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The Tic Code

Every family has something to hide
Jun 1, 1998 · 1h 31m
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Drama

PLOT

A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette's Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother's acceptance of the disease.

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CAST

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Miles
Polly Draper
Laura
Gregory Hines
Tyrone Pike
Carol Kane
Miss Gimpole
Desmond Robertson
Todd
Bill Nunn
Kingston
Tony Shalhoub
Phil
James McCaffrey
Michael
Directed by Gary Winick

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Lions Gate Films, Gun for Hire Films, Film Finances
Country
US
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