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Tadpole
Tadpole

Tadpole

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

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$150000

Revenue

$2891288

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

5.649/10

Release Date

19 July 2002

Country

United States of America

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

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Professor Sherman

Hope Chernov

Hope Chernov

Samantha Steadman

Debbon Ayer

Debbon Ayer

Jean

Michael Connors

Michael Connors

Man in Bar

Theo Kogan

Theo Kogan

Woman in Bar

Harry Kellerman

Harry Kellerman

Tea Waiter

Reade Kelly

Reade Kelly

Mr. Smith

Danielle Di Vecchio

Danielle Di Vecchio

Mrs. Smith

John Feltch

John Feltch

Mr. Bob Spear

Henri Binje

Henri Binje

Le Gardin Waiter

Lee Brock

Lee Brock

Charlie's Mom

Giselle Berk

Giselle Berk

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Steven Disomma

Steven Disomma

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Charles Fombrun

Charles Fombrun

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Joyce Grodinsky

Joyce Grodinsky

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Joan Roland

Joan Roland

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Lou Vitale

Lou Vitale

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Penny Winick

Penny Winick

Thanksgiving Party Guest

Marcia DeBonis

Marcia DeBonis

Abigail (uncredited)

Seth Gabel

Seth Gabel

Mike (uncredited)

Ebonie Smith

Ebonie Smith

Betsy (uncredited)

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