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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Claire Danes | ... | Alex Wheeler | |
| Jim Parsons | ... | Greg Wheeler | |
| Octavia Spencer | ... | Judy | |
| Priyanka Chopra | ... | Amal | |
| Ann Dowd | ... | Catherine | |
| Amy Landecker | ... | Sandra | |
| Leo James Davis | ... | Jake Wheeler | |
| Julia Chan | ... | Michelle | |
| Lee Aaron Rosen | ... | Tom Hedwall | |
| Kelly Deadmon | ... | Cynthia Hedwall | |
| Olivia Bond | ... | Kimmie | |
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Rhys Bhatia | ... | Sanjay |
| Aneesh Sheth | ... | Dr. Laurel Hendricks | |
| Cindy Cheung | ... | Woman | |
| Eve Lindley | ... | Waiter #1 | |
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A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses. Written by A Kid Like Jake
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Alex Wheeler: [to Jake] Ready? Ready? One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee!
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This is the third collaboration between Octavia Spencer and Jim Parsons. The first was on The Big Bang Theory ("The Euclid Alternative" Season 2, Episode 5). Ms. Spencer played a DMV agent dealing with the exasperating Mr. Parsons. The second was in Hidden Figures (2016) See more »Quotes
[Last lines]Alex Wheeler: [to Jake] Ready? Ready? One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee!
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SPOILER: Given that this was originally written as a play, it may be unavoidable that most of the story is of the adults. Jake's father is a Freudian-style psychologist, and there is a fair degree of filler as he repeatedly meets with a client. Jake's mother has had ballet training, had worked as a lawyer, but dropped out to be a full-time mother, to the disapproval of HER mother.
Filled with fairy tales read by his mother, there is little attempt by either parent to "correct" Jake's non-gender-conforming behavior - wearing dresses, playing the role of princess. Even at a queer-friendly pre-school, there are signs of trouble. Things get worse when the parents try to place Jake in a private kindergarten, where trial placements often end up with verbal abuse and fights.
The entire story happens over maybe 8 months, so there is no answer to the question as to whether Jake grows out non-conforming behavior, or actually identifies as a girl. I did note that Jake's last scene had him wearing not a dress but a tutu. Was it all simply his mother's influence?