Tuesday, June 2, 2009

#5 Football Movie- Little Giants

Little Giants (1994)
Starring: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neil, Shawna Waldron

Ed O'Neil propels this movie from a good kids sports movie to a hilarious comedy about little kids' football. Sure I get plenty of unintentional comedy from the Ice Box and a few of the kids have a couple of good lines, but without O'Neil as Kevin O'Shea this movie would fall to pieces. Not much funnier than a grown man that loves winning at the peewee level, hates on his little brother and thinks that girls shouldn't be allowed to play football. Butz as his sidekick also helps with a couple of gems.

(After Zoltec finishes the 40 yard dash)
Zoltec- "How'd I do Coach?"
Kevin O'Shea- "I don't know son, I don't have a sundial."

(O'Shea and Butz examine Zoltec after he gets tackled hard. They find food in his helmet.)
Kevin O'Shea- "You'll never get anywhere treating your helmet like a lunchbox son. What's that?"
Butz- "Cheetos."
Kevin O'Shea- "Crunchy of puffed?"
Butz- "Puffed."
Kevin O'Shea- "Whimp."

(O'Shea and Butz spying on the Little Giants' practice)
Butz (analyzing the Giants formation)- "The center's in the backfield, the tackles are out wide, and the quarterback's not even there."
O'Shea- "They're just standing around Butz!"

(Kevin telling Danny to not make another peewee team.)
Kevin O'Shea- "Guys like you and kids like that, that can't help it that they're no good."

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