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Director:
Writer:
Polly Draper (written by)
Release Date:
1 June 2000 (Germany)
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Tagline:
Every family has something to hide.
Plot:
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor...
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6 wins
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Gary Winick obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 2 March 2011, 4:00 PM, PST)
Gary Winick, Director of Letters To Juliet & Bride Wars Dies, Aged 49
(From Obsessed with Film. 28 February 2011, 10:18 AM, PST)
Focused Favorites: Phoebe In Wonderland
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 10 January 2010, 5:40 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 2 March 2011, 4:00 PM, PST)
Gary Winick, Director of Letters To Juliet & Bride Wars Dies, Aged 49
(From Obsessed with Film. 28 February 2011, 10:18 AM, PST)
Focused Favorites: Phoebe In Wonderland
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 10 January 2010, 5:40 PM, PST)
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Thoughts from a Touretter's perspective
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Chris Marquette | ... | Miles (as Christopher George Marquette) |
 | Polly Draper | ... | Laura |
 | Carol Kane | ... | Miss Gimpole |
 | Desmond Robertson | ... | Todd |
 | Robert Iler | ... | Denny |
 | Bill Nunn | ... | Kingston |
 | Tony Shalhoub | ... | Phil |
 | Ismail Bashey | ... | Indian Man |
 | Camryn Manheim | ... | Mrs. Swensrut |
| Blair Swanson | ... | Confident Girl (as Blair Ashlee Swanson) |
 | Gregory Hines | ... | Tyrone Pike |
| Carlos McKinney | ... | Chester |
| John B. Williams | ... | Sparky |
| Richard A. Berk | ... | Tiny (as Dick Berk) |
 | Fisher Stevens | ... | Morris |
| Allison Nurse | ... | Blonde #1 |
 | David Johansen | ... | Marvin |
| Pat Moya | ... | Belinda |
 | James McCaffrey | ... | Michael |
 | Peter Appel | ... | Engineer#1 |
| Michael Wolff | ... | Engineer #2 |
| Sarallen | ... | Homeless Woman |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Geoffrey Gould | ... | Jazz Club Patron (uncredited) |
 | Glenn Kalison | ... | Cigar Smoker (uncredited) |
 | Raphi Kammer | ... | Band Member (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Gary Winick | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Polly Draper | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Paulette Bartlett | .... | co-producer | |
| Polly Draper | .... | producer | |
| Helen Robin | .... | line producer | |
| Robert Salerno | .... | co-producer (as Bob Salerno) | |
| Diana Schmidt | .... | line producer | |
| Steven Sherman | .... | executive producer | |
| Karen Tangorra | .... | producer | |
| Linda van Beghen | .... | associate producer | |
| Henk Van Eeghen | .... | associate producer | |
| Bob Van Ronkel | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Wolff | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Wolff | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Wolfgang Held | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bill Pankow | |||
| Kate Sanford | |||
| Henk Van Eeghen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Sheila Jaffe | |||
| Georgianne Walken | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Rick Butler | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Catherine Pierson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Karen Perry | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jennifer Aspinall | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Paulette Elkind | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Nina Port | .... | additional makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Pamela Berkeley | .... | charge scenic | |
| Cristina Buckley | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| William Geiger | .... | key construction grip | |
| Darryl Glanious | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Leo Holder | .... | graphic designer | |
| Richard Lamb | .... | scenic artist | |
| Jerry Laxer | .... | assistant property master | |
| Jim Lillis | .... | lead man | |
| Ann Miller | .... | props | |
| Harold Roer | .... | swing set dresser | |
| Danny Rovira | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Cathy Scorsese | .... | property master | |
| John M. Souto | .... | lead man | |
| Eric Stepper | .... | property master | |
| Victoria Vanasco | .... | set dresser | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Wilfred Caban | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jennifer Basnyat | .... | title designer | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | main title sequence optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Douglas Crosby | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Stephanie Finochio | .... | utility stunts | |
| Ron Michaels | .... | utility stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Carmel Kubasik | .... | casting associate | |
| Ulysses Terrero | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Pam Aaron | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Pamela Aaron) | |
| Lynne Maureen Curtis | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Jill Merritt | .... | assistant wardrobe supervisor | |
| Isabel Summers | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Rahimah Yoba | .... | additional costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mike Mertens | .... | color timer (as Michael Mertens) | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter (as Mary Duerrstein) | |
| Patricia Sztaba | .... | negative matcher | |
| Stan Sztaba | .... | negative matcher | |
| Linda Van Eeghen | .... | first assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Matthew Abbott | .... | assistant music supervisor | |
| David R. Barkley | .... | score producer | |
| David Cremin | .... | music production manager | |
| Kevin Kliesch | .... | music preparation | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
| Carl Zittrer | .... | music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael Connolly | .... | transportation captain (as Mike Connolly) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Alpha Media (2002) (China) (TV)
- Avalanche Home Entertainment
- Avalanche Releasing (USA)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (Germany) (DVD)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language
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91 min
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I was late to this movie and only caught the last half, so I stayed at the theater and watched it again.
On the surface, it is a well-acted, poignant story of a single mom, her son with TS, and her romance with a man with TS. Both guys are brilliant jazz musicians. Much of the film is about the pains of coping with TS (with occasional bright spots), and the tics and emotions are very realistic. However, anybody could easily substitute TS with an affliction that constantly causes ridicule, isolation, anger, and bitterness, and embarrassment; an affliction that prevents a person from living a so-called "normal" life.
As a 24-year-old Touretter, the movie just struck me right to the heart, because I was watching myself on film. (The part when the kid faces his father hit me the most.) I could see myself in all three characters: a mother who is frustrated and helpless at helping her son cope with TS (my fears of having kids w/TS), a talented young boy and his self-hatred and despair from having this uncontrollable condition, and the older man and his refusal to confront decades of being thought of as a "weirdo."
I admit that I was crying for most of both showings. TS is by no means the worst medical problem in the world, but its internal conflicts can be very destructive, and they are usually invisible to the outside world, which is quite an ironic juxtaposition to its obvious visible traits (the tics, and the excess and often humorous/gifted energy). This movie does a good job of showing what Touretter's face every single day.
On the 45-mile drive home afterwards, I was just numb. Maybe I was all cried out. Or maybe it was a brief catharsis. Or, maybe, I just wanted some... peace, before the next storm of tics.
-d.