Of Mice and Men (1992 film)

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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 1992 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Gary Sinise
Produced by	Gary Sinise
Written by	Novel: John Steinbeck Screenplay: Horton Foote
Starring	Gary Sinise John Malkovich Casey Siemaszko Sherilyn Fenn
Music by	Mark Isham
Cinematography	Kenneth MacMillan
Editing by	Robert L. Sinise
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	October 2, 1992
Running time	115 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

Of Mice and Men is a 1992 film starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, directed by Sinise. It is the third movie adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. The first adaptation was made in 1939, and a made-for-TV movie version was produced in 1982. This version is considered by many people the best recreation despite changing a fair degree of the content.^{[citation needed]}

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
- 3.1 Awards and nominations
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The film opens during the Great Depression with two migrant workers arriving by bus at a ranch near Soledad, California. George Milton (Gary Sinise) and Lennie Small (John Malkovich) are trying to attain their shared dream of settling down on their own piece of land. Lennie's part of the dream, which he never tires of hearing George describe, is merely to have soft rabbits on the farm, which he can pet. They are fleeing from their previous employment in Weed where they were run out of town after Lennie was accused of attempted rape when he touched a young woman's dress (prompted by his love of stroking soft things).

George & Lennie

At the ranch, the dream appears to move closer to reality. Candy (Ray Walston), the aged, one-handed ranch-hand, offers to pitch in with Lennie and George so they can buy the farm. The dream disappears when Lennie accidentally kills the young and attractive wife (Sherilyn Fenn) of Curley (Casey Siemaszko), the ranch owner's son, while trying to stroke her hair. A lynch mob led by Curley gathers. George, realizing he is doomed to a life of loneliness and despair like the rest of the migrant workers, and wanting to spare Lennie a painful death at the hands of the vengeful and violent Curley, shoots Lennie in the back of the head before the mob can find him. The film closes with George reminiscing in a train boxcar.