Little Man Tate (1991)
Fred Tate is a prodigy. He's also a lonely little boy with the emotional needs that his single mom covers. Worries about world problems gives him ulcer. He takes a quantum physics summer college class at 7.
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Cast & Crew
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Dede Tate -
Fred Tate at 2 -
Fred Tate -
Matt Montini -
Matt's Teammate
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Miss Nimvel -
Clinic Doctor -
Jane Grierson -
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Gina -
Bartender
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Winston F. Buckner -
Grierson Institute Teacher
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Damon Wells -
Joey X
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Director:
Jodie FosterWriter:
Scott FrankAll Cast & Crew
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
The poem Fred recites in class is "Death" by Rainer Maria Rilke, from "Uncollected Poems".
Quotes
Fred Tate:
It's funny, cause I *think* I can even remember being born. For the first two weeks of my life I didn't even have a name. Dede couldn't make up her mind. She finally decided on Fred. She said that she had never heard of a little kid named Fred ...
Goofs
When Fred first enters Jane's office, there is a card on her desk (at around 52 mins) that Fred takes (at around 57 mins) but which is soon back on the desk (at around 1 min).
Soundtracks
Mozart's String Quartet No 21, D Major, KV575Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Performed by Alban Berg Quartett
Courtesy of Teldec Classics International GmbH
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
1 November 1991Language
English, French
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Upham Hall Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USABox Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$230,106 14 October 1991
Gross USA:
$25,010,896
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$25,010,896
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