Tiptoes (2003)

Two brothers - a dwarf (Rolfe) and one normal-sized (Steve). When Steve's girlfriend Carol becomes pregnant, the pair are fearful that the baby will inherit the dwarfism gene. Matters are ... See full summary »

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writer:

Bill Weiner

Stars:

Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Kate Beckinsale

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Oldman	...	Rolfe
Peter Dinklage	...	Maurice
Kate Beckinsale	...	Carol
Matthew McConaughey	...	Steven Bedalia
Patricia Arquette	...	Lucy
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Kitty Katz
Ed Gale	...	Bobby Barry
David Alan Grier	...	Jerry Robin Jr.
Marcia de Rousse	...	Kathleen
Kacie Borrowman	...	Margaret
Michael J. Anderson	...	Bruno
Cherub Freed	...	Tiffany (as Cherub Fried)
Alexa Nikolas	...	Susan Barry
Brittney Guzman	...	Janice
Santiago Segura	...	Motel Manager

Storyline

Two brothers - a dwarf (Rolfe) and one normal-sized (Steve). When Steve's girlfriend Carol becomes pregnant, the pair are fearful that the baby will inherit the dwarfism gene. Matters are complicated still further when she finds herself falling in love with Rolfe.

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Plot Keywords:

dwarf | little people | twin | baby | artist | 

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Taglines:

It's the Little Things in Life that Matter.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kisördögök

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Langley Productions, Marshak/Zachary, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Steve is worried that his son might inherit the gene for dwarfism and become a dwarf himself. For the overwhelmingly most common form of dwarfism (known as "achondroplasia"), it is only possible to inherit the gene if either parent is a dwarf, which is obviously not the case. For the less common forms of heritable dwarfism, it is only possible to have a dwarf child if BOTH parents' families have a history of dwarfism, and the film does not show Carol's family to have such a history. In fact, Steve being the only average-sized individual from a family of dwarfs makes it overwhelmingly likely that he did NOT inherit any genes for dwarfism and therefore has a next-to-nothing chance of having a dwarf child.

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Quotes

Carol: Have you ever been involved with a little person sexually?
Steven Bedalia: No, just kid's stuff, you know? Y'know, all the kids would come over, we'd sit in a circle, play doctor and that kind of thing. Couldn't have been more than ten or twelve, so that doesn't really count.
Carol: So you had a circle jerk with a bunch of little people? I would have loved to see that.
Steven Bedalia: You would like to see that.
Carol: Yes, I would.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.12 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"The Best That I Can"
Music and Lyrics by Curt Sobel and Gary Schreiner
Recorded by Peter Dowdall
Mixed by Michael Golub
Performed by Terry Brock

User Reviews

It was only fair, script slowed it down too much.

It started off interesting. A movie that treads in areas that has not really been touched in the past and that is dealing with dwarfs or "little people". It sort of gave an insight of these peoples types of lives.

The cast was very good, but the script drew out a bit. I wasn't sure if it was to be a light comedy or it was suppose to be serious.

I was a bit concerned about the Gary's role as a dwarf, he played the role well but he still didn't look like a dwarf.

The script let down the actors a bit which is a bit sad but it the basis was an interesting storyline.

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