Little Man Tate (1991)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" 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. The film debut of Adam Hann-Byrd, as well the director debut of Jodie Foster, Jodie Foster had made her directorial debut three years earlier with an episode of "Tales Fro"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" 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. The film debut of Adam Hann-Byrd, as well the director debut of Jodie Foster, Jodie Foster had made her directorial debut three years earlier with an episode of "Tales Fro"

Favorite Drama Films: 1990-1991 (111 movies items)

" Directed by: Jodie Foster Produced by: Peggy Rajski and Scott Rudin Written by: Scott Frank Cinematography Mike Southon Edited by: Lynzee Klingman Music by: Mark Isham Distributed by: Orion Pictures "

Best Films of 1991 (90 movies items)

"the baby can read plates, damn it"

Jodie Foster Films Viewed by Kathy (33 movies items)

" Director: Jodie Foster Starring: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., David Hyde Pierce, Debi Mazar, P.J. Ochlan, Alex Lee, Michael Shulman, Nathan Lee, Celia Weston, Danitra Vance, Richard Fredette, George Plimpton, Elizabeth H. Frietsch, Jennifer Trier, Lawrence Gallegos, D. Michael Pierce, Evan Prizant, Geoffrey C. York and Carolyn Lawrence The story of the intellectually-gifted eight-year-old Fred Tate, his mother Dede and the director of a program for gifted ch"

30 From 91: My Favorite Films From 1991 (30 movies items)

"Little Man Tate is Jody Foster's directorial debut about a mom (Foster) who is trying to raise her intellectually advanced child (some kid named Byrd) with as normal a childhood as possible but with enough support to allow his "gift" to actualize. This is something that my mother never had to worry about when I was growing up. As a matter of fact, it was the opposite since her main concern about me was how much time I tended to lie around and waste time. Which is something I obviously never gre"

Moviewatcher122's 2016 Film Diary: June (26 movies items)

"June 22 "You're crabby today." "I'm not crabby, I'm pensive." This was a decent directorial debut for Jodie Foster and it's a much better effort than The Beaver. The story isn't the most original, but it works. The performances of the cast members here do the best with the material they are given and the script is decently written even though it has a couple instances of awkward dialogue. It's not something I'd go out of my way to watch again, but I liked it and it's something I wouldn't hes"