About this title: Matthew Modine stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by Daniel Keyes. In the film, Modine plays Charlie Gordon, a gentle, simple man with an IQ of 68 who is the subject of an intelligence-enhancing experiment. This lowly janitor, who was the butt of many of his co-workers' jokes, is soon alienating his friends by quoting Shakespeare and reading Aramaic. Unfortunately, his heightened intelligence proves to be temporary and he soon slides back into being unintelligent. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Date: 11/18/2008
UPC:096009711290
Description: Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Ken James, Bonnie Bedelia, Jeff Pustil. New. 2000 Run time: 92. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
Studio: PLATINUM DISC
UPC:096009711290
Description: BRAND NEW. This is the touching story of a gentle, mentally-handicapped man who faces the chance of a lifetime and the hard changes that come with it. After undergoing experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence, Charlie (Matthew Modine, Have Dreams, Will Travel; TV's Weeds) is emboldened with his newfound genius, but finds himself questioning the value of his intellect and struggling to accept his former self. He confides in Algernon, a lab mouse who has had the same procedure, ... read more
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