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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
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3 October 1997 (USA)
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What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common...
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My opinion of genius
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(Complete credited cast) | Dave Hoover | ... | Himself (Wild Animal Trainer) |
| George Mendonça | ... | Himself (Topiary Gardener) |
| Raymond A. Mendez | ... | Himself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez) |
| Rodney Brooks | ... | Himself - Robot Scientist |
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
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Discussed in Episode 97 of the popular radio program This American Life. The subject was "Death to Wacky" and it originally aired on March 20, 1998.
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[On training lions]
Dave Hoover: That's the bottom line. If you're not scared of them, you're in big trouble.
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Dave Hoover: That's the bottom line. If you're not scared of them, you're in big trouble.
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Referenced in Ten Minute Flick School: Fast, Cheap and in Control (2004) (V)
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It's amazing how one film can warrant such diverse audience opinion about "what it all means". That which I took away from this movie is a concept of God's existence that is nothing short of genius. I'm not saying that this is the director's intention...it's only what I took from it.
Four Gods absorbed completely and differently in their four worlds:
1. Artistic God - the gardener - the God who spends his days creating the world for man to live in. "This is my world. I don't care how you live in it, but don't mess it up." Because man has freewill, God is uninvolved in man's evolution.
2. The Bully God - the lion tamer - the God who rules the world with discipline. "This is my world. Do as I say and nobody gets hurt." God won't let man evolve out of fear of losing physical superiority.
3. The Control Freak God - the mole rat scientist - the God who controls man's life. "This is my world. Live in it, but I will observe, limit, and dictate what you do." God won't let man evolve out of fear of losing mental superiority.
4. The Free Thinking God - the robotics engineer - the God who aids and improves man's life with only one commandment/program...respect. "This is our world. We share it. Live in it as you please. I am not expecting you to be perfect. All I am asking for is that you treat each other with mutual respect." Together, we evolve into our creation.
This is the God which I prefer.