Of Mice and Men

Sep 16, 1992

1h 50m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Russ Smith/Gary Sinise Productions

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Cast

Lennie Small

John Malkovich

George Milton

Gary Sinise

Candy

Ray Walston

Curley

Casey Siemaszko

Curley's Wife

Sherilyn Fenn

Slim

John Terry

Carlson

Richard Riehle

Whitt

Alexis Arquette

Crooks

Joe Morton

The Boss

Noble Willingham

Jack

Joe D'Angerio

Mike

Tuck Milligan

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

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