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Tadpole

Everyone says he should date girls his own age. Oscar respectfully disagrees.

20025.61h 19mPG-13

Overview

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.

Directed by Gary Winick
Written by Gary Winick, Niels Mueller, Heather McGowan
Produced by Dolly Hall, Alexis Alexanian, Gary Winick
Box OfficeBudget: $150KRevenue: $2.9M

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Top Cast

Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford

Oscar Grubman

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Eve Grubman

John Ritter

John Ritter

Stanley Grubman

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Diane Lodder

Robert Iler

Robert Iler

Charlie

Adam LeFevre

Adam LeFevre

Phil

Peter Appel

Peter Appel

Jimmy - Doorman

Alicia Van Couvering

Alicia Van Couvering

Daphne Tisch

Kate Mara

Kate Mara

Miranda Spear

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Professor Tisch

Themes & Keywords

romcomstepmotherteenage boyolder woman younger man relationshipvoyeurism

About Tadpole

Tadpole is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of romcom, stepmother, teenage boy, older woman younger man relationship, voyeurism. Directed by Gary Winick, it stars Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter. 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.

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