Little Man Tate
Brief Synopsis
The story of a boy genius, his relationships with his working class single mother, and the child psychologist who wants to broaden his horizons, show him off and put him in college.
Cast & Crew
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Jodie Foster
Director
George Plimpton
Mark Isham
Performer
Jodie Foster
Ellen Mcelduff
Erica Staton
Film Details
Also Known As
Le Petit Homme, Petit Homme, Le
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
The story of a boy genius, his relationships with his working class single mother, and the child psychologist who wants to broaden his horizons, show him off and put him in college.
Cast
George Plimpton
Mark Isham
Performer
Jodie Foster
Ellen Mcelduff
Erica Staton
Richard Hanson
Richard Fredette
David Hyde Pierce
Danitra Vance
Michael Keavey
P J Ochlan
Jaques Rouvier
Performer
Mar Ya Zuke
Mark Lienhart
George Kaufman
Nathan Lee
Josh Mostel
Michael Mantell
Alexandra Auder
Debi Mazar
Celia Weston
Dianne Wiest
Jennifer Trier
Sam Womelsdorf
Adam Hann-byrd
Ishe Costa
Bob Balaban
Sheadrick Richards
Gordon C Greene
Chucky Ocampo
Michael Shulman
Harry Connick
Carolyn Lawrence
Adam Midkiff
Barry Williams
Lauren Ashley Stacey
Alex Lee
Sid Page
Performer
Elizabeth Frietsch
Crew
Francis Aiken
Thanks
Giorgio Armani
Thanks
Keith Armour
Other
Douglas Axtell
Sound Mixer
James Babineaux
Best Boy
Burt Bacharach
Song
Cynthia Bashore
Extras Casting Assistant
Christine Baur
Stunt Coordinator
Art Berkley
Carpenter
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
Rick Bioni
Assistant Property Master
Doug Boone
Grip
Lisa Bradley
Production Coordinator
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Rain Burns
Thanks
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Joe Camp
Assistant Director
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
George M Chappell
Electrician
Bonnie Clevering
Hair Stylist
Henry Cline
Assistant Camera Operator
David D. Collins
Other
Deirdre Costa
Location Assistant
Larce Crawford
Foreman
Charlie Croughwell
Stunts
Norval Crutcher
Sound Editor
Norval D Crutcher Iii
Assistant Sound Editor
Samuel C Crutcher
Sound Editor
Carol Cuddy
Production Manager
Michelle Custance
Wardrobe Assistant
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Pat Dailey
Key Grip
Anita Daugherty
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Hal David
Song
G W Davis
Sound Editor
Jeff De La Rosa
Electrician
Craig Denton
Production Assistant
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Michael Dhonau
Sound
Gay Difusco
Music
John Durliat
Projectionist
Fleet Eakland
Transportation Coordinator
Dara Eisenberg
Thanks
Jack English
Gaffer
Elizabeth Feldbauer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sharon Fitzerald
Assistant
Ella Fitzgerald
Song Performer
David Flint
Assistant Property Master
Alan Forbes
Driver
Barry Franenberg
Property Master
Scott Frank
Screenplay
John Ganem
Assistant Editor
Glenn Gaylord
Auditor
Suzanne Geary
Sound Recordist
Nancy Gilmore
Lead Set Dresser
David Goldblatt
Other
Joseph F Griffith
Storyboard Artist
Suzanne Hanover
Photography
Aaron Harvey
Carpenter
Jeff Hay
Caterer
Chris Hayward
Thanks
Fenno Heath
Thanks
Holly Heinzman
Assistant Camera Operator
Julie Hewett
Makeup Artist
Joe Hofmeister
Thanks
Lorie Holladay
Thanks
Lowell Huff
On-Set Dresser
Jimmy Humphreys
Driver
Jon Hutman
Production Designer
Steve Irwin
Video Playback
Mark Isham
Music
Gregory Jacobs
Assistant Director
Anthony Jannelli
Director Of Photography
Mary F Jansen
Post-Production Supervisor
Harry Jarvis
Assistant Director
Gary Jensen
Stunts
Joanna Jimenez
Sound Editor
Terry Johnson
Driver
Ward Johnson
Thanks
Armin Jordan
Music Conductor
Lawrence Jordan
Other
Kent Jorgensen
Dolly Grip
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Lynzee Klingman
Editor
Quincy Koenig
Electrician
Stephen Krause
Original Score
William Kroth
On-Set Dresser
Ken Kugler
Music
Brent Lahner
On-Set Dresser
Gregg Landaker
Rerecording
Eve Lapolla
Thanks
Frank Laurence
Thanks
Meredith Lee
Art Department
Francis Link
Carpenter
Rich Little
Thanks
Mark Long
Other
Alison Loop
Location Casting
Adam Lustig
Art Director
Susan Lyall
Costume Designer
Big Mike Maguire
Carpenter
Robert K Maxfield
Boom Operator
Michael A Mccue
Assistant Director
Ann Mcdermott
Production Assistant
Dereck Mcfadden
Stunt Man
E Steve Mclaughlin
Driver
Tim Mcloughlin
Carpenter
Sam Micklus
Thanks
Michael Minkler
Rerecording
Kris Nielson
Production Assistant
Kimberly Nolan
Assistant Editor
Kelly Nordberg
Driver
Thomas J Nordberg
Driver
Phill Norman
Visual Effects
Gilberto Costa Nunes
Supervising Sound Editor
Peter E Nunnery
Production Assistant
Dan O'connell
Foley Artist
Steve Olsen
Carpenter
Marcia Oney
Production Assistant
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Brad Orr
Carpenter
Bonnie Paul
Thanks
Thomas H Paul
Illustrator
Ed Petrie
Driver
Todd R Pfeiffer
Driver
Toby F Phillips
Steadicam Operator
Michel Piquemal
Other
Juliet Polcsa
Assistant Costume Designer
Cole Porter
Song
Sue Rainey
Other
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
Mark Rathaus
Sound Editor
Charlene Richards
Adr Mixer
Vicki Dee Rock
Production Auditor
Sean Rogers
Hair Assistant
Patrick Romine
Foreman
Tiffany Rosen
Assistant Production Coordinator
Scott Rudin
Producer
Joyce Rudowski
Thanks
