Directed by:
Jodie FosterScreenplay:
Scott FrankCinematography:
Mike SouthonComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick, Jr., David Hyde Pierce, Debi Mazar, Celia Weston, Josh Mostel, Bob Balaban, George Plimpton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Relationship between a gifted seven-year-old, Fred Tate, his mother DeDe - a waitress, and Dr. Jane Drierson, a child psychologist who specializes in gifted children. The two women have conflicting views as to how Fred should be raised. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jodie Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996808_5ab73d.jpg)
Jodie Foster
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Maverick (1994)
Taxi Driver (1976)
![Dianne Wiest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049771_d89ddb.jpg)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Adam Hann-Byrd
USA
Best movies:
The Ice Storm (1997)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Jumanji (1995)
![Harry Connick, Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270894_2a507b.jpg)
Harry Connick, Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Memphis Belle (1990)
![David Hyde Pierce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/981/161981924_3ab3ac.jpg)
David Hyde Pierce
USA
Best movies:
The Fisher King (1991)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Little Man Tate (1991)
![Debi Mazar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/616/162616367_fc044c.png)
Debi Mazar
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Doors (1991)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
![Celia Weston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268810_49effa.jpg)
Celia Weston
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Josh Mostel
USA
Best movies:
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Radio Days (1987)
![Bob Balaban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/886/163886862_f63e91.jpg)
Bob Balaban
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
George Plimpton
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
![Michael Mantell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185633_939d41.gif)
Michael Mantell
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Quiz Show (1994)
Carolyn Lawrence
USA
Best movies:
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Jennifer Trier
Best movies:
Secretariat (2010)
Little Man Tate (1991)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
![Ellen McElduff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/840/160840236_064350.gif)
Ellen McElduff
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Chinese Coffee (2000)
Michael Shulman
USA
Best movies:
Little Man Tate (1991)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Wide Awake (1998)
Danitra Vance
USA
Best movies:
The War of the Roses (1989)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
Little Man Tate (1991)
P.J. Ochlan
Best movies:
Little Man Tate (1991)
Space: Above and Beyond (1995) (series)
Jersey Boys (2014)