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The Tic Code (1999)

 -  Drama  -  1 June 2000 (Germany)
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A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local ... See full summary »

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Miles (as Christopher George Marquette)
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Laura
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Miss Gimpole
Desmond Robertson ...
Todd
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Denny
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Kingston
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Phil
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Indian Man
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Mrs. Swensrut
Blair Swanson ...
Confident Girl (as Blair Ashlee Swanson)
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Tyrone Pike
Carlos McKinney ...
Chester
John B. Williams ...
Sparky
Richard A. Berk ...
Tiny (as Dick Berk)
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Morris
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A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette's Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother's acceptance of the disease. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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Every family has something to hide.

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1 June 2000 (Germany)  »

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$25,190 (USA) (4 August 2000)

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$203,849 (USA) (29 September 2000)
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At the end of the credits, the following dialogue is heard: Miles: Mom, which would you rather? Flat fingers like Thelonious or flat fingers like Horowitz? Laura: Flat fingers like Miles. Tyrone: Flat, flat, flat. Miles: Mom, which you rather? Pennies facing heads, or pennies facing tails? Laura: Is this a trick question? See more »

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Touching film
15 March 2001 | by (Sweden) – See all my reviews

The Tic Code is a touching drama about a boy who suffers from Tourette's syndrome, his mother who tries to support her son and a jazz musician who also is afflicted with TS. The film is heart-rending to watch, especially the scenes where the boy tries to understand why his father has abandoned him. In the centre of the film is an absolutely brilliant performance by Chris Marquette as the boy. An astonishing performance.

Tourette's syndrome has also been the focus of Jonathan Lethem's great novel Motherless Brooklyn, which is a novel I recommend, even though it is nothing like this film.

(6/10)


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