Little Dvd

Little is a 2019 American fantasy comedy film directed and co-written by Tina Gordon. It stars Regina Hall, Issa Rae and Marsai Martin, and follows an overbearing boss who is transformed into the child version of herself. Martin serves as an executive producer for the film, and at 14 years old, is the youngest person to ever hold that title on a Hollywood production.

The film was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by Universal Pictures, and grossed over $48 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and heart but called it “a bit safer and lighter on laughs than many would like.”

Plot

Bullied as a child, businesswoman Jordan Sanders has become the bully as she runs her own tech company like a dictator and treats her employees very poorly. After a rude encounter with Jordan, a child uses a toy magic wand and wishes for Jordan to be a kid again to take her down a peg. The wish comes true the next morning when Jordan wakes up as her 13-year-old self. With her assistant April temporarily taking over the company, Jordan is forced to return to the school where she was previously bullied. Because Jordan is now a “minor”, April poses as her aunt.

At school, Jordan is introduced to her teacher, Mr. Marshall, whom she develops a crush on. Once again the target of bullies, Jordan befriends three other outcasts – Isaac, Raina and Devon. Meanwhile, April has difficulty keeping everyone’s attention at work without Jordan’s authority to back her up. At a restaurant, Jordan and April have dinner, bonding over their personal lives. Jordan loudly sings Mary J. Blige’s “I’m Goin’ Down” while intoxicated, embarrassing April. Despite her embarrassment, April sings along with Jordan, ending with Jordan accidentally pulling off a man’s weave.

Meanwhile, the company’s biggest client threatens to move to a competitor if the firm doesn’t pitch him a great idea for a mobile app. Unable to reach Jordan before the pitch, April presents an original idea, “Discover Eyes”, that Jordan had previously blocked her from pitching. Jordan is upset with April for this, they argue, and April quits her job.

After Jordan realizes how terrible she’s been to April and everyone who cares about her, she helps her friends at school perform at a pep rally. At first, they are booed by the crowd, but after a successful performance, they earn a round of applause and the respect of their peers. April finds the girl who turned Jordan into a child and asks that she turn her back to normal; the attempt seemingly fails. Jordan, having changed inside, vows to be a better friend to April. Jordan wakes up the next morning restores to her adult self and returns to work with a respectful and positive attitude towards her employees. After several rejections, April’s pitch scores a huge client. Jordan throws the company a party to celebrate the company’s success with April’s pitch, and April is given a well-deserved promotion to Creative Executive.

Cast

Regina Hall as Jordan Sanders
Marsai Martin as Young Jordan Sanders
Issa Rae as April Williams
Tone Bell as Preston
Mikey Day as Connor
JD McCrary as Isaac
Marc Hawes as Scott
Thalia Tran as Raina
Tucker Meek as Devon
Luke James as Trevor
Rachel Dratch as Agent Bea
Justin Hartley as Garry Marshall,
Tracee Ellis Ross as Homegirl
Palmer Williams Jr as Police Officer