Complete credited cast: | |||
John Malkovich | ... | Lennie Small | |
Gary Sinise | ... | George Milton | |
Ray Walston | ... | Candy | |
Casey Siemaszko | ... | Curley | |
Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Curley's Wife | |
John Terry | ... | Slim | |
Richard Riehle | ... | Carlson | |
Alexis Arquette | ... | Whitt | |
Joe Morton | ... | Crooks | |
Noble Willingham | ... | The Boss | |
Joe D'Angerio | ... | Jack | |
Tuck Milligan | ... | Mike | |
David Steen | ... | Tom | |
Moira Sinise | ... | Girl in Red Dress (as Moira Harris) | |
Mark Boone Junior | ... | Bus Driver |
John Steinbeck's beloved novella (adapted for the screen by renowned playwright Horton Foote) comes to the screen under the direction of actor/director Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump) and brought vividly to life by John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich) as Lennie Ray Walston (Kiss Me, Stupid) as Candy, Joe Morton (Speed) as Crooks, Casey Siemaszko (Back To The Future) as Curly, and Sherilyn Fenn (Fatal Instinct) as Curly's sultry wife.
I simply rented this movie to get a head start in my english class. I heard we are reading this book, so I rented the movie to have the edge over my classmates who know nothing of it yet. "HA HA HA" I thought now I will be smarter.
However, going into the film thinking this was going to be a dull boring movie was not what happened. This is a great movie from beginning to powerful end and I would recommend it to anyone who is willing to give drama movies a chance.
Gary Sinise directed John Stienbecks novel perfectly. The story is about two men, one not so bright, and their search for work in the depression. Simple but wonderful.
7.6 out of ten as an average seems too low for all the good comments about this movie.
A Must See 9/10