Little Man (2006)
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A dwarf jewel thief poses as a giant baby to retrieve a stolen diamond from a couple's home.
The story
In Chicago, Calvin "Babyface" Simms, a dwarfish convicted jewel thief, is released from prison and meets his cohort Percy. After successfully stealing a valuable diamond for a mobster, Calvin manages to stash the gem in a woman's purse. The duo follows her to her home, where they encounter a couple, Darryl and Vanessa Edwards, who are eager to have a child. Calvin and Percy hatch a plan to pass Calvin off as a baby left on the couple's doorstep to retrieve the diamond. Despite suspicions from Vanessa's father, the couple decides to look after Calvin for the weekend.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Chicago, Calvin "Babyface" Simms, a dwarfish jewel thief, is released from prison and meets his cohort Percy. They steal a diamond for a mobster named Mr. Walken, but Calvin stashes it in a woman's purse. They follow her home to find Darryl and Vanessa Edwards, a couple wanting a child. Calvin and Percy pose Calvin as a baby left on their doorstep. While Vanessa's father, "Pops", is suspicious, Calvin begins to enjoy the family life, especially after they throw him a birthday party. Mr. Walken demands the diamond, and Percy tries to pose as Calvin's father but is kicked out. Walken's henchmen mistake Darryl for Calvin. Darryl and Vanessa eventually find the diamond in Calvin's diaper (after Calvin drank castor oil to induce diarrhea). Pops discovers Calvin's secret and is sent to a retirement home, but leaves a nanny cam in a teddy bear. Darryl sees Calvin's confession on the cam. Walken's men arrive, and Calvin manages to rescue Darryl and have the mobsters arrested. Darryl receives a reward, and Calvin decides to leave, but Darryl eventually lets him stay. The film ends with Calvin and Pops playing with Darryl and Vanessa's real baby.
- First release year
- 2006
- Runtime (minutes)
- 98
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Writers
- Keenen Ivory Wayans · writer; Shawn Wayans · writer; Marlon Wayans · writer
- Cast and characters
- Marlon Wayans · Calvin "Babyface" Simms; Shawn Wayans · Percy; Kerry Washington · Vanessa Edwards; John Witherspoon · Francis, "Pops"; Tracy Morgan · Darryl Edwards; Lochlyn Munro · null; Chazz Palminteri · null; Molly Shannon · null
- Genres
- crime; comedy
- Themes
- Found Family; Identity; Deception
- Tone and mood
- Comedy; Raunchy
- Premise and plot tags
- Comedy; Crime; Dwarfism; Identity Swap
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon called Baby Buggy Bunny
- Reception
- The film was a commercial success but was critically panned, receiving generally unfavorable reviews and winning three Golden Raspberry Awards.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 12% · review count: 90; Metacritic · score: 26 · scale: 100 · review count: 22; Common Sense Media · score: 4.2 · scale: 10; Slant Magazine · score: 1.5 · scale: 4
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Actor · 2006 · Win; Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Screen Couple · 2006 · Win; Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Remake or Rip-off · 2006 · Win
- Production trivia
- The scenes with Calvin Simms were played twice: once by a dwarf actor and once by Marlon Wayans using a greenscreen technique.; The film was brought up during R. Kelly's 2008 sexual abuse trial.; The film's budget was $64 million and it grossed $105 million worldwide.
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