Tadpole

Tadpole

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Stepmother | Romantic Comedy

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Gary Winick, Anthony Pettine, Michael G. Johnson, Elaine Kavanagh
  • Cast(s): Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 18min
  • Music: Leslie Bloome,Linda Cohen,Robert Fernandez,Mariusz Glabinski,Marlena Grzaslewicz
  • Award(s): Seattle Film Critics 2002 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 2002 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: My Oxford Year, Pillion
  • Story:
    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.
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6.2/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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.
Ratings

6.2/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Seattle Film Critics Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2002 | Bebe

Directing Award

Dramatic | 2002 | Gary

Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 2002 | Gary

Chlotrudis Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2003 | Bebe

Golden Satellite Award

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Aaron

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Comedy or Musical | 2003 | Bebe

BOX OFFICE

Budget 150,000 USD

Box Office Collection 2,891,288 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

During various unused takes, local residents Jerry Seinfeld, Joel Coen and Frances McDormand happened to wander through the frame.

Because of the film's threadbare budget, the cast had to take a pay-cut. Even an A-lister like Sigourney Weaver.

The film was criticized at the Sundance Festival for its poor technical quality. It was shot on video and suffered from blown out backgrounds, inconsistent color, poor night shots, etc.

Aaron Stanford's feature debut. Although his character is 15, Stanford was 23.

Filmed in 2000, but not released until 2002.

Popular Dialogues

"Charlie: So, you're going to dinner with both of them? The girl you like and the girl you slept with? Oscar Grubman: Yeah, my dad's coming too."

"Oscar Grubman: You didn't happen to tell anyone about what happened last night, did you? Diane Lodder: Would it matter if I had? You're a grown up... [pauses to light a cigarette] Diane Lodder: or close enough."

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