Little Men (1998 film)

Little Men
Directed by	Rodney Gibbons
Screenplay by	Mark Evan Schwartz
Based on	Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
Produced by	Franco Battista Pierre David
Starring	Mariel Hemingway Chris Sarandon
Narrated by	Kathleen Fee
Cinematography	Georges Archambault
Edited by	André Corriveau
Music by	Milan Kymlicka
Production companies	Brainstorm Media Image Organization Allegro Films
Distributed by	Legacy Releasing
Release date	May 8, 1998 (1998-05-08)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Little Men is a 1998 Canadian family drama film starring Mariel Hemingway and Chris Sarandon.^[1] It is based on the 1871 novel of the same name written by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women.^[2] It is a loose sequel to Little Women (1994).

Plot

In 1871, John Brooke meets a homeless youth named Nat Blake in Boston. He sends him to his sister-in-law, Jo Bhaer, who runs Plumfield School for Boys with her husband Fritz. Later Nat's friend Dan comes to Plumfield. Jo and Fritz allow him to stay, though he soon proves to be a troublemaker.

Cast

• Mariel Hemingway as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer
• Michael Caloz as Nat Blake
• Ben Cook as Dan
• Chris Sarandon as Fritz Bhaer
• Michael Yarmush as Emil
• Ricky Mabe as Tommy Bangs
• Gabrielle Boni as Nan Harding
• Julia Garland as Daisy Brooke
• B.J. McLellan as Jack Ford
• Tyler Hynes as Demi Brooke
• Kathleen Fee as the Narrator and Molly
• Mickey Toft as Teddy Bhaer

Reception

Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars.^[3] Leonard Maltin gave it two and a half stars.^[1]

Home media release

On July 28, 1998, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment released the film on VHS; as part of the year-long catalog promotion, the Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Celebration. Then on September 28, 1999, it was re-released as part of Warner's second promotion, the Century Collection. In December of 2024, the film was released on 4K U.H.D.

Catalog Promotions

• Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Celebration (1998)
• Century Collection (1999)
• Century 2000 (2000)
• Warner Spotlight (2001)

References

1. Maltin, Leonard; Sader, Luke; Clark, Mike (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 813. ISBN 9780452289789. Little Men (1998-Canadian) C-98m. ★★½ D: Rodney Gibbons. Mariel Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, Michael Caloz, Ben Cook, Ricky Mabe, Gabrielle Boni; narrated by Kathleen Fee.
2. Gates, Anita (8 May 1998). "FILM REVIEW; So Gosh Darn Wholesome, Until a City Boy Comes Puffin' In". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
3. Ebert, Roger (8 May 1998). "Little Men". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

External links

• Little Men at IMDb
• Little Men at Rotten Tomatoes