Little Children (2006)

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Synopsis
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Field teams with novelist Tom Perrotta to adapt Perrotta's acclaimed novel concerning the suburban malaise experienced by a handful of small-town individuals whose intersecting lives converge in a variety of surprising, and sometimes ominous, ways. Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, and Patrick Wilson star in a cinematic adaptation that doesn't aim so much to simply reproduce the book for the screen as it does to re-imagine the written word by exploring new possibilities for the characters and situations originally presented in Perrotta's 2004 best-seller. Sarah (Winslet) is a suburban outsider who, unlike the other playground moms, isn't afraid to approach the dreamy but long-absent father whom smitten housewives have taken to calling the "Prom King." Long days at the local community pool with their respective children soon find Sarah becoming acquainted with local husband and father Brad (Patrick Wilson) -- who seems to share in her seething discontentment with life in their quaint commuter town. An English literature major who never envisioned a fate as a soccer mom, Sarah has a growing dissatisfaction with her successful husband (Gregg Edelman) that parallels Brad's increasing frustration with his inability to pass the bar and connect with his wife, Kathy (Jennifer Connelly), a successful documentary filmmaker. It's not long before the dejected pair is meeting for a series of illicit afternoon trysts as their unsuspecting spouses work and their children lie quietly napping. Meanwhile, after the community is riled by the return of a convicted sex offender (Jackie Earle Haley) who leaves the concerned parents scrambling to protect their young ones, an attempt made by Sarah and Brad to legitimize their clandestine relationship by dining together with their respective spouses begins to awaken Kathy's suspicions about the fidelity of her husband. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Trini Alvarado	Theresa
Raymond J. Barry	Bullhorn Bob
Sandra Berrios	Kind Woman in Hospital
Sarah Buxton
Sarah Buxton	Carla
Sarah Buxton	Slutty Kay
Jennifer Connelly	Kathy Adamson
Gregg Edelman	Richard Pierce
Crystal Field	Josephine
Jackie Earle Haley	Ronald James McGorvey
Jackie Earle Haley	Ronnie J. McGorvey
Phyllis Somerville	May McGorvey
Myra Turley	ICU Nurse
Leon Vitali	Oddly Familiar Man
Leo Trombetta	Frank
Bruce Kirkpatrick	Bart Williams
Ivar Brogger	ICU Counsellor
Lola Pashalinski	Bridget
Rebecca Schull	Laurel
Kate Winslet	Sarah Pierce
Noah Emmerich	Larry Hedges
Helen Carey	Jean
Helen Carey	Slutty Kay
Jane Adams	Sheila
Tom Perrotta	Small Man
Joe C. Guest	Ted From Richard's Office
Catherine Wolf	Marjorie
Stan Carp	Cabbie
Adam Sietz	Large Man
Mary B. McCann	Mary Ann
Patrick Wilson	Brad Adamson
Adam Mucci	Richie Murphy
Chance Kelly	Pete Olaffson
John Begley	Background Football Player
Casper Andreas	Policeman at Pool
Marsha Dietlein Bennett	Cheryl
Chad Brown	Tony Correnti
Sadie Goldstein	Lucy Pierce
Ty Simpkins	Aaron Adamson
Phil McGlaston	Rogers, Dewayne
David Cole	Skateboarder 2
Kathy Adamson	Jennifer Connelly
Thomas Greaney	Troy
Anna Audia	Isabella
Celestial Hakim	Courtney
Hunter Reid	Christian
Walker Ryan	'G'
Weston Elrod	skateboarder 3
Erica Berg	Richard's Secretary
Christopher Nicholas Smith	Steakhouse Waiter
David Rowdon	Tow Yard Attendant
Paul Mott	Boy in Katy's Documentary
Margaret Pace	EMT
Beatrice Rigaud	Concerned Mom at Pool
Mary Goggin	Concerned Mom at Pool
Jillian Lindig	Concerned Mom at Pool
William Harvey	Policeman at Pool
Matt Garifo	Lifegaurd
Brooke Fazio	Snack Girl
Monica Dobson	Wading Pool Mom
Ken Tirado	Bartender
Carlie LaPorta	Children at Steakhouse
Bruce Gross	Ray From Next Door
Patrick Larkin	Auditor Team Captain
Michael Diesel	Police Officer at McGorvey's
Conrad Angel Corral	Slutty Kay Fan Club Member
Darrell E. Geer	Slutty Kay Fan Club Member
Gil Ira Hayes	Slutty Kay Fan Club Member
Mark A. Pierce	Slutty Kay Fan Club Member
Marshall Lefcourt	Slutty Kay Fan Club Member
Jennifer Rainville	Reporter
Gary Anthony Ramsay	off-screen anchor
Patricia A. Gangemi	Concerned Parent
Cynthia L. Wiese	Concerned Parent
Loren Wiese	Concerned Parent
Clare F. Mithcell	Concerned Parent
Travis Koestler	Skateboarder
Daniel Falla	Skateboarder
Luis Tolentilo	Skateboarder
Tugman Tookmanlian	Skateboarder

