Here Come the Littles

Here Come the Littles
In the light of the full moon, an old-looking man casts a fearful gaze above a stately mansion, while four tiny creatures—Lucy, her brother Tom, their Grandpa, and their cousin Dinky — are aboard a small aircraft. Those creatures, called the Littles, are also seen holding a key to the left of the title; on the opposite side, Mr. and Mrs. Little stand next to a wavy box bearing the tagline: "At last, your favorite little characters on the big screen!" At the lower portion of the credit bylines, composer Haim Saban's first name is misspelled as "Hiam".
Original theatrical poster
Directed byBernard Deyriès
Screenplay byWoody Kling
Based onThe Littles
by John Peterson
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Philippe Kotlarski
  • Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing[1]
Release date
  • May 25, 1985 (1985-05-25)[2]
Running time
75 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Luxembourg
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • France[3]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6.6 million[4]

Here Come the Littles is a 1985 animated fantasy film produced in France[3] by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and distributed by Atlantic Releasing.[5] It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Woody Kling from John Peterson's series of books, The Littles, and also based on the ABC television show of the same name.

Here Come the Littles follows a boy named Henry Bigg as he meets a family of miniature people that lives in his home. While his abusive uncle Augustus plans to build a shopping center at the site of his home, Henry teams up with the Littles to prevent this scheme.

Here Come the Littles was screened at weekend matinees during its original U.S. release,[6] and made over US$6.5 million.[4] It was not a critical success; reviewers found fault with the story and animation style. The film was released on VHS in late 1985, and on DVD in early 2004.[7][N 1] Another Littles film, Liberty and the Littles, premiered on television in late 1986.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Synopsis: 'Here Come the Littles'." AFI.com, 2019. Retrieved: June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Maltin 2006, p. 579.
  4. ^ a b "Box office information for 'Here Come the Littles'." Box Office Mojo. Retrieved: April 23, 2010.
  5. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  6. ^ Beck 2005, p. 110.
  7. ^ Lambert, David."Site News - Massive DiC update!" TVShowsOnDVD.com, February 1, 2004-02-01. Retrieved: April 23, 2010.
  8. ^ Woolery 1989, p. xxiii.


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