Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common? Both nothing and everything in this unconventional documentary directed by Erroll Morris. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Errol Morris
Starring: Rodney Brooks, Dave Hoover, George Mendonça, Ray Mendez
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
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Moribunny | 63 60th |
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The robotics engineer was fascinating (I wanted to see more of those robots!), the mole rat specialist was also really interesting, the bits with the topiary gardener would have been boring if they didn't seem so ridiculously lame, detached and unrelated (inducing some laughs even), and the animal tamer I just wished would get eaten alive for his distasteful practice and the miserable condition the lions were in. I think Morris hoped everything would get pulled together by analogy.
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Ytadel | 4 43rd |
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A study in how powerful editing is. Creates a lot out of a little.
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Astfgl | 80 87th |
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One of the few documentaries that has managed to hold my attention. The four men initially seem completely unconnected to each other, but through some brilliant editing a much deeper, much subtler picture emerges. A must-watch.
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Actionberg | 60 28th |
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While the topics tend to cross paths thanks to some fancy editing, the film ultimately feels uncomfortably disjointed. Robert Richardson shoots some memorable imagery, at least.
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Derekstar | 70 50th |
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I LIKED IT WHEN KITTY PUT ITS PAW IN THE WATER AND THEN LICKED IT.
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JooJoo | 4 55th |
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Almost comes together well enough, just almost. It should have been exclusively on the robotics and mammal man, with the horrid animal trainer cut right out, despite the synchronicity of it all. And I kept forgetting the gardener was even in this until another of his small segments regrettably resurfaces. The flow is just not right; a good 5-10 minutes must have been used on the superfluous circus stunt shots.
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| Average Percentile 61.41% from 259 Ratings |  |