Little Man Tate
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| Little Man Tate | |
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 Little Man Tate Promotional movie poster |
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| Directed by | Jodie Foster |
| Produced by | Peggy Rajski Scott Rudin |
| Written by | Scott Frank |
| Starring | Jodie Foster Dianne Wiest Adam Hann-Byrd |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 18, 1991 (USA) |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. Jodie Foster (who also directed) plays Fred’s mother Dede, who attempts to give her son a “normal” childhood while simultaneously feeding his intellectual curiosity. The film marked Foster’s directorial debut. Most of the film was shot in downtown Cincinnati. Other locations include Cincinnati suburb Clifton, the Village of Indian Hill, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. The movie grossed about $25 million.[1]
Tagline: It's not what he knows. It's what he understands.
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[edit] Trivia
The title character of this film is the source of Michigan football quarterback Tate Forcier's nickname. He was named Robert Patrick Forcier at birth, but according to a story related by Brent Musberger during the October 10, 2009 Michigan-Iowa game telecast, Forcier's father thought his then-infant son reminded him of the movie character and has called him "Little Man Tate" ever since.
[edit] Cast
- Jodie Foster - Dede Tate
- Dianne Wiest - Jane Grierson
- Adam Hann-Byrd - Fred Tate
- Harry Connick Jr. - Eddie
- David Hyde Pierce - Garth Emmerick
- Debi Mazar - Gina
- P.J. Ochlan - Damon Wells
- Alex Lee - Fred Tate at 2
- Michael Shulman - Matt Montini
- Nathan Lee - Matt's Teammate
- Celia Weston - Miss Nimvel
- Danitra Vance - Clinic Doctor
- Richard Fredette - Bartender
- George Plimpton - Winston F. Buckner
- Elizabeth H. Frietsch - Live Wire Girl
- Jennifer Trier - Grierson Institute Teacher
- Lawrence Gallegos - Fraternity Guy
- D. Michael Pierce - College Student
- Evan Prizant - Child Star (The Adding Machine)
- Geoffrey C. York - Infant Fred Tate
- Carolyn Lawrence - Sorority Girl
