Mr Birdman's Movie Reviews · Joshua Birdwell

Little Giants

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Ed O'Neill, an actual cut NFL draft pick, plays the successful version of himself Al Bundy never became.

Film reviewer Jeremy Boyd analyzes Little Giants, a 1994 Amblin Entertainment sports comedy about two brothers and Pee Wee football. Kevin O'Shea (Ed O'Neill), a former football star turned coach, excludes his gifted niece Becky. Her father Danny (Rick Moranis) forms a rival team of underdogs to prove Kevin isn't invincible. The episode explores casting details (Ed O'Neill was actually drafted by Pittsburgh), thematic parallels to Married with Children, and why the October release during live NFL season doomed box office performance. Despite critical reception, the film found new life on home video and cable, and is now streaming on Tubi.

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A warm underdog recap that keeps Little Giants' heart front and center.

The review frames Little Giants as a scrappy 1994 comedy built around Kevin O'Shea and Danny O'Shea, with Kevin coaching a Pee Wee League team and Danny gathering the kids who were overlooked.

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Why you'd press play

Press play for a 1994 comedy about an underdog peewee-football team, with a family-movie swing and enough grit to keep it moving.

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