The Tic Code
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| Directed by | Gary Winick |
| Written by | Polly Draper |
| Produced by | Polly Draper Sarah Pillsbury Karen Tangorra |
| Starring | Polly Draper, Christopher Marquette, and Gregory Hines |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Held |
| Edited by | Bill Pankow Kate Sanford Henk Van Eeghen |
| Music by | Michael Wolff |
| Distributed by | Avalanche Releasing |
Release date | February 1999 |
Running time | 91 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Tic Code is a 1999 drama film starring Christopher Marquette, Carol Kane and Polly Draper. The film tells the story of a young boy, Miles Caraday (Marquette), who has Tourette syndrome (the film's title refers to the tics associated with the syndrome). Miles wants to become a jazz pianist against the wishes of his classical-oriented instructor (Kane). He meets a saxophonist, Tyrone (Gregory Hines) at a local nightspot, who also has Tourette's, but who has learned to cover it up.
The film was written by Polly Draper, and produced with her husband, jazz musician Michael Wolff, who has Tourette's and on whose life the script was loosely based.[1] The Tic Code won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Giffoni Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival.[2]
The Tic Code was released direct to video.
Cast
- Christopher George Marquette as Miles
- Polly Draper as Laura
- Carol Kane as Miss Gimpole
- Desmond Robertson as Todd
- Robert Iler as Denny Harley
- Bill Nunn as Kingston
- Tony Shalhoub as Phil
- Ismail Bashey as Indian Man
- Camryn Manheim as Mrs. Swensrut
- Gregory Hines as Tyrone
- Blair Ashlee Swanson as Confident Girl
- Carlos McKinney as Chester
- John B. Williams as Sparky
- Dick Berk as Tiny
- Fisher Stevens as Morris
- Allison Nurse as Blonde #1
- David Johansen as Marvin
- Pat Moya as Belinda
- James McCaffrey as Michael (Laura's X Husband)
- Peter Appel as Sound Engineer #1
- Michael Wolff as Sound Engineer #2
- Sarallen as Homeless Woman
Score Musicians
On Set Pro Tools NIC. tENBROEK
Gregory Hines' Saxaphone
- Performance by Alex Foster
Christopher Marquette's
- Piano Performance by Michael Wolff
Composer (Music Score)
References
- ^ IMBb.com The Tic Code. Accessed 9 May 2006.
- ^ IMDb.com. Awards for The Tic Code (1999). Accessed 10 July 2006.
External links
- The Tic Code at IMDb
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