The Great Land of Small

The Great Land of Small
French language poster
French	C'est pas parce qu'on est petit qu'on peut pas être grand!
Directed by	Vojtěch Jasný
Written by	David Sigmund
Produced by	Rock Demers
Starring	Michael J. Anderson Michael Blouin Ken Roberts Rodrigue Tremblay
Cinematography	Michel Brault
Edited by	Hélène Girard
Music by	Normand Dubé Guy Trépanier
Production company	Telefilm Canada
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English French

The Great Land of Small (French: C'est pas parce qu'on est petit qu'on peut pas être grand!) is a 1986 Canadian fantasy children's film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtěch Jasný. The film starred Michael J. Anderson in one of his first roles. The film is the fifth in the Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous) series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.

Plot

Two children, Jenny and David, meet a leprechaun-like creature called Fritz in the woods; however, his gold dust is being stolen by a wicked hunter. Only Mimmick the Indian knows that the creature is in our world. As the hunter becomes mad with power, he attempts to capture Fritz and the children. With Mimmick's help, they escape to the Land of Small, a mystical, magical land.

Cast

• Michael J. Anderson as Fritz and the King
• Karen Elkin as Jenny
• Michael Blouin as David
• Ken Roberts as Flannigan and Munch
• Rodrigue Tremblay as Mimmick

Reception

The reviewer at the Canuxploitation website, which is devoted to Canadian B-movies, thought that The Great Land of Small was "a real oddity", labelling it "a half-baked fantasy". Although praising the inclusion of Cirque du Soleil, he thought of The Great Land of Small as one of Demers' least successful films. They thought that the film could be rated "W" for "What the Hell?", thereby reflecting the idea that it was "[w]eird" but "not trippy enough to be interesting". Arguing that the beginning of the film was "tediously padded", they thought that the subplot based around Mimmick and Flannigan was unnecessary, and that the actual Great Land of Small – while envisioned as a place like the Land of Oz or The Neverending Story's Fantasia – was "a distinct disappointment" due to its "embarrassingly low-budget production design, and cheap editing tricks".

External links

• The Great Land of Small at IMDb