Little Man Tate

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For the indie band of the same name, see Little Man Tate (band).

Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate Promotional movie poster
Directed by	Jodie Foster
Produced by	Peggy Rajski Scott Rudin
Written by	Scott Frank
Starring	Jodie Foster Dianne Wiest Adam Hann-Byrd
Distributed by	Orion Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	October 18, 1991 (USA)
Running time	99 min.
Language	English French
Budget	$10,000,000
IMDb profile

Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. Jodie Foster (who also directed) plays Fred’s mother Dede, who attempts to give her son a “normal” childhood while simultaneously feeding his intellectual curiosity. The film marked Foster’s directorial debut. Most of the film was shot in downtown Cincinnati. Other locations include Cincinnati suburb Clifton, the Village of Indian Hill, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. The movie grossed about $25 million.^[1]