Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 07/14/06 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, language and brief drug references Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes Genre Comedy Director Keenen Ivory Wayans Writer Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans Cast Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, Tracy Morgan, Dave Sheridan Studio Columbia Pictures |
LITTLE MAN
SYNOPSIS
In Revolution Studios’ hilarious comedy Little Man,
big things come in small packages. DARRYL
EDWARDS (Shawn Wayans) is so eager to become a
father that he mistakes a short, baby-faced thief
CALVIN SIMS (Marlon Wayans) on the lam for an
abandoned toddler. He and his wife take the “baby”
into their home while the thief’s partner PERCY P
(Tracy Morgan) tries to help him recover a stolen
diamond.
After several years in prison, a recently paroled
tough-as-nails — though not-quite-three-foot-tall —
jewel thief CALVIN SIMS (Marlon Wayans) decides it’
s time to retire from a life of crime, but not before
pulling off one last big heist. A notorious crime boss
has offered Calvin and his former partner PERCY P
(Tracy Morgan) $100,000 to steal the famous Queen
Diamond. Because there’s a glitch in the jewelry
store’s security system, Calvin assumes the job will
be child’s play. But the heist goes bad, and Calvin is
forced to drop the jewel into VANESSA EDWARDS’
(Kerry Washington) purse. Vanessa and her
husband DARRYL (Shawn Wayans) then return to
their suburban Chicago neighborhood unaware that
they have become pawns in a high-stakes crime.
Darryl and Vanessa are having problems of their
own. Darryl is dying to assume the responsibilities
of parenthood. But Vanessa, who has just been
In Revolution Studios’ hilarious comedy Little Man,
big things come in small packages. DARRYL
EDWARDS (Shawn Wayans) is so eager to become a
father that he mistakes a short, baby-faced thief
CALVIN SIMS (Marlon Wayans) on the lam for an
abandoned toddler. He and his wife take the “baby”
into their home while the thief’s partner PERCY P
(Tracy Morgan) tries to help him recover a stolen
diamond.
After several years in prison, a recently paroled
tough-as-nails — though not-quite-three-foot-tall —
jewel thief CALVIN SIMS (Marlon Wayans) decides it’
s time to retire from a life of crime, but not before
pulling off one last big heist. A notorious crime boss
has offered Calvin and his former partner PERCY P
(Tracy Morgan) $100,000 to steal the famous Queen
Diamond. Because there’s a glitch in the jewelry
store’s security system, Calvin assumes the job will
be child’s play. But the heist goes bad, and Calvin is
forced to drop the jewel into VANESSA EDWARDS’
(Kerry Washington) purse. Vanessa and her
husband DARRYL (Shawn Wayans) then return to
their suburban Chicago neighborhood unaware that
they have become pawns in a high-stakes crime.
Darryl and Vanessa are having problems of their
own. Darryl is dying to assume the responsibilities
of parenthood. But Vanessa, who has just been
promoted to vice president at an advertising firm, is worried that having a baby will limit her ability to
climb higher up the corporate ladder. She is also concerned that, despite his enthusiasm, Darryl is not
ready to be a father.
When they overhear Darryl and Vanessa, Percy and Calvin devise a plan to exploit their insecurities in
order to recover the stolen gem. Calvin will masquerade as a “baby,” infiltrate their home and sneak
away with the diamond. He deposits himself in a baby basket on Darryl and Vanessa’s doorstep. Darryl
leaps at the opportunity to prove he’s ready for fatherhood by caring for the abandoned child for the
weekend. To his surprise, Vanessa agrees.
Once inside the Edwards home, the tough, cynical Calvin finds life as a “baby” to be a living hell and
retrieving the diamond much tougher than he’d imagined. The Edwards’ best friends - GREG & BRITTANY
(Lochlyn Munro & Brittany Daniel) and RICHARD & JANET (Fred Stoller & Alex Borstein) – shower gifts
and advice on the new parents, while Vanessa’s suspicious father POPS (John Witherspoon) is
determined to expose Calvin as a fraud.
