds Darryl, where the two confront each other about him lying about being a baby. Calvin apologizes, and before it can go any farther, the Walken and his two goons bust in. They threaten to hurt Calvin and Darryl. Eventually, Calvin knocks out the goons while the boss threatens Darryl while still maintaining his baby disguise. Calvin comes in and throws a plane that hits the boss below the waist. The police come in and arrest the mob boss and his goons. Calvin returns the diamond to the police and they tell Darryl he will receive a 100,000 dollar reward. After the police leave, Darryl and Calvin have a tearful goodbye, where Calvin reveals he liked being their kid. Darryl follows Calvin outside and they decide to go to a bar.During the credits, though, Pops and Calvin are looking at Vanessa and Janet's baby. Calvin remarks that the baby looks just like his father.

Review: It really did look like Marlon Wayans' head was attached to the body of a little person.
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.
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.
When I saw that IMDb users rated this movie the bottom 250 movies, I thought it was too harsh but little did I know that the low rating was absolutely correct.I am a big fan of the Wayans brothers.
Little Man, however, had very few laughs and the jokes were stale.Obviously, the joke will revolve around Marlon Wayans, who plays a grown midget that was recently let out of prison.
All these talents, however, cannot help the poor script and the jokes which simply was not funny.The special effects to make Marlon Wayans to look like a midget was OK.
I just wish that the Wayans brothers had put more effort into developing a script with good jokes rather than trying to shore up their poor script with cameos from their famous comedic actors and actresses.Wait for it on cable or television.
Marlon Wayans's rubberfaced comedy style gets a little annoying at times, but I can't deny that the mere image of him as a midget is pretty damn hilarious.
It reminded me of every stereotypical black sitcom ever made.I regret watching this film.Flixmedia reckons its a race issue, apparently "White" people don't like it because it doesn't have white actors.
Mate, I think you'll find the reason why no one liked this was because watching paint dry is far more entertaining and funnier then this pile of drivel.Please stop making crap films.
Of course this film is not a masterpiece, but what else could I expect from a movie directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans?
white chicks got good ratings this is so much funnier .but this is so funny all the way through.the changing of littlemans daiper is hilarious.the doc checks the littleman out and says he as the teeth of a forty year old.i thought the effects were good some comments made on here suggested more money should have been spent on a good script than special effects.just watch this movie you will not be disappointed.
Yet I'm willing to bet the the wayan's brothers(hilarious) will make more money than I ever make in my whole life on what is sure to be one of the top five worst films of all time, outside of my fifth grade outside the class re-enactment of romeo and Juliet.
I think Marlon Wayans has a good performance with his mimics and little man effect in the movie is good, too.
Will someone in Hollywood PLEASE start taking a few risks or we will be subjected to this total garbage time and time again.This movie is so awful I would not even recommend ANYONE to watch it EVER - not even free on TV (where it will be soon I am sure).My last comment is for the Wayans brothers - are you ashamed of yourselves and of this torture you inflicted on people?
I believe why a lot of people did not like this movie is because they are not used to black comedy.
I know that the story is very simple but it has a lot talent and very funny scenes.When I read most of the reviews it reminded me of the movie called "MY BIG FAT Greek WEDDING".
OK first of all if u liked this movie u should go hang yourself or something i went to see this horrible excuse of entertainment because a friend wanted to see because of this movie i am no longer his friend movies like this (STUPID) have been coming out for the last few years none of them r funny to anyone so id just like to tell everyone that this was the straw that broke the camels back and comedy is dead anyone that has seen this movie and enjoyed is only encouraging the decline of the intelligence of the American child and how the hell did this beat clerks two has everyone lost their mind i cant take this anymore please people stop going to see stupid movies like this.
If you didn't like Scary Movie and White Chicks you'll probably hate Little Man but if you're a Wayans fan you'll adore it.
Once leaving the diamond in a lady's purse, the duo tries to get it back by making the short criminal, Calvin, a baby, which the lady and her husband always wanted.First off, in my opinion, I found this film funny.
You are eager to see what will happen next in the story and meantime you enjoy the laugh of the situation (a midget acting like a baby), setups (for fun, for revenge, for defense), jokes (and the special situation that develops in the family), etc...
The rest of the cast is pretty bad except the grandpa....I don't know why but I think he did a good job and he was the only good actor in the movie.The comedy was funny to me.
I liked the comedy in this movie and I wish they would have kept it up through the whole movie.The movie was alright over all, if I want some laughs I would watch it again, and I would recommend it to my friends but I don't think the older audience would enjoy this movie..
The acting is so terribly bad that I had to palm my face many times, and I was truly grateful when the movie was over.I really can NOT recommend it, because no one who has a working brain will find this funny.
