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The Tic Code
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Directed byGary Winick
Written byPolly Draper
Produced byPolly Draper
Sarah Pillsbury
Karen Tangorra
StarringPolly Draper, Christopher George Marquette, and Gregory Hines
CinematographyWolfgang Held
Edited byBill Pankow

Kate Sanford

Henk Van Eeghen
Music byMichael Wolff
Distributed byAvalanche Releasing
Release dateFebruary 1999 (1999-02)
Running time91 min
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

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

References

  1. IMDb.com. Awards for The Tic Code (1999). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
  2. IMBb.com The Tic Code. Retrieved on 2006-05-09

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