“Little Johnny: The Movie” is an Australian animated comedy film that was released in the year 2011. It brings to the fore, crude and gallows humor, associated with the infamous “Little Johnny” jokes imagery. The film, directed By Ralph Moser has quite a handful of these jokes to bring out a narrative about suspicious activities around little Johnny’s mischievous characters and focuses on a few incidents that can be somewhat interpreted as his pranks.
Synopsis
The story takes place in the lovely town of Gallangatta and revolves around little Johnny who possesses naughty boy characteristics. The main plot revolves around Johnny’s obsession with winning the soapbox derby race, which is annual and believes that if he wins, he would get a new bike and the admiration of little Mary, his classmate. His uncle Kev, an annoying yet lovable character whose advice can be improper at times, guides Johnny through several misadventures including school misconducts and troublers within the family. Throughout the film quite a number of conventional little Johnny jokes are incorporated, as the viewers are provided a look at the story and its functional setting from most places which are the scenes of the boy growing up.
Cast & Crew
Director – Ralph Moser
- Writers – Stewart Faichney, Ralph Moser, Dean Murphy
- Voice Cast :
- Little Johnny: Morris Genevieve
- Uncle Kev: Kevin “Bloody” Wilson
- Little Mary: Eloise Grace
- Father O’Flaherty: Stewart Faichney
- Miss Prussy: Abbe Holmes
Critical Reception
“Little Johnny: The Movie” received several positive as well as negative reactions from the viewers and critics alike. On imdb.com, its score is 5.2 out of ten which is average. Bla Devenn from this site, explains that the movie is said to be “traditional tongue in cheek” and has to it classic cartoons with crass humor. For example, a comment on the Bib boards reads, ‘It is funny with this old Merry Melodies feel, it forgets modern times’.
On the flip side, the film has also been condemned for its repetitive and stereotypical jokes claiming that it lacks creativity. Reviews of users on IMDb state that the characters are okay and the personality is “however, they barely remember a single original gag in the 80 minutes”.
Moreover, such a frequent employment of Australian-English vocabulary, dialects and pronunciations maybe difficult for foreign viewers to understand.
Conclusion
Enjoying the movie “Little Johnny: The Movie” is like paying tribute to the infamous Little Johnny jokes, loved relishing overlay crude humor and the old animation. Hilarious for many children and positive for some when for few, it is endless jokes and recurring gags only appealing to children. In the end, the film is one of a kind endorsement of a peculiar etiology of humor making its way into the mainstream and doing it with varying impact.
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