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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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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
Directed by | |||
| Errol Morris | |||
Produced by | |||
| Lindsay Law | .... | executive producer | |
| Mark Lipson | .... | co-producer | |
| Errol Morris | .... | producer | |
| Julia Sheehan | .... | co-producer | |
| Kathy Trustman | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Caleb Sampson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Richardson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Shondra Burke | (as Shondra Merrill) | ||
| Karen Schmeer | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ted Bafaloukos | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Scott Doonan | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jeri La Shay | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Mark Hankey | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Thomas Burke | .... | assistant director | |
| Erik Korsh | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Timothy J. Barnes | .... | apprentice boom operator | |
| Stephen Bores | .... | production sound mixer (as Steve Bores) | |
| Fred Burnham | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Michael A. Dawson | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Dan Evans Farkas | .... | assistant sound editor (as Daniel Evans Farkas) | |
| Eugene Gearty | .... | additional sound effects | |
| Jeffrey Iwanicki | .... | boom operator | |
| Judith E. Karpe | .... | additional sound | |
| Skip Lievsay | .... | sound effects | |
| Thomas B. Payne | .... | additional sound | |
| Mike Simmollari | .... | additional assistant sound editor | |
| Dominick Tavella | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Magdaline Volaitis | .... | sound editor | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ingrid Fisketjon | .... | wardrober | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Hank Corwin | .... | additional editor | |
| Brad Fuller | .... | additional editor | |
| Michael K. Oko | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Charles Silver | .... | contributing editor | |
| Isaac Silverglate | .... | associate editor | |
| Alice Stone | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Dana Brayton | .... | additional music arranger | |
| Martin Czembor | .... | music engineer | |
| Terry Donahue | .... | additional musician | |
| John Kusiak | .... | additional music arranger (as John Kusiac) | |
| John Kusiak | .... | music supervisor (as John Kusiac) | |
| Michael Riesman | .... | conductor | |
| Caleb Sampson | .... | musician: keyboards | |
| Ken Winokur | .... | additional musician | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
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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.See more »
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[On pointing the four legs of a chair in a lion's face]
Dave Hoover:His mind now has been completely distracted from his original thought: "Eat the man in the white pants."
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Dave Hoover:His mind now has been completely distracted from his original thought: "Eat the man in the white pants."
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Referenced in Ten Minute Flick School: Fast, Cheap and in Control (2004) (V)See more »
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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.