The Secret Life of Algernon (1997)
Algernon is an old man who lives alone, having conversations with a porcelain cat and enjoys making things out of bones... he boils a neighbor's dead dog for the bones... and he is visited by an old friend who is dying of ailments and thus commits suicide, leaving a million dollars in a suitcase. A woman claiming to be interested in Algernon's Egyptologist great grandfather pretends to be in love with Algernon... and he almost falls for it.
Director: Charles Jarrott
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John Cullum as Algernon Pendleton |
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Carrie-Anne Moss as Madge Clerisy |
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Charles Durning as Norbie Hess |
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Hrant Alianak as Mahir Sulleyman |
| Writing | Charles Jarrott | Writer |
| Writing | John Cullum | Writer |
| Writing | Russell Greenan | Novel |
| Directing | Charles Jarrott | Director |
| Writing | John Gray | Writer |