The plot line sounds trite when you first describe it (it did to me when I first heard about it), Marlon Wayans plays a midget thief who pretends to be a baby.I found myself laughing out loud in this movie so many times, most of it horrified, amazed laughter at what is happening and the things that are coming out of the character's mouths, especially Wayan's.
Same goes here, i loved the jokes, they were awesome, and to have such a low rating, something has to be wrong with all those 5.000 people, either they are without sense of humor, or didn't even watch the movie!!
I can only imagine the studio executives being white-guilted into saying yes to this intelligence-insulting piece of cinematic dung.Perhaps the studio pigs were afraid that if they said no and explained that the movie sounded like a more idiotic version of a well-known Bugs Bunny cartoon, they might be seen as racist and condescending.
Sad. Equally sad is the prospect that the executives thought that black audiences are so stupid that they would enjoy this film and that the studio could cash in.I saw this movie with black people.
I recommend this movie to anyone who likes to have a good laugh, because if you watch this, the laughs will be non-stop!
This movie is so horrible...for people that find this funny and entertaining..i don't see it..the Wayan brothers just keep making a bad movie after another..
she was so good in Ray..so bad here..i mean the "little man" character looks OK...not as bad as they looked in White Chicks...but still...the plot is extremely dumb-founded and the way things happen in the movie are so unrealistic and predictable...the slightest funny thing through the whole movie was the whole thing with the crazy mom in the mini-van...which i think was molly shannon from SNL....
Little Big Man. I thought that this movie was gonna be bad, but it proved to be quite enjoyable, it did not overdue itself with gross out gags, like in Scary Movie 1 and 2.
It starts out with a well known thief named Calvin(Marlon Wayans), who happens to be the height of a 1 year old, is planning a heist with his dimwitted partner in crime named Percy(Saturday Night Lives, Tracy Morgan) butit almost does not go to tell, and Calvin and Percy nearly escape with there lives, and end up being cornered by the police in a drug store, Calvin drops the diamond in a woman's bag.
It's just like with White Chicks: really stupid plot, only so-so acting, but really funny jokes.
No, Marlon Wayans doesn't look or act anything like a baby, but that is why it's funny; because you can't believe that his "parents" actually fall for his trick.
If you can give something the benefit of the doubt, and you have even a ghost of a sense of humor, please, see Little Man. Easily the funniest Wayans movie so far..
After spoofing "hood" movies years ago, these guys take a silly premise, and surround their cartoon world with non-expensive white actors with talent, plenty of potty humor and attractive women to keep the interest of the 18-24 year-old males who enjoy this stuff.The graphics are not great.
He is a little one note with his exaggerated facial expressions, but this is a Bugs bunny world.There are surprise cameos by well known comedic actors who also do these types of movie, but don't receive the same harsh criticisms the Wayan's get.
But I digress."Little Man" is a movie you see for the same reason one goes to see silly comedies.
Its a movie not a documentary on criminals and the life after they leave prison and start to become born again and blah blah blah is a comedy by two people who obviously know how to make sure of the audiences ignorance when they are judging and to exploit that ignorance because despite everything you laugh and its a good time.
I'm surprised an Acme anvil didn't fall out the air.I don't particularly care for the Wayans humor but the trailer showed that the movie was going to be stupid, but fun and amusing.
I think that the goal by making this movie was to be funny and not much else.I AM WHITE and I thought this film was great, I don't have a problem with the actors and actresses and certain other people do, as long as it makes a great movie I really don't care!
These people should start making better movies from now on because i am not gonna pay a penny to watch something this boring!
Little man tries to make people laugh by making all of those faces but that is just messed up not funny!
Got them again!" This film makes "Blankman" look like a movie superhero classic.
This movie isn't the best but it deserves a 7 ITS SOO FUNNY i want people to rent or buy it, it will keep you laughing for hours!
my little brother loves the midget baby ha-ha he was cracking up the whole time and he isn't easy to amuse so i think everyone should see this movie the Wayans brothers are always funny in movies like WHITE CHICKSall time favorite movie!
But I liked "White Chicks", I proudly admit, and I like the Waynes brothers, wither you want to admit it or not, they give you a few good laughs in most of their films.
Thinking it will be for a short while, Cal does this hoping to get the diamond and run, but it won't be easy since Darryl is dedicated to being a good dad.Like I said, I was expecting something really bad, but I had a couple laughs during the film.
I honestly don't understand what people have against the Waynes brothers, while Little Man is in no way Oscar material, it was a silly comedy with a few light hearted laughs.5/10.
