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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$878,960.00

Keywords

circus

lion

eccentric

robot

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