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
Samara Schaffer
Set Decorator
Dan Schalk
Assistant Editor
Jeff Schneider
Other
David Schnier
Driver
Reinhard Schreiner
Sound Editor
Eileen Schroder
Craft Service
Erich W Schultz
Construction Coordinator
Mary Seguin
Production Assistant
Norto Sepulveda
Adr Editor
Ruth Sergel
Assistant Camera Operator
Bob Shepherd
Music
Alex Smith
Camera
Andrew Smith
Video Assist/Playback
Mike Southon
Director Of Photography
Paul Stafford
Carpenter
Alicia M Stevenson
Foley Artist
Randy Stone
Executive Producer
Pat Stubbs
Transportation Captain
Chris Thomas
Stand-In
John Joseph Thomas
Audio
Zoe Thompson
Makeup Assistant
Lina Todd
Casting
Mike Topoozian
Assistant Director
Danny Troob
Consultant
Matilde Valera
Other
Barbara Vickers
Sound Editor
Amy Vincent
Assistant Camera Operator
David Wald
Carpenter
Catherine Wall
Wardrobe
Taryn Walsh
Wardrobe Assistant
Tom Warrington
Music
Ken Watson
Driver
Derek Wells
Grip
Brett Wert
Carpenter
Don Westerbeck
Driver
Fred Westerbeck
Driver
Eric Whitehead
Best Boy Grip
Michael L. Williams
Location Manager
Brad Wilson
Art Assistant
Duke Wilson
On-Set Dresser
Dwain Wilson
On-Set Dresser
Scott Wingard
Driver
Holly Wissing
Thanks
Tom Woods
Other
Kurt Wortman
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Le Petit Homme, Petit Homme, Le
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Articles
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
George Plimpton, 1927-2003
George Plimpton, the wry, self-effacing author whose engaging film appearances enlivened many movies over the years, died of a heart attack on September 25 in his Manhattan apartment. He was 76. George Ames Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City. The son of a diplomat, he was well connected to high society. A scholarly man of the letters, hip, urbane bohemians knew him for decades as the unpaid editor to the much respected literary quarterly, The Paris Review, which introduced emerging authors such as Gore Vidal and Jack Kerouac. In 1963, the gaunt, unassuming Plimpton documented his time training with the Detroit Lions, and turned the antics into a shrewd, witty piece of sports fulfillment, Paper Lion. The film was adapted for the big screen by Alex March in 1968 with Alan Alda playing the role of Plimpton. That same year, he made his film debut as a reporter in Gordon Douglas' police thriller The Detective (1968) starring Frank Sinatra and followed that up with an amusing cameo as a gunman shot my John Wayne in Howard Hawks' Rio Lobo (1970). A few more cameos came up over the years, but it wasn't until the '90s that he proved he himself a capable performer and found regular film work: an appropriate role as a talk show moderator in Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate's (1991), the president's lawyer in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995); a psychologist in Gus Van Zandt's Good Will Hunting (1997); a clubgoer in Whit Stillman's discursive drama The Last Day's of Disco (1998); and a very comical doctor in Jean- Marie Poire's Just Visiting</I&! gt; (2001). His acceptance as a pop culture icon came to a full head when he appeared in an episode of The Simpsons playing a professor who runs a fixed spelling bee! He is survived by his wife Sara Whitehead Dudley and four children. Michael T. Toole
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Released in United States Fall October 9, 1991
Wide Release in United States October 18, 1991
Released in United States on Video April 22, 1992
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States September 1991
Released in United States October 1991
Released in United States October 3, 1991
Shown at benefit premieres in Washington, DC October 2, 1991 and Los Angeles October 6, 1991 for Invent America! and the United States Library of Congress Education Programs.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 9-19, 1991.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1991.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival October 10-17, 1991.
Shown at benefit premiere in New York October 3, 1991 for NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League).
Script was previously a Joe Dante project at 20th Century Fox, with Dante and Mike Fennel as producers.
Feature directorial debut for actress Jodie Foster.
Began shooting July 11, 1990.
Completed shooting September 20, 1990.
Project is the first of Foster's multi-picture deal with Orion.
Released in United States Fall October 9, 1991
Wide Release in United States October 18, 1991
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at benefit premieres in Washington, DC October 2, 1991 and Los Angeles October 6, 1991 for Invent America! and the United States Library of Congress Education Programs.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 2, 1991.)
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 9-19, 1991.)
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.)
Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1991.)
Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival October 10-17, 1991.)
Released in United States October 3, 1991 (Shown at benefit premiere in New York October 3, 1991 for NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League).)
Released in United States on Video April 22, 1992
