''Little Men'' is a 1998 Canadian family drama film starring Mariel Hemingway and

Chris Sarandon Christopher Sarandon (; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is well known for playing a variety of iconic characters, including Jerry Dandrige in ''Fright Night'' (1985), Prince Humperdinck in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Detective Mik ...

. It is based on the 1871 novel of the same name written by

Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and '' Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...

, the author of ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the live ...

''. It is a loose sequel to

(1994).

Plot

In 1871, John Brooke meets a homeless youth named Nat Blake in Boston. He sends him to his sister-in-law, Jo Bhaer, who runs Plumfield School for Boys with her husband Fritz. Later Nat's friend Dan comes to Plumfield. Jo and Fritz allow him to stay, though he soon proves to be a troublemaker.

Cast

* Mariel Hemingway as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer *

as Fritz Bhaer * Michael Caloz as Nat Blake * Ben Cook as Dan *Ricky Mabe as Tommy Bangs *Gabrielle Boni as Nan Harding * Kathleen Fee as the Narrator and Molly *

Michael Yarmush Michael Lawrence Yarmush (born June 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for providing the original voice of Arthur Read in the PBS children's animated television series '' Arthur''. Early life Yarmush was born in Miami, Florida, the so ...

as Emil *Julia Garland as Daisy Brooke *B. J. McLellan as Jack Ford *

Tyler Hynes Tyler Jeffrey Hynes (born May 6, 1986) is a Canadian actor. Early life Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario, but later grew up on a ranch outside Ottawa. He began acting professionally at the age of eight. Career Hynes got his professional st ...

as Demi Brooke

Reception

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

gave the film one and a half stars.

Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fi ...

gave it two and a half stars.

Home media release

On July 28, 1998,

Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the home video distribution division of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Vide ...

and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment released the film on VHS; as part of the year-long catalog promotion, the Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Celebration. Then on September 28, 1999, it was re-released as part of Warner's second promotion, the Century Collection. As of 2021, the film still remains unavailable on DVD or Blu-Ray.

Catalog Promotions

*Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Celebration (1998) *Century Collection (1999) *Century 2000 (2000) *Warner Spotlight (2001)

References

External links

* * {{Little Women Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films based on American novels Films set in 1871 Films based on works by Louisa May Alcott Films set in schools Works based on Little Women Little Men Films directed by Rodney Gibbons 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films