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Of Mice and Men (1992) 7.6
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams. Director:Gary Sinise |
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| John Malkovich | ... | ||
| Gary Sinise | ... | ||
| Ray Walston | ... | ||
| Casey Siemaszko | ... | ||
| Sherilyn Fenn | ... | ||
| John Terry | ... | ||
| Richard Riehle | ... | ||
| Alexis Arquette | ... | ||
| Joe Morton | ... | ||
| Noble Willingham | ... | ||
| Joe D'Angerio | ... | ||
| Tuck Milligan | ... | ||
| David Steen | ... | ||
| Moira Sinise | ... |
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| Mark Boone Junior | ... | ||
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Based on John Steinbeck's 1937 classic tale of two travelling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves. Then, just as heaven is within their grasp, it is inevitably yanked away. The film follows Steinbeck's novel closely, exploring questions of strength, weakness, usefulness, reality and utopia, bringing Steinbeck's California vividly to life. Written by Amy Thomasson
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california | flirtatious woman | death of a dog | woman's neck broken | title based on poem |Taglines:
We have a dream. Someday, we'll have a little house and a couple of acres. A place to call home.Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
2 October 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ratos e Homens See more »Box Office
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$5,101,632 (USA)Company Credits
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[George sits on a train on a dark night looking depressed, scene cuts to girl with red dress running through field whimpering as George and Lennie escape from her]
George: [to Lennie] Come on.
[woman continues running in fright as George and Lennie continue running away from her as sergeants on horses with dogs track George and Lennie]
Lennie: George, they're gone. They're gone.
George: [angrily] Come on! Keep moving!
[both keep running as sergeants continue following them]
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Curley's wife has an unrevealed name. See more »Goofs
In the scene when Lenny drinks from the stream, he puts his hands in the water, but when he stands up and talks to George his hands and sleeves are dry. See more »Quotes
[first lines][George sits on a train on a dark night looking depressed, scene cuts to girl with red dress running through field whimpering as George and Lennie escape from her]
George: [to Lennie] Come on.
[woman continues running in fright as George and Lennie continue running away from her as sergeants on horses with dogs track George and Lennie]
Lennie: George, they're gone. They're gone.
George: [angrily] Come on! Keep moving!
[both keep running as sergeants continue following them]
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First off, the acting in this movie is incredible. It's funny how someone as intellectual and bright as Malkovich can pull his role off so well. Gary Sinese was great too, effectively portraying George.
But if you really get into the book, the movie doesn't follow it too faithfully. Curely's wife is portrayed to be flirty, and a "tart," when in the book, she was just as lonely as everyone else on the ranch. She wasn't looking for sex, she was looking for companionship. The screenwriter didn't interpret the book quite as well as I had hoped.
Now I'm just nitpicking, but when when Lennie pulls the stunt by faking the puppy, it's just not like him. Lennie is not clever at all, and wouldn't think to do that.
But all in all, great movie, definitely great for comparing to the book in a lit. class or anywhere.
8/10