Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

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Release Date

10/3/1997

Runtime

83 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$878,960

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A hypnotic portrait of four wonderfully eccentric men whose lives revolve around controlling or understanding the natural world, each working in their own private corner of obsession. Morris weaves their stories together into a meditation on passion, creativity, and what drives people to transform their visions into reality.

Mood

ContemplativeWhimsicalWistfulAbsurd

Themes

ObsessionArt and creationNature

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeFormalist

Structure

Ensemble

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