| | | We have a dream. Someday, we'll have a little house and a couple of acres. A place to call home.
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Special Edition, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Director's Cut
John Steinbeck's classic comes magnificently to life in this beautiful and stirring film starring Oscar nominees John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. Directed by Sinise from an adaptation by Oscar winner Horton Foote, this "flawless miracle of movie-making" (Susan Granger, American Movie Classics) is a must-see for all audiences.Best friends Lennie (Malkovich) and George (Sinise) find themselves unemployed in Depression-era California, unable to keep jobs because of Lennie's childlike mentality. But once they get hired at the Tyler Ranch, they enjoy a brief period of stability-until their supervisor's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) becomes the victim of Lennie's compassion, forcing George to make a compassionate decision of his own.System Requirements: Running Time 110 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
"Two thumbs way up!" Siskel & Ebert
Editor's Note
Horton Foote's adaptation of John Steinbeck's tragic tale about two migrant farmworkers in Depression-era California. Lennie, a sweet-natured, mentally-retarded man who doesn't realize his own crushing strength, and George, his companion and protector, befriend an aging farmhand on the ranch where they work as wheat harvesters. The three men resolve to buy a farm together and escape their down-trodden existence as itinerant laborers. But their dream is shattered when the child-like Lennie accidentally strangles the flirtatious wife of the ranch owner's son and George and Lennie are forced to run for their lives.
Plot Summary
| Features | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Audio: English & French Stereo Surround | | Deleted Scenes With Director's Commentary | | Screen And Make-Up Tests | | Making-Of Featurette | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio Commentary With Director/Star Gary Sinise | | In Conversation-Gary Sinise and Horton Foote Featurette |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 3/4/2003 |
| Running Time: 110 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 102420 | | UPC: 00027616884268 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival (1992) | | | Gary Sinise, Nominee, Golden Palm |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...A remarkable film..." 10/29/1992 p.77Sight and Sound
"...The film is undeniably handsome....Malkovich is exceptional...while Sinise is neat and effective..." 01/01/1993 p.50 New York Times
"...A mournful, distantly heard lament for the loss of American innocence....The script is good and the physical production is first-rate..." 10/02/1992 p.C5 Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
The story is as pure and lean as the original fable which formed in Steinbeck's mind. And because [the filmmaker's] don't try to do anything fancy--don't try to make it anything other than exactly what it is--they have a quiet triumph. - Roger Ebert
Washington Post 10 of 10
When a drama pits man against man against the sweeping vistas of nature, it's automatically compelling. When it works, it's an all-encompassing triumph. It calls to--and satisfies--the deepest, most primitive impulses... What's great about [the movie] is how a dusty 1937 novel is given life, as if this Depression-era story of migrant workers were written just yesterday for the screen. That's what classics were made for--to be passed on. - Desson Howe
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