The Little Rascals

Basics

  • Released: August 5, 1994
  • Written By: Penelope Spheeris and Robert Wolterstorff
  • Directed By: Penelope Spheeris
  • Genre: Family/Comedy
  • Length: 82 minutes

    Cast

  • Travis Tedford . . . Spanky
  • Bug Hall . . . Alfalfa
  • Brittany Ashton Holmes . . . Darla
  • Kevin Jamal Woods . . . Stymie
  • Zachary Mabry . . . Porky
  • Ross Bagley (I) . . . Buckwheat
  • Blake McIver Ewing . . . Waldo
  • Sam Saletta . . . Butch
  • Blake Jeremy Collins . . . Woim
  • Juliette Brewer . . . Mary Ann
  • Heather Karasek . . . Jane
  • Ashley Olsen . . . Twin #1
  • Mary-Kate Olsen . . . Twin #2

    Awards
    01.Young Artist Awards: Ross Bagley (I), Juliette Brewer, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Travis Tedford, and Kevin Jamal Woods won Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture in 1995

    Synopsis
    Basically...
       Alfalfa, a member of the He-Man Woman Haters Club, finds that he really likes girls and takes his girlfriend Darla for a picnic at the clubhouse. The other members of the club are furious and work to ruin the picnic. The picnic ends up burning down the clubhouse. As punishment for his crime, Alfalfa is sentenced to forget about Darla and any other girls forever. He also has to guard the club's soap-box derby car, the Blur. Darla is mad at Alfalfa because he was ashamed to tell the club how he felt, so she dumps him and begins seeing rich-kid Waldo. Alfalfa leaves the racecar alone temporarily, and it is stolen by bullies Butch and Woim. On top of building a new clubhouse, the club also has to make a new racecar. Alfalfa makes several attempts to get Darla back, including attending her ballet recital and sending her a note through Porky and Buckwheat. The club succeeds in building the Blur 2, and Alfalfa and Spanky are chosen to drive it in the race. After some confusion, Alfalfa and Spanky win the race. This is partly because of some help from the driver in Waldo's racecar. Spanky extends an invitation to the driver of Waldo's racecar to join the club, but when the driver removes their helmet, it turns out to be Darla! Spanky and the rest of the club decide that girls aren't so bad, and their club is now open to girls.

    Twin #1 and Twin #2
       Mary-Kate and Ashley had very small parts in this movie. No details of their characters' personalities were given. They were guests at Darla's sleepover. The characters said all of their lines in unison.