Little Men | |
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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 |
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Distributed by | Legacy Releasing |
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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).
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.
Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars.[3] Leonard Maltin gave it two and a half stars.[1]
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. As of 2021, the film still remains unavailable on DVD or Blu-Ray.