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Monday, May 1, 2006

Be Careful What You Wish For: Cinematic Midget Division

Posted by on May 1 at 8:45 AM

Back in March, in a Slog post about Billy Barty’s role in the Busby Berkeley classic Gold Diggers of 1933, I expressed my wish for more of Hollywood’s baby/toddler roles to be taken by little people. (Not only is it hilarious to see a “baby” rollerskate, such casting could nip the mindfucky experience of child stardom in the bud.)

This weekend, before a screening of the new gymnastics dramedy Stick It (whose opening night crowd consisted entirely of adolescent gymnasts and adult homosexuals, a fine mix), I saw this preview, for the forthcoming Wayans brothers’ film Little Man.

Granted, instead of a little person, Little Man features a CGI-shrunk Marlon Wayans. Still, the preview changed my mind about the prospect of adult babies on film, and many other things. You may watch the preview here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.


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I just watched that with my mouth fully agape. What the fucking fuck is going on? Are there actual human beings that would be entertained by that? The only way to get the evil images out of my head it to shoot myself in the face.

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