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Tadpole
- Director: Gary Winick
- Writer: Heather McGowan; Niels Mueller
- Producer: Jake Abraham; Alexis Alexanian
CGiii Comment
Familiar faces and big names...
Technically, this is atrocious - filmed (very) badly on video.
What were they thinking? Noble thoughts of getting back to the basics?
Miramax picked this up for $6 million so, Winick is laughing all the way to the bank - shame his audience didn't share in his good fortune.
As for CGiii - it's not particularly poofy BUT a kid spouting Voltaire can't be that straight!
Winick must know some powerful people - he got to Hollywood off the back of this nonsense.
The world of movie-making is a law unto itself.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, and thinks the feature that tells the most about a woman is her hands. On the train home from Chauncey Academy for the Thanksgiving weekend, Oscar confides in his best friend that he has plans for this vacation--he will win the heart of his true love. But there is one major problem--Oscar's true love is his stepmother Eve. Oscar is certain that he could be a better mate to Eve than his work-obsessed father. He fails to win Eve's heart and is consequently dejected. Oscar's path to his true love is further crossed by Diane, Eve's best friend who, one night while wearing Eve's borrowed perfumed scarf, offers him temporary comfort in an unconventional tryst. For Diane, Oscar fills a void in her life. For Oscar, Diane is somewhat of a distraction, as his continued pursuit of Eve leads to an unexpected resolution.
Cast & Characters
Aaron Stanford as Oscar Grubman;
Kate Mara as Miranda Spear;
Robert Iler as Charlie;
Peter Appel as Jimmy - Doorman;
Bebe Neuwirth as Diane Lodder;
Ron Rifkin as Professor Tisch;
Alicia Van Couvering as Daphne Tisch;
John Ritter as Stanley Grubman;
Sigourney Weaver as Eve Grubman;
Paul Butler as Professor Sherman;
Michael Connors as Man in Bar;
Theo Kogan as Woman in Bar;
Adam LeFevre as Phil;
Hope Chernov as Samantha Steadman;
Debbon Ayer as Jean