Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/09/1991(USA)
Release Date: 09/04/2001
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Jodie Foster made her directorial debut (with a script by Scott Frank) in this tale of a child prodigy's search for social acceptance. Fred Tate (Adam Hann-Byrd) is a precocious fourth grader who has no problem with the most complex mathematical problems or in banging out a Rachmaninoff concerto on the piano, but is totally inept at playing baseball or dealing with children his own age. His mother Dede (Jodie Foster) is a cocktail waitress who acts more like a child than Fred, but cares passionately about her son. Fred comes to the attention of child psychologist Jane Grierson (Dianne Wiest), who runs a summer camp for child prodigies called Odyssey of the Mind. She invites Fred to attend the summer session, creating a rift between Fred and Dede.

~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Jodie Foster - Dede Tate
Adam Hann-Byrd - Fred Tate
Dianne Wiest - Dr. Jane Grierson
Harry Connick, Jr. - Eddie
David Hyde Pierce - Garth
P.J. Ochlan - Damon Wells
Debi Mazar - Gina
George Plimpton - Winston F. Buckner

Production:
Jodie Foster - Director
Peggy Rajski Scott Rudin - Producer
Mark Isham - Composer
Lynzee Klingman - Editor
Scott Frank - Screen Writer
Samara Schaffer - Set Designer
Norto Sepulveda - ADR Editor
Bob Deschaine - ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards - ADR Mixer
Lawrence Jordan - Additional Editing
Beth Bernstein - Art Department Coordinator
Adam Lustig - Art Director
Juliet A. Polcsa - Assistant Costumer Designer
Deirdre Costa - Assistant Location Manager
Richard Bioni - Assistant Properties
Mark Phillips - Assistant Sound Editor
Norval D. Crutcher III - Assistant Sound Editor
James Babineaux - Best Boy Electric
Eric Whitehead - Best Boy Grip
Alex Smith - Camera Loader
Martin Schaer - Camera Operator
Avy Kaufman - Casting
Lina Todd - Casting
Mike Southon - Cinematographer
Erich W. Schultz - Construction Coordinator
Larce Crawford - Construction Foreman
Giorgio Armani - Costume Designer
Susan Lyall - Costume Designer
Catherine Wall - Costume/Wardrobe
Taryn Walsh - Costumes Assistant
Elizabeth Feldbauer - Costumes Supervisor
Kent Jorgensen - Dolly Grip
George Chappel - Electrician
Jeff De La Rosa - Electrician
Quincy Koenig - Electrician
Randy Stone - Executive Producer
Henry Cline - First Assistant Camera
Holly Heinzmann - First Assistant Camera
Joe Camp III - First Assistant Director
Mike Topoozian - First Assistant Director
Daniel Schalk - First Assistant Editor
Alicia Stevenson - Foley Artist
Dan O'Connell - Foley Artist
Greg Orloff - Foley Mixer
Jack English - Gaffer
Derek E. Wells - Grip
Julie Hewett - Makeup
Tom Carlson - Music Editor
David Goldblatt - Musical Performer
Ken Kugler - Musical Performer
Kurt Wortman - Musical Performer
Sid Page - Musical Performer
Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter
Mary F. Jansen - Post Production Supervisor
Kris Nielsen - Production Assistant
Shannon Kemp - Production Assistant
Steven E. Williams - Production Assistant
Lisa Bradley - Production Coordinator
Jon Hutman - Production Designer
Carol Cuddy - Production Manager
Barry Franenberg - Properties Master
Gregg Landaker - Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler - Re-Recording Mixer
Mary Cybulski - Script Supervisor
Amy Vincent - Second Assistant Camera
Greg Jacobs - Second Assistant Director
Mike McCue - Second Second Assistant Director
Anthony Janelli - Second Unit Camera
Peggy Rajski - Second Unit Director
Dwain Wilson - Set Dresser
Joanna Jimenez - Sound Editor
Reinhard Schreiner - Sound Editor
Mark "Frito" Long - Sound Recordist
Douglas Axtell - Sound/Sound Designer
Suzanne Hanover-Fowler - Still Photographer
J. Todd Anderson - Storyboard Artist
Joel Griffith - Storyboard Artist
Charlie Croughwell - Stunts
Gary Jensen - Stunts
Christine Baur - Stunts Coordinator
Norval D. Crutcher Jr. - Supervising Sound Editor
Harry Jarvis - Third Assistant Director
Phill Norman - Title Design
Pat Stubbs - Transportation Captain
Fleet Eakland - Transportation Coordinator
Kevin P. Boyd - Video Assist
Steve Irwin - Video Playback
Michael Williams - Location Manager

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