Python Hyena Little Giants (1994): Dir: Dwayne Dunham / Cast: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Shawna Waldron, Sam Horrigan, Devon Sawa: Recycled comedy about the smaller factor that achieves certain victory or acknowledgment. It is one of the countless rip-offs of The Bad News Bears. Misfit football team go through odd training so that they may challenge and defeat the team that rejected them. Puh-lease! Can anyone sense the bile? Rick Moranis plays the typical widowed father who brought his daughter up on sports and doesn't know how to approach her from a feminine standpoint. Ed O'Neill plays his rival brother in a variation of his Married...With Children role. They compete and eventually arrive at the predicted outcome. Shawna Waldron plays Moranis's daughter who can handle herself against the tough male competition. She tries out the feminine outlook but will realize that kicking butt on the football field is her thing. The worst performance goes unfortunately to Sam Horrigan who plays the embarrassing secret weapon player Spike who is a moron who speaks in the first person. Waldron will obviously send him flying on the field. This is also an early appearance of Devon Sawa. Dwayne Dunham does fine directing with a few visual elements but the film reworks tired themes such as teamwork and friendship that seem distant in this dying genre. Score: 3 ½ / 10

ckmec-1 I never had my doubts on seeing this film at my local theatre back in 1994, and didn't expect anything special. Just another kiddie football movie with the down-on-its-luck ragtag, underdog squad of little losers... well, you get the idea.Rick Moranis (where in God's name has he been these past few years?) plays the role of Danny O'Shea, the non-athletic younger brother of Urbania Ohio's (the setting) pride and joy, Kevin O'Shea (Ed O'Neill), former Heisman Trophy winner, and the constant talk of the town, a true All-American. He runs an elite team of pee-wee football players, which draws the attention of his brother.Danny assembles his own team (rejects of Kevin's squad, daughter in hand and all) and together, challenge Kevin's Cowboys to a match, and thus the aptly named Giants, for which they provide a "giant" effort when they finally do square off, provide light entertainment and a few scattered chuckles for the audience.There are some "thematic elements," present, but its safe enough for all ages.

Jmalia4 This movie is adorable for adults and kids alike. The plot is cute and funny. The lines are new and fresh. All the actors did a great job and a credit to their profession.The idea of a girl being better than a boy is not far fetched, but new to most. They may take a little poetic licence with some of the scenes, but only to enhance the storyline. For those who are looking for realism in a bunch of misfit kids, i would also point out the movie Goonies and the classic it became, speaking to those who were less than perfect as children.The movie will delight and is worth the time to see.

daydreamer78 a great script and wonderful casting makes this movies one of my favorites. the one thing i love about this movie is the relationship between the becky character and the junior character. they are good friends and it just a great aspect of the movie.another thing that makes this movie great is the casting. rick moranis,ed o'neil has brothers. and then devon swawa has the cute quarterback...now there is great casting...they couldn't have done a better job with that character. this movie is just a great film and i love it.... a movie that i could watch over and over again...in fact i do watch this movie over and over again...