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Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon –gentle, amiable, oddly engaging– had lived in a kind of mental twilight. He knew knowledge was important and had learned to read and write after a fashion, but he also knew he wasn't nearly as bright as most of the people around him. There was even a white mouse named Algernon who outpaced Charlie in some ways. But a remarkable operation had been performed on Algernon, and now he was a genius among mice. Suppose Charlie underwent a similar operation…

tags (add tags): drama, scifi

Director Results

Director Total Votes: 17

1. Robert Zemeckis 47%
2. Ron Howard 29%
3. Penny Marshall 17%
4. Ivan Ooze 5%

Cast Results

Charlie Total Votes: 17

1. Russell Crowe 41%
2. Edward Norton 35%
3. Sean Penn 17%
4. Adrien Brody 5%

Alice Kinnian Total Votes: 15

1. Nicole Kidman 46%
2. Naomi Watts 40%
3. Joan Cusack 6%
4. Amy Adams 6%

Professor Nemur Total Votes: 15

1. Kevin Spacey 73%
2. Ed Harris 13%
3. Brian Cox 6%
4. Ron Livingston 6%

Dr. Strauss Total Votes: 15

1. Robert Duvall 53%
2. Kevin Kline 26%
3. John Malkovich 6%
4. Russell Crowe 6%
5. Denzel Washington 6%

Rose Total Votes: 12

1. Marisa Tomei 58%
2. Robin Wright 25%
3. Felicity Huffman 8%
4. Kathy Bates 8%

Matt Total Votes: 12

1. Dustin Hoffman 91%
2. Dan Lauria 8%

Gimpy Total Votes: 11

1. John Goodman 54%
2. Michael Madsen 27%
3. Stephen Root 18%

Fay Total Votes: 10

1. Sandra Bullock 60%
2. Brittany Murphy 20%
3. Lauren Graham 20%

Norma Total Votes: 12

1. Drew Barrymore 50%
2. Sissy Spacek 25%
3. Kathy Bates 16%
4. Jenna Fischer 8%

Burt Total Votes: 11

1. Jason Schwartzman 90%
2. Eion Bailey 9%

Mr. Donner Total Votes: 11

1. Tom Wilkinson 90%
2. Robert Loggia 9%

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American: After you watch “Awakenings” and “Big,” you'll agree that Penny Marshall is the best person for the job

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