Tadpole

Jul 19, 2002

1h 19m

★ 5.6

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Dolly Hall Productions

IFC Productions

InDigEnt

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Cast

Oscar Grubman

Aaron Stanford

Eve Grubman

Sigourney Weaver

Stanley Grubman

John Ritter

Diane Lodder

Bebe Neuwirth

Charlie

Robert Iler

Phil

Adam LeFevre

Jimmy - Doorman

Peter Appel

Daphne Tisch

Alicia Van Couvering

Miranda Spear

Kate Mara

Professor Tisch

Ron Rifkin

Professor Sherman

Paul Butler

Samantha Steadman

Hope Chernov

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