Of Mice and Men (1992)

A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.

Director:

Gary Sinise

Writers:

John Steinbeck (novel), Horton Foote (screenplay)

Stars:

John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston

1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

simple minded | reference to the novel of mice and men | california | dead mouse | puppy | 

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Taglines:

We have a dream. Someday, we'll have a little house and a couple of acres. A place to call home.

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some scenes of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sherilynn Fenn was at this time best known for her role on Twin Peaks. Gary Sinise and Ray Walston's next film together, The Stand, featured another Twin Peaks cast member, Miguel Ferrer.

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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.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Rifftrax Shorts: Why Vandalism? (2008)

User Reviews

Better than I expected

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Of Mice and Men

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$97,851, 4 October 1992

Gross USA:

$5,471,088

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,471,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1