Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/02/1992(USA)
Release Date: 03/04/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Gary Sinese directed this respectful re-telling of
John Steinbeck's classic novel, with Sinese as the wily George and
John Malkovich as the brutish, simple-minded Lennie. Set during the Depression era, the film opens as George and Lennie are running from a woman with a torn dress, who has sent a gang of ruffians to chase the two out of the county. After a long bus ride and a ten-mile walk, George and Lennie arrive at a migrant farm in California's San Joaquin Valley, where they seek work. George dreams of putting together enough money to buy a small piece of land where he and Lennie can build a home; he hopes that in California the two can realize their dream. Unfortunately, the foreman of the ranch, Curley (
Casey Siemaszko), enjoys tormenting Lennie, while Curley's frustrated wife (
Sherilyn Fenn) entices Lennie with her sexual allure. George warns Lennie to steer clear of Curley's wife, but Lennie follows her to a barn where a tragedy occurs and George and Lennie's dreams are shattered.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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