A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.
Charlotte Ray Rosenberg
- Rosemary
- (as Charlie Ray)
Michael Bush
- Max
- (as Michael Anthony Bush)
Storyline
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- TriviaCharlotte Ray Rosenberg grew so much during the shoot that, in some scenes, Josh Hutcherson had to stand on "an apple box or little wooden pancake" (0:08:42 in DVD commentary) to keep their height differences consistent in the film.
- GoofsWhen Gabe and Rosemary are trying to make a date, Rosemary says she cannot meet Sunday morning because she is studying for the ERBs to get into Private School (at 0:24:25). In order to get into the New York private schools you have to take the ISEEs, not the ERBs.
- Quotes
Gabe: Love is an ugly, terrible business practiced by fools. It'll trample your heart and leave you bleeding on the floor. And what does it really get you in the end? Nothing but a few incredible memories that you can't ever shake. The truth is, there's gonna be other girls out there. I mean, I hope. But I'm never gonna get another first love. That one is always gonna be her.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Actors Who Had Their First Kiss on Screen (2018)
- SoundtracksOnly The Strong Survive
Written by Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records
Under license from BMG Special products, Inc.
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Love story for all ages
I want to shine the spotlight on a nice, little movie that might slip under your radar, and it shouldn't. LITTLE MANHATTAN is about a young boy in NYC, named Gabe, and his first crush on a girl, ever. Quite an awkward transition, considering girls have cooties, and are gross horrible creatures to a boy of ten. Our hero though is growing up. Presently Gabe is 10 ¾ years old and the girl of his affection, is 11 year old Rosemary, who is quite a match in the karate class they both attend. Quite suddenly this strange change occurs and there Rosemary is. The same girl he had grown up with in school, and went to kindergarten with, but now it is different. He actually notices her. Where did this nervousness come from that springs up every time he is in her presence? What does it mean? It does not help matters any that his parent's are in the middle of a prolonged divorce, where they have to cohabitate the same apartment until the paperwork goes through. Oh, the insecurity! This thing called "love" is sure accompanied by a fair share of highs and lows. We were all there (or will be), what an age. I certainly am glad that you only have to go through that part of growing up, only once. The film captures the age & subject matter perfectly. All the questions, inner dialogue, and those puzzling things we notice about the opposite sex (and continue to notice as we grow up, I might add). That treacherous area we tread between youth and adolescence, fraught with a childlike confusion at this new territory. The two young actors playing Gabe and Rosemary hit the right chords. The filmmakers capture their viewpoint wonderfully, splashing it onto the screen. It is a great joy to watch this awkward stage played out so well, on film, in this love story for all ages. Don't let this one slip away. Rated PG.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $385,373
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,397
- Oct 2, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $1,254,005
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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