Little Man Tate (1991)
Directed by Jodie Foster
Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Childhood Drama, Family Drama | Release Date - Oct 9, 1991 (USA) | Run Time - 99 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - PGShare on
Synopsis by Paul Brenner
Jodie Foster made her directorial debut (with a script by Scott Frank) in this tale of a child prodigy's search for social acceptance. Fred Tate (Adam Hann-Byrd) is a precocious fourth grader who has no problem with the most complex mathematical problems or in banging out a Rachmaninoff concerto on the piano, but is totally inept at playing baseball or dealing with children his own age. His mother Dede (Jodie Foster) is a cocktail waitress who acts more like a child than Fred, but cares passionately about her son. Fred comes to the attention of child psychologist Jane Grierson (Dianne Wiest), who runs a summer camp for child prodigies called Odyssey of the Mind. She invites Fred to attend the summer session, creating a rift between Fred and Dede.
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adolescence, alienation, coming-of-age, mother, prodigy, single-parent, whiz-kid
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Sleeper
