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==Background/Production== | ==Background/Production== | ||
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The film's screenplay was written by Polly Draper, and her husband—jazz musician ]—contibuted the ]; Wolff has Tourette's and the script was loosely based on his life.<ref> IMBb.com Retrieved on ]</ref> The saxaphone was played by Alex Foster and Michael Wolff played the piano. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== |
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1999 American filmThe Tic Code | |
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Directed by | Gary Winick |
Written by | Polly Draper |
Produced by | Polly Draper Sarah Pillsbury Karen Tangorra |
Starring | Polly Draper, Christopher George Marquette, and Gregory Hines |
Cinematography | Wolfgang Held |
Edited by | Bill Pankow Henk Van Eeghen |
Music by | Michael Wolff |
Distributed by | Avalanche Releasing |
Release date | February 1999 (1999-02) |
Running time | 91 min |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
The Tic Code is a 1999 drama film starring Christopher George Marquette, Gregory Hines and Polly Draper. The Tic Code won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Giffoni Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival.
The Tic Code was released direct to video.
Plot
The film tells the story of a young boy, Miles Caraday (Marquette), who has Tourette syndrome (the film's title refers to the tics associated with the syndrome) and his divorced mother Laura Caraday. Miles wants to become a jazz pianist against the wishes of his classical-oriented instructor Miss Gimpole (Carol Kane). He meets a jazz saxophonist, Tyrone (Hines) at a local nightspot, who also has Tourette's, but who has learned to cover it up. Tyrone doesn't like to talk about Tourette's which becomes a problem when Laura and Tyrone start dating.
Background/Production
The film's screenplay was written by Polly Draper, and her husband—jazz musician Michael Wolff—contibuted the score; Wolff has Tourette's and the script was loosely based on his life. The saxaphone was played by Alex Foster and Michael Wolff played the piano.
Cast
- Christopher George Marquette as Miles Caraday
- Polly Draper as Laura Caraday
- Carol Kane as Miss Gimpole
- Desmond Robertson as Todd
- Robert Iler as Denny Harley
- Bill Nunn as Kingston
- Tony Shalhoub as Phil
- Ismail Bashey as Indian Man
- Camryn Manheim as Mrs. Lily Swensrut
- Gregory Hines as Tyrone
- Blair Ashlee Swanson as Confident Girl
- Carlos McKinney as Chester P. McKinney
- John B. Williams as Sparky
- Dick Berk as Tiny Niner
- Fisher Stevens as Morris
- Allison Nurse as Leilani (Blonde #1)
- David Johansen as Marvin the Doorman
- Pat Moya as Belinda
- James McCaffrey as Michael Caraday
- Peter Appel as Sound Engineer #1
- Michael Wolff as Sound Engineer #2
- Sarallen as Homeless Woman
- Geoffrey Gould as Jazz Club patron (uncredited)
- Glenn Kalison as Cigar Smoker (uncredited)
- Raphael Kammer as Band Member (uncredited)
References
- IMDb.com. Awards for The Tic Code (1999). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- IMBb.com The Tic Code. Retrieved on 2006-05-09
External links
- The Tic Code at IMDb
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