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The Tic Code(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-06-01
58%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Every family has something to hide
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Gun for Hire Films
Film Finances
Movie: The Tic Code
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Miles
Polly Draper
Laura
Gregory Hines
Tyrone Pike
Carol Kane
Miss Gimpole
Bill Nunn
Kingston
Tony Shalhoub
Phil
James McCaffrey
Michael
Ismail Bashey
Indian Man
Robert Iler
Denny
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1998-06-01
Average
5.8
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
Every family has something to hide
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Languages:
English
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