Little Man Tate
Adam Hann-Byrd, David Hyde Pierce, Debi Mazar
Jodie Foster and Dianne Wiest star in Foster's engaging directorial debut. Single mom Dede Tate is doing her best to raise her brilliant-but-lonely son Fred on a waitress's salary. Jane Grierson (Wies...( read more
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DVD Released: September 4, 2001
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August 25, 2008I find stories of such genius? quite fascinating. Finding the balance between mental stimulation and having a ?normal? childhood for a child prodigy is a struggle.
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June 8, 2006Being a Jodie Foster fan I guess I am slightly biased but a great film where the child is more intelligent than the mother and neither quite know how to cope with it
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June 20, 2009A very good story with well developed characters and fine performances, especially from Jodie Foster and Dianne Wiest. Jodie Foster's direction is quite good. A perceptive and moving film. Great pace, believably done.
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November 18, 2006Description: Plot Summary for
Little Man Tate (1991)
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.
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