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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
99min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/04/2001
DVD Release Date:
09/04/2001
Distributor(s):
Orion
Director(s):
Jodie Foster
Starring:
Jodie Foster , Adam Hann-Byrd , Dianne Wiest , Harry Connick, Jr. , David Hyde Pierce
Themes:
Single Parents,Mothers and Sons,Child Prodigies
Tone:
Humorous,Compassionate,Matter-of-Fact,Reflective,Understated
Keywords:
adolescence,alienation,coming-of-age,mother,prodigy,single-parent,whiz-kid
Country of Origin:
USA (10-09-1991)
Language:
English