Little Man Tate
“It's not what he knows. It's what he understands.”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Jodie Foster
Dede Tate
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Dianne Wiest
Jane Grierson
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Mule
Adam Hann-Byrd
Fred Tate
Known for
Jumanji
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Harry Connick Jr.
Eddie
Known for
The Iron Giant
P.S. I Love You
David Hyde Pierce
Garth Emmerick
Known for
Frasier
Treasure Planet
Debi Mazar
Gina
Known for
KAOS
Entourage
P.J. Ochlan
Damon Wells
Also in
Police Academy: The Series
Space: Above and Beyond
Michael Shulman
Matt Montini
Known for
Can of Worms
Wide Awake
Celia Weston
Miss Nimvel
Known for
The Village
Echoes
George Plimpton
Winston F. Buckner
Known for
The Civil War
Just Visiting
Bob Balaban
Quizmaster
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Josh Mostel
Physics Professor
Known for
Billy Madison
Big Daddy
Jodie Foster Director · Scott Frank Screenplay Mark Isham Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $10M · United States release September 6, 1991
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,010,896
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 1991
Limited theatrical
United States · September 6, 1991
Theatrical
Brazil
April 10, 1992 · Theatrical
January 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD Capa
Czechia
January 31, 1995 · Physical
Germany
February 6, 1992 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 12, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
February 6, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 6, 1991 · Theatrical
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