May 03, 2006

BABY BUGGY BUNNY (1954) = LITTLE MAN (2006)

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I had a theory years ago... the greatest generator of modern Hollywood movie ideas must be the plot synopsis sections of Leonard Maltin's 1972 book, THE GREAT MOVIE SHORTS. Throughout the years I noticed things like the plot of THREE MEN AND A BABY seemed to be taken directly from the Three Stooges short SOCK-A-BYE BABY (1942); THE GOONIES had the same story as Our Gang's MAMA'S LITTLE PIRATES (1934); and NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION followed the same senario as the Hal Roach/Charlie Chase short ON THE WRONG TREK (1936).

Now listen to the plot for the latest Wayans Brothers movie, LITTLE MAN:

A wannabe dad (Shawn Wayans) mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam (Marlon Wayans) as his newly adopted son.
Wow, that sounds awfully familiar. I just hope they give credit to Michael Maltese and Chuck Jones. It's the same plot of the 1954 Warner Bros. cartoon Baby Buggy Bunny.

(Thanks, Gerson Koenig)


Posted by JERRY at May 3, 2006 07:56 AM