Production Crew

Debra Zane	Additional Casting
Tannis Vallely	Additional Casting
John Kasarda	Art Director
Leon Vitali	Associate Producer
Michele Weiss	Associate Producer
Tom Perrotta	Book Author
David Knox	Camera Operator
Michael Caracciolo	Camera Operator
Belinda Monte	Casting
Todd Thaler	Casting
Russ Engels	Chief Lighting Technician
Antonio Calvache	Cinematographer
Thomas Newman	Composer (Music Score)
Thomas Newman	Conductor
Melinda Eshelman	Costume Designer
Melissa Economy	Costume Designer
Michelle Johnson	Department Head Hair
Linda Melazzo	Department Head Makeup
Todd Field	Director
Leo Trombetta	Editor
Kent Alterman	Executive Producer
Patrick Palmer	Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer
Mike Topoozian	First Assistant Director
Susie Mazzarese-Allison	Hair Styles
Michelle Johnson	Key Hairstylist
Mike Kriaris	Location Manager
Chip Williams	Makeup
Randy Houston Mercer	Makeup
Frank Salvino	Post Production Supervisor
Albert Berger	Producer
Ron Yerxa	Producer
Todd Field	Producer
Richard Mancuso	Production Accountant
Greg Outcalt	Production Coordinator
David Gropman	Production Designer
Edward Tise	Production Sound Mixer
Martin Lasowitz	Properties Master
Chris Carpenter	Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins	Re-Recording Mixer
Todd Field	Screenwriter
Tom Perrotta	Screenwriter
Virginia Saenz McCarthy	Script Supervisor
Stacey Beneville	Second Assistant Director
Eric W. Henriquez	Second Second Assistant Director
Cash Cockerill	Second Unit Camera
David Wagreich	Second Unit Director
David Wagreich	Second Unit Director Of Photography
Louis J. Guerra	Second Unit Second Assistant Director
Patrick Mangan	Second Unit Second Assistant Director
Susan Bode-Tyson	Set Decorator
Edward Tise	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Bird	Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Caracciolo	Steadicam Operator
Douglas Crosby	Stunts Coordinator
Erik Martin	Stunts Coordinator
Emily Glatter	Supervising Production Coordinator
William M. Riley	Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Palmer	Unit Production Manager
Ray Quinlan	Unit Production Manager
Big Film Design	Visual Effects

Genre
Comedy Drama
Drama

Awards
2006 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Online
2006 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2006 - Best Picture - San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2006 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
2006 - Best Picture - Drama - Satellite Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Southeastern Film Critics Circle
2006 - Best Picture - Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics Awards
2006 - Best Picture - Iowa Film Critics
2006 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics Association
2006 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - New York Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - BFI London Film Festival
2006 - Best Picture - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat
2006 - Best Picture - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
2006 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics
2006 - Best Picture - Iowa Film Critics Association
2006 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2006 - Best Picture - Southeastern Film Critics Association
2006 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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