The Tic Code (2000)
June 1, 2000Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Christopher Marquette
Miles
Polly Draper
Laura / Writer
Gregory Hines
Tyrone Pike
Carol Kane
Miss Gimpole
Desmond Robertson
Todd
Robert Iler
Denny
Bill Nunn
Kingston
Tony Shalhoub
Phil
James McCaffrey
Michael
Ismail Bashey
Indian Man
Stephanie Finochio
Utility Stunts
Gary Winick
Director
Camryn Manheim
Mrs. Swensrut
Blair Swanson
Confident Girl
Larry Meistrich
Producer
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
Details.
Release DateJune 1, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
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The Tic Code (also known as Lessons in the Tic Code) is a drama film directed by Gary Winick and written by Polly Draper. It tells of a single mother, the relationship she forms with a jazz musician who has Tourette syndrome, and her young son—a piano prodigy—also with the disorder. The musician and the boy form a friendship, and the film is loosely based upon the experiences of Draper's jazz musician husband Michael Wolff, who provided the film's score. Draper, known for her role in Thirtysomething, portrays the mother; Gregory Hines plays the musician; and Christopher George Marquette stars as the young boy.
Principal photography took place in 1997 in New York City. The Tic Code appeared at several film festivals in 1998 and 1999, where it won a number of awards. It received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 4, 2000, and a DVD release in February 2001. Critical response to the film was generally favorable.