| Little Men | |
| Director: | Rodney Gibbons |
| Producer: | Franco Battista Pierre David |
| Screenplay: | Mark Evan Schwartz |
| Narrator: | Kathleen Fee |
| Starring: | Mariel Hemingway Chris Sarandon |
| Music: | Milan Kymlicka |
| Cinematography: | Georges Archambault |
| Editing: | André Corriveau |
| Studio: | Brainstorm Media Image Organization Allegro Films |
| Distributor: | Legacy Releasing |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Little Men is a 1998 Canadian family drama film starring Mariel Hemingway and Chris Sarandon.[1] It is based on the 1871 novel of the same name written by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women.[2] It is a loose sequel to Little Women (1994).
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.
Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars.[3] Leonard Maltin gave it two and a half stars.
On July 28, 1998, Warner Home Video 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.