Calvin’s toughest obstacle, however, turns out to be Darryl, who in his eagerness to prove what a great
father he can be, inadvertently sabotages Calvin’s plan. The father/son events Darryl schedules are
laden with booby traps. A day in the park ends in a high-speed car chase. “Baby’s” first hockey game
descends into a drunken brawl. With each disaster, Darryl becomes increasingly worried that he is a
failure as a parent, despite assurances from Vanessa. In a final attempt to do something good for the
“baby,” Darryl vows to throw the best birthday party a kid has ever had. And the elusive diamond slips
dangerously away from Calvin when Vanessa finds the jewel and assumes it is the engagement ring
Darryl had promised her years ago.
While Darryl and Vanessa are out, Pops confronts “baby” Calvin. When they return, Pops has the “baby”
in a headlock and he is quickly shipped off to an old-folks home. However, a stuffed bear containing a
secret “nanny-cam,” reveals the truth, but not before Calvin makes his escape, the diamond safely in
hand. The unsuspecting couple now find themselves at the mercy of the crime-boss (Chazz Palminteri)
and his goons BRUNO (John De Santis) and ROSCOE (Dave Sheridan).
But Calvin has a change of heart and returns to save the young couple who had taken him into their
home and their hearts.
In the end, Darryl discovers that fatherhood may be hard work but it’s the greatest job a guy could have,
while Calvin finds out what it’s like to have someone who will look out for him no matter what.
--© Columbia Pictures
climb higher up the corporate ladder. She is also concerned that, despite his enthusiasm, Darryl is not
ready to be a father.
When they overhear Darryl and Vanessa, Percy and Calvin devise a plan to exploit their insecurities in
order to recover the stolen gem. Calvin will masquerade as a “baby,” infiltrate their home and sneak
away with the diamond. He deposits himself in a baby basket on Darryl and Vanessa’s doorstep. Darryl
leaps at the opportunity to prove he’s ready for fatherhood by caring for the abandoned child for the
weekend. To his surprise, Vanessa agrees.
Once inside the Edwards home, the tough, cynical Calvin finds life as a “baby” to be a living hell and
retrieving the diamond much tougher than he’d imagined. The Edwards’ best friends - GREG & BRITTANY
(Lochlyn Munro & Brittany Daniel) and RICHARD & JANET (Fred Stoller & Alex Borstein) – shower gifts
and advice on the new parents, while Vanessa’s suspicious father POPS (John Witherspoon) is
determined to expose Calvin as a fraud.
Calvin’s toughest obstacle, however, turns out to be Darryl, who in his eagerness to prove what a great
father he can be, inadvertently sabotages Calvin’s plan. The father/son events Darryl schedules are
laden with booby traps. A day in the park ends in a high-speed car chase. “Baby’s” first hockey game
descends into a drunken brawl. With each disaster, Darryl becomes increasingly worried that he is a
failure as a parent, despite assurances from Vanessa. In a final attempt to do something good for the
“baby,” Darryl vows to throw the best birthday party a kid has ever had. And the elusive diamond slips
dangerously away from Calvin when Vanessa finds the jewel and assumes it is the engagement ring
Darryl had promised her years ago.
While Darryl and Vanessa are out, Pops confronts “baby” Calvin. When they return, Pops has the “baby”
in a headlock and he is quickly shipped off to an old-folks home. However, a stuffed bear containing a
secret “nanny-cam,” reveals the truth, but not before Calvin makes his escape, the diamond safely in
hand. The unsuspecting couple now find themselves at the mercy of the crime-boss (Chazz Palminteri)
and his goons BRUNO (John De Santis) and ROSCOE (Dave Sheridan).
But Calvin has a change of heart and returns to save the young couple who had taken him into their
home and their hearts.
In the end, Darryl discovers that fatherhood may be hard work but it’s the greatest job a guy could have,
while Calvin finds out what it’s like to have someone who will look out for him no matter what.
--© Columbia Pictures
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