Flowers for Algernon

Name: Flowers for Algernon
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-02-20
Duration: 5460 min
Rating: 5.6

5.6 2000 1h 31m United States of America

Drama

Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?

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Last month, Charlie Gordon couldn't read. Now he's quoting Shakespeare. Can the medical miracle that changed his life help him understand the meaning of love? Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?

Details

Directors

Jeff Bleckner

Writers

Daniel Keyes, John Pielmeier

Cast

Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Ron Rifkin, Bonnie Bedelia, Gloria Slade, Cliff Saunders, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, David McFarlane, Ronit Cohen, Carson Durven, Hayley Lochner, Cameron Bowen, Andrew Dinner, Liam Titcomb, Ron Kennell

Production

Citadel Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis, Storyline Entertainment

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America, Canada