Review of Little Big Man (1970) by Tommy H — 07 Apr 2015

The comedy in Little Big Man is very ahead of its time. It has that awkward Napoleon Dynamite humor, where it's about an absurd character in a world that's only a little less absurd. We start off with the grandfather from Texas Chainsaw Massacre showing a young whipper snapper that he knows a thing or two about the Old West. They did a brilliant job making it feel like a true story being recalled by an old man. When I was a child and my grandfather was alive I remember he'd slip in as many jokes as he could in his stories just to make me laugh.

Everyone is great in this. Hoffman, Dunaway and Chief were my favorites. I like the way the old man introduces everyone by exaggerating their personalities to make them memorable. You really get the sense that you're a little kid listening to a grandfather trying to humor you.