Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate
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Actor: David Hyde Pierce, Jodie Foster
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
Published: 2001-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

Movie Reviews of Little Man Tate

Movie Review: Great Picture. . .
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved this movie. Jodie Foster is amazing in everything she does. She pulls off the Brooklyn accent to perfection. This film should have had more press, it is a great, heartwarming movie. The actor who played "Fred" in the movie is rather good for his age (he also shows up in an episode of NYPD Blue). He interacts well with the cast and is believable.

Basic plot outline; Mom, Jodie Foster, learns early on that there is something special about her little boy. She has a hard time coming to terms with the fact that this child is, quite possibly, one of the smartest kids on the planet. Some one tries to take him away to a better school, and she is offended that she cannot give him the intelectual stimulation he needs. So, she makes things difficult. The rest, you will have to see.

The movie is very good and well worth purchasing. I only have the VHS, so I don't know if the special features are anything special, though I doubt they would be very impressive. It doesn't have special effects, therefore, there probably aren't fifteen "behind the scenes" documentaries. It generally drives me a bit crazy when "the making of" of a movie is longer than the movie itself. Ex. The Matrix.

Gentlemen: this is a good movie to share with a ladyfriend. You'll look like a hero, and you will actually enjoy the movie. And, you won't even have to pretend you got something in your eyes. . No real tearjerking :)

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Summary of Little Man Tate

LITTLE MAN TATE - DVD Movie
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 (Wiest), something of an expert on being brilliant but lonely, spots Fred's genius and wants to enroll him in her school for the gifted. It's a simple story, but it is very well told. Foster and Wiest both give excellent, sensitive performances, conveying the selfishness in each character's desire to have Fred to herself as well as the pain in not being able to fulfill all his needs on her own. Adam Hann-Byrd gives a remarkable performance as Fred, showing his intelligence without getting precious about it. Foster already shows a steady directing hand, but the best moments are the more whimsical ones in which she reveals the quiet exhilaration of Fred's mental leaps, as when a pool game suddenly becomes a beautiful collision of lines and forces. The DVD version shows the film in its original widescreen format and includes commentary from Foster. --Ali Davis
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