| Tadpole (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Sigourney Weaver |
Eve
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| Aaron Stanford |
Oscar Grubman
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| John Ritter |
Stanley Grubman
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| Bebe Neuwirth |
Diane
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| Robert Iler |
Charlie
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| Adam Le Fevre |
Phil
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| Peter Appel |
Jimmy
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| Alicia van Couvering |
Daphane Tisch
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| Kate Mara |
Miranda Spear
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| Hope Chernov |
Samantha
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| Ron Rifkin |
Prof. Tisch
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| Paul Butler |
Prof. Sherman
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| Gary Winick |
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| Plot |
| Most 15-year-old boys are obsessed with the opposite sex, but this may be the only area in which Oscar Grubman ( Aaron Stanford ) could be called typical. An honor student at an exclusive prep school, Oscar is confident, keenly intelligent, speaks fluent French, and is well versed in the work of a number of French authors, particularly his favorite, Voltaire. Oscar seems to have gotten his fascination with French culture from his mother, who several years ago divorced his father Stanley ( John Ritter ), a college professor, and moved to Paris. Stanley has recently remarried, taking an attractive woman in her mid-forties, Eve ( Sigourney Weaver ), as his new wife. Oscar, however, senses that Eve isn't happy in their marriage; certain he can give Eve the affection (both physical and emotional) that she needs, Oscar begins waging a low-key but ardent campaign to seduce his step-mother over the course of Thanksgiving weekend, despite the fact a number of Oscar's female classmates have made no secret of their attraction to him. Oscar's efforts to bed Eve attract the attention of one of her close friends, Diane ( Bebe Neuwirth ), a smart and sexy chiropractor who also becomes the not-entirely-unwelcome focus of Oscar's romantic attentions. Shot using digital video equipment, Tadpole was enthusiastically received at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival , where the film's director, Gary Winick , received the Director's Award. — Mark Deming |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama; Romance |
| Director |
Gary Winick |
| Producer |
Alexis Alexanian; Dolly Hall |
| Writer |
Heather McGowan; Niels Mueller |
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| Studio |
Miramax |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
78 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1/11/2002 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
249 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
4/28/2004 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936203981 |
| Release Date |
1/21/2003 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Feature Commentary With Director Gary Winick
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