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Tadpole
Directed by
Gary Winick
PG-13
2002
79m
Comedy
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Drama
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6.1
77%
57%
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Coming-of-age story about a suave 15-year-old prep school student who falls in love with his stepmother. When her best friend responds to his advances, he suddenly finds himself in way over his head.
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Cast of Tadpole
Aaron Stanford
Oscar Grubman
Sigourney Weaver
Eve Grubman
John Ritter
Stanley Grubman
Bebe Neuwirth
Diane Lodder
Robert Iler
Charlie
Adam LeFevre
Phil
Peter Appel
Jimmy - Doorman
Alicia Van Couvering
Daphne Tisch
Kate Mara
Miranda Spear
Ron Rifkin
Professor Tisch
Paul Butler
Professor Sherman
Hope Chernov
Samantha Steadman
Debbon Ayer
Jean
Michael Connors
Man in Bar
Theo Kogan
Woman in Bar
Harry Kellerman
Tea Waiter
Reade Kelly
Mr. Smith
Danielle Di Vecchio
Mrs. Smith
John Feltch
Mr. Bob Spear
Henri Binje
Le Gardin Waiter
Lee Brock
Charlie's Mom
Giselle Berk
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Steven Disomma
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Charles Fombrun
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Joyce Grodinsky
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Joan Roland
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Lou Vitale
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Penny Winick
Thanksgiving Party Guest
Marcia DeBonis
Abigail (uncredited)
Seth Gabel
Mike (uncredited)
Ebonie Smith
Betsy (uncredited)
Gary Winick
Director / Writer / Producer
Niels Mueller
Writer
Heather McGowan
Writer
Alexis Alexanian
Producer
Dolly Hall
Producer
Tadpole Ratings & Reviews
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Coming-of-age comedy with some sex.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
A small, charming indie.
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
In every respect, director Gary Winick has served up a delectable, entertaining film.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
One of the smartest, most affecting movies of the year.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
A funny, fearless, poignant, spectacular performance.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Tadpole will delight audiences for its comedy.
Houston Chronicle
Bruce Westbrook
Tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films: Young is cool, and too young is too cool.
Detroit News
Susan Stark
Most folks with a real stake in the American sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
A movie that gets by on charm even when it's tippytoeing in taboo territory.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
Although it's short, Tadpole has a long-lasting effect.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Tadpole was written in wisps and watery double-entendres by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller, and the movie is so benign that its proceedings are beside the point.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film has other problems than credibility. It ends with unseemly haste, it underlines its points too obviously, and its camera moves when it should be still.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
It's fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
In the hands of most other actors, Oscar would come off as a pretentious prig. Stanford makes him seem pathetically, comically, charmingly real.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
A wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a Mrs. Robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women.
Observer
Rex Reed
Tadpole would be a surprise hit with any audience anywhere that still cares about character development, good acting, careful, literate scriptwriting and stylish filmmaking on a shoestring.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
On this tricky topic, Tadpole is very much a step in the right direction, with its blend of frankness, civility and compassion.
San Jose Mercury News
Bruce Newman
Seems precious when it means to be precocious, and pretentious when it can least afford to be.
Chicago Tribune
Loren King
Weaver and Neuwirth are the sparks in this film, as they project a maternal sexiness and sincerity that's entirely believable.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
At times it's like an erudite version of a horny teen fantasy flick. But I am recommending Tadpole for its whimsical feel, its tart wit and the many fine performances, most notably from young Aaron Stanford.
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