Stars: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., Debi Mazar, Celia Weston, Alex Lee, Nathan Lee, P.J. Ochlan, David Hyde Pierce, George Plimpton, Michael Shulman, Danitra Vance

Director: Jodie Foster

Summary: The gifted son of mother, Dede, struggles to find his place in a world of academics and emotional upheaval.

Seven-year-old genius Fred is desperate to fit in with other kids. Recognizing his talents, his mom (and best friend) Dede enrolls him in a school for gifted children, where Fred befriends a teacher who offers him opportunities his mother cannot. Dede must choose between possibly losing her son or compromising his education.

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Jodie Foster and Dianne Wiest star in Foster's engaging directorial debut, Little Man Tate. Single mother Dede Tate is doing her best to raise her brilliant-but-lonely son Fred on a waitress' salary. Jane Grierson (Wiest), something of an expert on being brilliant but lonely, spots Fred's genius and wants to enrol him in her school for the gifted.

A simple story, but very well told. Foster and Wiest both give excellent, sensitive performances, conveying the selfishness in each characters desire to have Fred to herself, as well as the pain in not being able to fulfil all his needs on her own. Adam Hann-Byrd gives a remarkable performance as Fred, showing his intelligence without getting precious about it. Foster demonstrates a steady directing hand, but the best moments are the more whimsical ones in which she reveals the quiet exhilaration of Fred's mental leaps, like when a pool game suddenly becomes a beautiful collision of lines and forces. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu, Chapter Selection
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Year:	1991
Release Date:	May 6, 2002
Runtime:	95 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	15849 D V D
Keywords:	Man, Little, General, Tate, Wide, Screen, Drama
Genre:	Drama