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Here Come the Littles

Here Come the Littles
In the light of the full moon, an old-looking man casts a fearful gaze above a stately mansion, while four tiny creatures—Lucy, her brother Tom, their Grandpa, and their cousin Dinky—are aboard a small plane. Those creatures, called the Littles, are also seen holding a key to the left of the title; on the opposite side, Mr. and Mrs. Little stand next to a wavy box bearing the tagline: "At last, your favorite little characters on the big screen!" At the lower portion of the credit bylines, composer Haim Saban's first name is misspelled as "Hiam".
Original theatrical poster
Directed by Bernard Deyriès
Produced by
Screenplay by Woody Kling
Based on The Littles
by John Peterson
Starring
Music by
Edited by
  • Philippe Kotlarski
  • Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Production
company
Distributed by Atlantic Releasing
Release date
  • May 25, 1985 (1985-05-25)
Running time
 75 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • France
Language English
Box office $6.6 million

Here Come the Littles is a 1985 animated fantasy film produced in France by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Atlantic Releasing. It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Woody Kling from John Peterson's series of books, The Littles, and also based on the ABC television show of the same name.

Here Come the Littles follows a boy named Henry Bigg as he meets a family of miniature people that lives in his home. While his uncle Augustus plans to build a shopping center at the site of his home, Henry teams up with the Littles to prevent this scheme.

The film was screened at weekend matinees during its original U.S. release, and made over US$6.5 million. It was not a critical success; reviewers found fault with the story and animation style. The film was released on VHS in late 1985, and on DVD in early 2004. Another Littles film, Liberty and the Littles, premiered on television in late 1986.

Henry Bigg learns that his parents have been lost during an archaeological trip to Africa, although the remains of their plane have been found. His housekeeper Mrs. Evans says his Uncle Augustus is his next of kin and therefore his legal guardian. Thus, Henry moves to Augustus' residence, as the uncle neither wants to have a housekeeper nor move to his nephew's house.

Meanwhile, Tom and Lucy Little (two of the tiny people inside the walls of Henry's house) snag an apple that Mrs. Evans had left for Henry. They repay the boy by finding his lucky rabbit's foot and sneaking it in his suitcase. They are carried away to Augustus' house, trapped inside the luggage. Another two of the tiny creatures, Grandpa and Dinky, soon find them.

There, the Littles soon learn of Augustus' ill-tempered and mean-spirited ways: He treats Henry more like a slave, and is planning on replacing his nephew's house with a shopping mall. While the creatures try to escape, Henry discovers Grandpa and Dinky, not knowing who—or what—they are. Augustus also sees them, but mistaking them for toys, grabs them from Henry and locks them in the desk drawer in his study. Here, Dinky and Grandpa discover that Augustus forged the documents in order to become Henry's legal guardian, as well as to steal and redevelop the Biggs' property.


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