Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

10/03/1997 (US) • 1h 23m

Documentary

Overview

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener who has devoted a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.

Top Billed Cast

Dave Hoover

Himself (Wild Animal Trainer)

George Mendonça

Himself (Topiary Gardener)

Raymond A. Mendez

Himself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez)

Rodney Brooks

Himself - Robot Scientist


Recommendations

Network

78%

Scrooged

68%

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

70%

Survivors

60%

Parasite

85%

Twin Peaks

84%

Border

67%

Primal Fear

77%

Dolemite Is My Name

70%

12 Angry Men

85%

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

62%

The Shawshank Redemption

87%

Inception

84%

Marriage Italian Style

77%

Pulp Fiction

85%

The Two Popes

75%

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

67%

The Dark Knight Rises

78%

Stonehearst Asylum

69%

The Deer Hunter

80%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$878,960.00

Keywords

circus

lion

eccentric

robot

© All Rights Reserved 2025