The Little Rascals (1994, Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes) – Classic Movie Review 6647

Co-writer/ director Penelope Spheeris ghastly 1994 remake of Hal Roach’s 1930s short-film comedy series is like a slap in the face, in which Alfalfa (Bug Hall) falls for a girl – Darla (Brittany Ashton Holmes) – and is banned from the He-Man Woman Hater’s Club run by Spanky (Travis Tedford) and the gang.

It is hopelessly out of its time, pathetically obvious and unfunny, and apparently aimed only at the dimmest and most tolerant of six-year-olds. Adults and older children need to give it the widest possible berth.

The Little Rascals makes Spheeris’s previous TV spinoff comedy outing The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) seem a masterpiece of comedy. There are pointless cameos from Daryl Hannah, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks and Donald Trump.

Also in the cast are Kevin Jamal Woods as Stymie, Zachary Mabry as Porky, Ross Elliot Bagley as Buckwheat, Sam Saletta as Butch, Blake Jeremy Collins as Woim, Blake McIver Ewing as Waldo, Jordan Warkol as Froggy, Courtland Mead as Uh-Huh, Juliette Brewer as Mary Ann, Heather Karasek as Jane, Reba McEntire, Lea Thompson, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, George Wendt, Dan Carton and Eric Edwards.

The Little Rascals is written by Penelope Spheeris, Paul Guay and Steve Mazur, shot by Richard Bowen, produced by Bill Oakes, and scored by David Foster and Linda Thompson. The story is by Penelope Spheeris, Robert Wolterstorff, Mike Scott, Paul Guay, and Steve Mazur. It runs 83 minutes, is an Amblin and King World production, and a Universal release.

Bug Hall, born on February 4, 1985.

Happy 35th birthday to Bug Hall, born on February 4, 1985 in Fort Worth, Texas, known for The Little Rascals (1994), The Stupids (1996) and Baby Driver (2017).

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