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

In the original movie trailer Gabe said he fell in love for two weeks and he was eleven years old like Rosemary's age. But in the movie it is actually shown (at 0:01:40 on the 2006 DVD) that Gabe fell in love for two and a half weeks and he was ten years old. This was because of a mistake or a change of lines.

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Goofs

Both boards that are broken (Rosemary's and Tim's) have visible seams running down them where they are supposed to split. Tim's is very obvious. Rosemary's is more evident along the top portion of the board.

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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

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Josh Hutcherson/Jennifer Carpenter/Michael Rezendes & Sacha Pfeiffer/Emily Armstrong (2015)

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Soundtracks

At Last
Written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Sweet and Well Done - Definitely a XMAS Sleeper

It's simple, it's cute, it's unpretentious, and it's pretty much blood-free. It tells a sweet story about innocence and romance which is applicable to all of us despite using 11 year-old kids (Josh Hutcherson, a "veteran" and Charlie Rose, a newcomer) as its main players...This film will remind many of you of "The Wonder Years", which of course isn't a bad thing (Wouldn't you say that was GREAT television??). There is a nice parallel in the story in that while the main character is falling in love, his own parents are falling out of it and headed for the splits.

Mark Levin (Wimbledon, and yes...The Wonder Years) turns in another solid effort and shows he is anything but complacent - He gets great work out of his actors and the cinematography makes Manhattan a sparkling place for all. The story is key in a film with no action, violence, or thrills and thankfully, the story here strikes a chord with just about everyone! See it now before it becomes a XMAS blockbuster!