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Also known as Tiny Tiptoes, Tip Toes

Tiptoes is a 2002 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Bright. The film stars Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, and Matthew McConaughey. The film's plot revolves around an average-sized man (McConaughey) who struggles with revealing to his pregnant fiancée (Beckinsale) that his entire family are dwarfs, as he worries that their unborn child may be born with dwarfism. The film attracted controversy for the casting of non-dwarf actor Gary Oldman as a dwarf. Oldman plays McConaughey's character's twin brother despite being eleven years older than him.

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3.9

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Released: 2002-12-1790 minDir: Matthew BrightDrama, Romance, Comedy

Cast

  • Gary Oldman as Rolfe
  • Kate Beckinsale as Carol
  • Patricia Arquette as Lucy
  • Matthew McConaughey as Steven
  • Peter Dinklage as Maurice
  • Debbie Lee Carrington as Kitty

Themes

  • pregnancy
  • artist
  • girlfriend
  • love
  • twins
  • fiancée
  • ambivalent

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Ratings

IMDb

4.2/10

6,771 votes

Year
2002
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Key facts

Film.name
Tiptoes
Film.image
Tiptoes.jpg
Film.caption
DVD cover
Film.director
Matthew Bright
Film.producer
Elie CohnChris HanleyFernando SulichinDouglas UrbanskiBrad Wyman
Film.writer
Matthew Bright
Film.starring
Gary OldmanKate BeckinsalePatricia ArquetteMatthew McConaugheyPeter Dinklage
Film.music
Curt Sobel
Film.cinematography
Sonja Rom
Film.editing
Paul Heiman
Film.studio
StudioCanalCanal+
Film.distributor
Reality Check Productions
Film.country
United StatesFrance
Film.language
English

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Wikidata facts

Duration
86
FilmAffinity ID
814795
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publication date
2003-01-01
title
Tiptoes
review score
22%
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Tiptoes is a 2002 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Bright. The film stars Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, and Matthew McConaughey. The film's plot revolves around an average-sized man (McConaughey) who struggles with revealing to his pregnant fiancée (Beckinsale) that his entire family are dwarfs, as he worries that their unborn child may be born with dwarfism. The film attracted controversy for the casting of non-dwarf actor Gary Oldman as a dwarf. Oldman plays McConaughey's character's twin brother despite being eleven years older than him.

The film debuted in a 150-minute director's cut at Harry Knowles' Butt-Numb-A-Thon film festival on December 17, 2002. Bright was fired from the film during post-production, and subsequently had his screenwriting credit removed, after the film was re-edited without his involvement. The 90-minute producers' cut screened at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where Bright criticized the film and the producers for re-editing it. The film went on to receive negative reviews.

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