Every family has something to hide
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.

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Miles

Polly Draper
Laura

Gregory Hines
Tyrone Pike

Carol Kane
Miss Gimpole
Desmond Robertson
Todd

Bill Nunn
Kingston

Tony Shalhoub
Phil

James McCaffrey
Michael

Ismail Bashey
Indian Man

Robert Iler
Denny

Camryn Manheim
Mrs. Swensrut
Blair Swanson
Confident Girl
Carlos McKinney
Chester
John B. Williams
Sparky
Richard A. Berk
Tiny