Of Mice and Men [Blu-ray]

Director: Gary Sinise Gary Sinise

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/19/2016
UPC:	0887090113106
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG
Source:	Olive
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	11,810

Special Features

Feature commentary with director In conversation with director and screenwriter The making of Mice and Men Deleted scenes with commentary Makeup tests for the main characters Sherilyn Fenn screen test Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Malkovich	Lenny
Gary Sinise	George
Ray Walston	Candy
Casey Siemaszko	Curley
Sherilyn Fenn	Curley's Wife
John Terry	Slim
Richard Riehle	Carlson
Alexis Arquette	Whitt
Joe Morton	Crooks
Noble Willingham	The Boss
Joe D'Angerio	Jack
Tuck Milligan	Mike
David Steen	Tom
Moira Harris	Girl in Red Dress
Mark Boone Junior	Bus Driver
Mark Isham	Composer

Technical Credits

Horton Foote

Gary Sinise	Director,Producer
Alan C. Blomquist	Executive Producer,Producer
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Casting
Russ Smith	Producer
Horton Foote	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

It wasn't until 1992 that Chicago stage actor-director Gary Sinise made his mark in movies: first, with an impressive performance in the sleeper A Midnight Clear; and then as producer, director, and star of an adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. The latter work was a challenge, in light of the lionized source material as well as the highly regarded 1939 film version starring Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr.. Working from a script by the legendary Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird), Sinise's version is certainly much closer to Steinbeck's work than the earlier version. He makes George the emphasis of the film, and John Malkovich's Lennie is excellently underplayed. Strikingly photographed by Kenneth MacMillan, the film has an uncluttered visual style. After Mice, Sinise would become one of America's most prolific, respected character actors in films such as Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and The Green Mile.

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