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* KidAnova: Oscar is a Sartre-quoting genius that firmly believes in NotGrowingUpSucks as he's 15, but wants to be 40, has zero interest in girls his age for actually being his age, [[NerdsAreSexy turns on and even sleeps with]] [[GrowingUpSucks his step-mom's best friend]] and all the while crushes on his step-mom [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim that seems wasted on his dad]]. He'd be an InsufferableGenius and TheScrappy had he not be so hilariously bad at trying to look mature like using dog hair as sideburns and trying to keep the secret of said sexual encounter from coming out said best friend [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl loose lips]] though he [[CharacterDevelopment does get better and re-connect with the previously mentioned girl in his age after she starts reading Sartre, too.

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* KidAnova: Oscar is a Sartre-quoting genius that firmly believes in NotGrowingUpSucks as he's 15, but wants to be 40, has zero interest in girls his age for actually being his age, [[NerdsAreSexy turns on and even sleeps with]] [[GrowingUpSucks his step-mom's best friend]] and all the while crushes on his step-mom [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim that seems wasted on his dad]]. He'd be an InsufferableGenius and TheScrappy had he not be so hilariously bad at trying to look mature like using dog hair as sideburns and trying to keep the secret of said sexual encounter from coming out said best friend [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl loose lips]] though he [[CharacterDevelopment does get better and re-connect with the previously mentioned girl in his age age]] after she starts reading Sartre, too.
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A 2002 American Romantic Comedy directed by Creator/GaryWinick that follows a 15-year-old (Creator/AaronStanford) who falls for his step-mother (Creator/SigourneyWeaver) and finds himself in over his head when her best friend (Creator/BebeNeuwirth) responds to his advances.

The movie also stars Creator/JohnRitter, Creator/RobertIler, Creator/KateMara, Creator/AdamLeFevre, Creator/RonRifkin, Creator/PeteAppel, and Creator/AliciaVanCouvering.

It was released on January 11, 2002.

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!Tropes for the film:
* BigApplesauce: The movie takes place in New York City, and Oscar father, Stanley, is a professor at Columbia University.
* KidAnova: Oscar is a Sartre-quoting genius that firmly believes in NotGrowingUpSucks as he's 15, but wants to be 40, has zero interest in girls his age for actually being his age, [[NerdsAreSexy turns on and even sleeps with]] [[GrowingUpSucks his step-mom's best friend]] and all the while crushes on his step-mom [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim that seems wasted on his dad]]. He'd be an InsufferableGenius and TheScrappy had he not be so hilariously bad at trying to look mature like using dog hair as sideburns and trying to keep the secret of said sexual encounter from coming out said best friend [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl loose lips]] though he [[CharacterDevelopment does get better and re-connect with the previously mentioned girl in his age after she starts reading Sartre, too.
* OneWordTitle: '''Tadpole'''.
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** "Everyone says she should date girls his own age. Oscar respectfully disagrees".

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