Some people will say this film is rubbish but that is their opinion.If you liked scary movie and white chicks you will like this film,Just crazy humour and mad happenings.You will like this only if you don't take things too serious when you go watch a movie just switch off your brain and you will enjoy this film for what it is a funny film by those crazy brothers.There are bits where some people will say that is silly,that is stupid but remember people these are just films and this is just a comedy from which the average person should enjoy if they go into the film not thinking this film is going to be great or this film is going to be bad just enjoy sit back and enjoy..
This film is Great, its a good story and full of comedy, The Wayans brothers create a lot of funny films and this is now a newbie to them, if you under-rate this film by about under 5 your a f*****g jackass, its packed with fun and amusement, its a film bothering to see, 9 out of 10 for me!!!
I mean come on toss this film a bone here it doesn't deserve that is f******g funny as hell, i loved the way they put Shawn Wayans Head on a dwarfs body its just great!!!But however i would prefer to play Counter Strike source for ever than watch this forever m'Kay. So go to your local cinema and watch this, i guarantee you'll like it!!!.
This Film is brilliant, funny and Excellent at the same time from start to finish.With one liner's every Minute or so including one of my favourites"That's no baby ,that's a porno Star" a funny one liner By John Witherspoon (See also Wayans Bros (Show)- He is absolute funny in this movie).if you liked In living Color(Colour),the Wayans Bros.(show), Scary Movie & Scary Movie 2 and White Chicks trust me u will love this movie.My rating for the movie 10/10.
i daresay this,this movie was hilariously the best the Wayan Brothers could unleash on our senses!especially the comical scenes-which,i daresay,were artistically creative by the way;the LITTLEMAN made my day-and i would die a million times watching it over and over!the comic scenes were realistic,-and the dialog barely believable,without sounding Corny-and,a touché -really upbeat,without any of the melodrama that accompanies comic flicks!i give it thumbs up-for giving me a laugh-ing-heart-attack!5stars!reminds one though,of those baby boomer stories..where the pelican brings the little infant to a couple's doorstep...COO-KOO-KE..KEeee..anyone?.
This film is good with plenty of laughs, it is a want to watch not for the kids though.
I think the Wayan's brothers are the best comedians out there, i cant wait for them to make another movie.
Little Man is a light-hearted, slapstick, comedy brand new from the Wayans Brothers (Scary Movie, White Chicks).
Great date movie for both sides.One of those movies you can watch more than once and still find funny things as people are laughing so hard from 1 joke, the next starts and you miss it due to the last one.
I think if you don't enjoy "so bad they're funny" types of things you wouldn't like this movie.
I often think alleged charges of ripping off other film sources in movies are exaggerated, but in this case there's no doubt the filmmakers were stealing from a Bugs Bunny cartoon wherein a little gangster named "Baby Faced Finster" impersonates an infant.
I don't like the pattern I'm seeing of more and more CGI characters being used in place of actors films, but I have to admit it was interesting how they pulled this off by grafting the head of Marlon Wayans onto the body of the little actor Linden Porco to achieve the effect.
And this is one of my favourite movies, just the thought of a little Migit-Man running around in a baby suit makes me die in pain from kneeling over of laughter!
The "baby" effect of shrinking down Marlon Wayans is so awful that it takes what little scraps of realism this movie had and throws it out the window.
Don't try this at home!One user review of this movie says people getting hit in the head is not funny.
First just let me say the comedy in this movie, Makes me laugh my head off.
Once you get over the fact that Marlon Wayans is playing a cgi-faced baby you'd realize this is actually a not so bad comedy.
This movie is the only movie I've seen that has a storyline like Little Man.The comedy leaves some room for improvement.
Little Man had some funny scenes.The way they put Marlon Wayans head on to little Linden Porco's body was OK.
Just plain acting with no special performances at all.I am very interested to see what the Wayans are going to come up with next.Even though i said it was creative doesn't make this a good movie.
As far as Wayans brothers films go I'd put it above White Chicks and Scary Movie 2, but below pretty much anything else they've done.
Do not be scared by the low IMDb rating here, as I laughed more at "Little Man" than overrated comedies like "Wedding Crashers".
I'm a white man but I have often noticed that when a movie has a black director and a black cast a lot of people give low rate just for that.
First off this movie was funny it was slow in the beginning but as soon as little man got into the house it was non stop laughs.
Now, looking past the fact that...uh, little people (?) do NOT look like babies, and that most adults are NOT stupid enough to think that a baby would have tattoos, gold fillings, and knife-fight scars (which I know are meant to be jokes, but they are also NOT funny), this movie was still horrible.
I'm not trying to say go see the movie to support our black people, I'm just saying go see it because it is funny I have laugh like that since Martin.