Little Heroes is a 1999 American family comedy television film directed by
Henri Charr
Henri Charr, also credited as H. Charr, is an Assyrian filmmaker born in Iran and living in Southern California. He started in educational films and documentaries, then turned to mainstream cinema in genres including thrillers, drams, action-adve ...
and starring
Brad Sergi and Thomas Garner as two bumbling kidnappers tasked with abducting the 8-year-old son (
Camryn Walling) of a tobacco company employee who is about to testify against his employers in court. The film's plot revolves around the two family dogs constantly thwarting the two kidnappers.
Cast
*Thomas Garner as Carny
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Brad Sergi as Slick
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Camryn Walling as Charlie Burton
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Dean Howell as Harry Burton
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Kristine Mejia as Shelly Burton
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Erica Shaffer
Erica Shaffer is an American actress who has worked in independent films and television.
Some of the films include '' A Family Affair'', ''The Truth is Always Complicated'', '' The Fall'', ''Catalina Trust'', ''The Socratic Method'', ''Three ...
as Ms Bakman
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Mimi Planas as Maria
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Jeffrey Asch
Jeffrey Asch, also credited as Jeff Asch, is an American television actor, known for his role as Maxwell Nerdstrom in the sitcom television series ''Saved by the Bell''. He also made minor appearances in other sitcoms, such as ''Third Rock from t ...
as Pizza delivery man
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John Colton John Colton may refer to:
*John Colton (politician) (1823–1902), Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist
* John Colton (bishop) (c. 1320–1404), statesman and cleric in Ireland
*John Colton (screenwriter)
John Colt ...
as Tobacco company CEO
Other actors with minor roles in the film include
Tirion Mortrell,
Scott St. James, Heinrich James,
Benoit Badot,
Amber J. Lawson,
Tony Lipari and
Kevin Weiler
Sequels
The film has two follow ups,
Little Heroes 2 (2000) and
Little Heroes 3 (2002). Both sequels were also television films.
Home video release
Little Heroes was released on VHS and DVD. It was also released in the UK on a double feature VHS, the VHS including Little Heroes and A Kid Called Danger (1999). The two sequels Little Heroes 2 (2000) and Little Heroes 3 (2002) were also released on DVD. In the UK they were distributed on DVD under the titles Dog Story: Little Heroes 2 and Top Dogs: Little Heroes 3.
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In 2019, Little Heroes and Little Heroes 2 were re-cut into Paws to the Rescue.
External links
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References
1999 films
1999 comedy films
Films about dogs
1990s English-language films
American comedy television films
1990s American films
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