The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals is a 1994 American family comedy film produced by Amblin Entertainment, and released by Universal Pictures on August 5, 1994. The film is an adaptation of Hal Roach's Our Gang, a series of short films of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s (many of which were broadcast on television as The Little Rascals) which centered on the adventures of a group of neighborhood children. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, who co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, the film presents several of the Our Gang characters in an updated setting, featuring re-interpretations of several of the original shorts. It is the first collaboration by Guay and Mazur, whose subsequent comedies were Liar Liar and Heartbreakers.
Plot
Spanky McFarland is the president of the "He-Man Womun Haters Club" with many school-aged boys from around the neighborhood as members. His best friend, Alfalfa, has been chosen as the driver for the club's prize-winning undefeated go-kart, "The Blur", in the annual Soap Box Derby style race. However, when the announcement is made, Alfalfa is nowhere to be found.
More details
| author | Paul Guay Penelope Spheeris Stephen Mazur |
|---|---|
| director | Penelope Spheeris |
| editor | Peter Teschner |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | best friend change of heart derby end film guard love letter oil refinery oil tycoon prize money race car rich kid school teacher soap box derby win |
| musicBy | William Ross |
| producer | Gerald R. Molen |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment King World |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy children's children's comedy short |