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The Little Rascals

Play trailer 0:32 Poster for The Little Rascals PG Released Aug 5, 1994 1h 22m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mischievous youngsters Spanky (Travis Tedford) and Buckwheat (Ross Elliot Bagley) lead an anti-girl organization, and they pick their buddy Alfalfa (Bug Hall) to represent them in an all-important soapbox car rally. When the boys then find their driver canoodling with schoolmate Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes), they decide they must break up the couple. Unfortunately, while Spanky and his pals are busy meddling in Alfalfa's affairs, their prized race car is nabbed by two young toughs.
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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune A dismal kids' comedy in which all creativity stopped after casting lookalikes for the old "rascals" was completed. Rated: 1/4 Aug 16, 2017 Full Review Robert Faires Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the picture’s been infused with a woefully, aggressively over-the-top feel that prevents the viewer from embracing the material for the entirety of its short-yet-not-short-enough runtime... Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 1, 2022 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Spheeris appears caught between her desire to make a film for little children and amuse their parents, resulting in a mess that will do anything for a cheap laugh. Rated: D Sep 27, 2014 Full Review Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Madcap, mischievous Our Gang remake. Rated: 3/5 Dec 18, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Evahlynn J Cute movie and is also super fun, my first reaction definitely recommend for kids under 10 and under. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Ed R A genuine classic but not something I’d recommend for this day and age. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Desert R This was one of the handful of movies me and my sister watched as kids. I loved it then and I love it even more now. I hate seeing the critics review this movie terribly with their snarky big words and their condescending attitudes. "Not much for parents or kids to enjoy or laugh at" Just watched it with my dad, sister, and niece and nephew. We all laughed our asses off. The critics only know how to critique the sciences of film. They know nothing of watching children act their little hearts out making a movie like this. 10/10 and I will except no other rating. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a masterpiece of film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Lucas t Pretty good movie, seen this in year 6 few years ago. 6.5/10. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Nathan W I rarely do this, but I'm tacking on an extra half star for sheer difficulty of production. Because a movie made up almost entirely of children must have been a living nightmare to film! (Getting usable takes with so many relatively unskilled and inattentive subjects is commendable). I used to love this movie as a kid, but for the life of me I can't understand why. I don't really see much plot wise that a child would find humor in. There were a few instances of comedic material that would have gone over younger audience's heads, but not nearly enough to make this enjoyable for the adults who also had to sit through it. I will say that it was fairly true to the original subject matter. The kids all looked like who they were playing and there was minimal adult interference with goings on. The acting was hit or miss as you might expect. Some of the kids were a few years older and clearly more skilled than the rest. The dialogue and deliveries honestly could have been worse. (It was both adorable and amusing to hear young boys already griping about girls and life). There were some big name cameos here and there but not enough to make a real difference. I don't want to nit pick too hard because it is a cute little movie that was made with good intentions. But its a movie for kids starring kids, and it plays about as interesting as it sounds. I normally enjoy a nice hit of nostalgia, but I would have been fine leaving these memories in the past. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mischievous youngsters Spanky (Travis Tedford) and Buckwheat (Ross Elliot Bagley) lead an anti-girl organization, and they pick their buddy Alfalfa (Bug Hall) to represent them in an all-important soapbox car rally. When the boys then find their driver canoodling with schoolmate Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes), they decide they must break up the couple. Unfortunately, while Spanky and his pals are busy meddling in Alfalfa's affairs, their prized race car is nabbed by two young toughs.
Director
Penelope Spheeris
Producer
Bill Oakes, Mark Allan, Michael King
Screenwriter
Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur, Penelope Spheeris
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$51.7M
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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