Little Manhattan (2005)

A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.

Director:

Mark Levin

Writer:

Jennifer Flackett

Stars:

Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hutcherson	...	Gabe
Charlotte Ray Rosenberg	...	Rosemary (as Charlie Ray)
Bradley Whitford	...	Adam
Cynthia Nixon	...	Leslie
Willie Garson	...	Ralph
Tonye Patano	...	Birdie
J. Kyle Manzay	...	Master Coles
Josh Pais	...	Ronny
John Dossett	...	Mickey Telesco
Talia Balsam	...	Jackie Telesco
Jonah Meyerson	...	Sam
Michael Bush	...	Max (as Michael Anthony Bush)
Brian W. Aguiar	...	Jacob
Nick Cubbler	...	Daryl Kitzens
Anthony Laflamme	...	Tim Staples

Storyline

In Manhattan, 10-year-old Gabe finds his first love when he meets his former kindergarten mate, eleven-year-old Rosemary, in his karate classes. Confused with his new feelings and with the divorce process of his beloved parents, Leslie and Adam, he experiences the delightful unknown sensation of being in love for the first time.

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Plot Keywords:

first love | place name in title | f rated | close up of eyes | heart in hand | 

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Taglines:

A romantic comedy for the whole family

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, language and brief action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2006 (Puerto Rico)

Also Known As:

Flowergirl

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,397, 2 October 2005, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$384,924, 18 December 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Pariah

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Jennifer Flackett and director Mark Levin are married and wrote the script together. At 0:39:09 in the DVD commentary they say "this screenplay was really conceived and written in 8 weeks and within that 8 weeks we wrote a whole draft that we threw out."

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Goofs

Near the end of the movie, when Gabe first sees his parents reconnecting, Leslie has longer hair. Within a few moments, it's seen at a much shorter length.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gabe: For those of you out there less experienced that me let me tell you something about girls. They're basically gross. See this is pretty much black and white from where i'm standing. Used to be back in the day maybe first or second grade popular wisdom was they give you cooties.

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Connections

References Jerry Springer (1991)

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Soundtracks

Polly Wolly Doodle
Traditional
Performed by Susannah Blinkoff

User Reviews

Great movie to see with the kids

Little Manhattan was a fun ride from beginning to end.

I took my wife and daughters who are 13 and 11 years old and everyone had a good time. I really lost my self in this story. It was good natured without being corny.

This is the first time I saw a movie that makes me want to visit New York.

With all of the mean spirited movies out today this reminds of how nice it is to enjoy a good story. I would like to see more of this kind of writing in every movie.

I plan to buy the DVD for my 11 year old when it becomes available.