Tadpole (2002)
Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, and thinks the feature that tells the most about a woman is her hands. On the train home from Chauncey Academy for the Thanksgiving weekend, Oscar confides in his best friend that he has plans for this vacation--he will win the heart of his true love. But there is one major problem--Oscar's true love is his stepmother Eve.
Director: Gary Winick
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Aaron Stanford as Oscar Grubman |
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Sigourney Weaver as Eve Grubman |
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John Ritter as Stanley Grubman |
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Bebe Neuwirth as Diane Lodder |
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Robert Iler as Charlie |
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Adam LeFevre as Phil |
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Peter Appel as Jimmy - Doorman |
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Alicia Van Couvering as Daphne Tisch |
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Kate Mara as Miranda Spear |
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Ron Rifkin as Professor Tisch |
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Paul Butler as Professor Sherman |
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Hope Chernov as Samantha Steadman |
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Debbon Ayer as Jean |
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Michael Connors as Man in Bar |
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Theo Kogan as Woman in Bar |
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Harry Kellerman as Tea Waiter |
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Reade Kelly as Mr. Smith |
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Danielle Di Vecchio as Mrs. Smith |
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John Feltch as Mr. Bob Spear |
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Henri Binje as Le Gardin Waiter |
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Lee Brock as Charlie's Mom |
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Giselle Berk as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Steven Disomma as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Charles Fombrun as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Joyce Grodinsky as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Joan Roland as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Lou Vitale as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Penny Winick as Thanksgiving Party Guest |
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Marcia DeBonis as Abigail (uncredited) |
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Seth Gabel as Mike (uncredited) |
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Ebonie Smith as Betsy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gary Winick | Director |
| Writing | Gary Winick | Story |
| Writing | Heather McGowan | Story |
| Writing | Niels Mueller | Story |
| Art | Anthony Gasparro | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Schwarzer | Costume Design |
| Sound | Renaud Pion | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Linda Cohen | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Ellen Lewis | Casting |
| Production | Marcia DeBonis | Casting |
| Production | Jennifer Euston | Casting |
| Directing | Elaine Kavanagh | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael G. Johnson | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gregory Routt | Location Manager |
| Directing | Anthony Pettine | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Veader | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyne Noraz | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | Chad Davidson | Gaffer |
| Sound | William Kozy | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marlena Grzaslewicz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mariusz Glabinski | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dominick Tavella | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Reilly Steele | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Terri Jackson | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Charles Bellafiore | Property Master |
| Art | Sara Parks | Art Direction |
| Art | Shelly Federman | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Saltzman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Chad Davidson | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Maddy Lederman | "C" Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Maddy Lederman | Gaffer |
| Camera | Niels Mueller | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Paul Bonner | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Maya Allison | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Thomas Caleshu | Electrician |
| Camera | Theresa Dillon | Still Photographer |
| Production | Tuffy Questell | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Lilah Park | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Rachel Biles | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | David Kausch | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Allison Eve Zell | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dan Brown | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | Leslie Bloome | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jason Candler | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Foley Editor |
| Editing | Joe Gawler | Colorist |
| Editing | Jane Tolmachyov | Colorist |
| Sound | Alison LaCourse | Music Editor |
| Sound | John M. Davis | Music Editor |
| Sound | Joe Rangel | Music Coordinator |
| Writing | Heather McGowan | Writer |
| Writing | Niels Mueller | Writer |
| Production | Jake Abraham | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alexis Alexanian | Producer |
| Production | Dolly Hall | Producer |
| Production | Celeste Jackson | Line Producer |
| Production | Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Winick | Producer |
| Camera | Hubert Taczanowski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Susan Littenberg | Editor |