Gary Sinise directed this drama based on the book by John Steinbeck.
George Milton (Gary Sinise) is in a train boxcar, reminiscing upon the
events that have just happened. He thinks back to when he and his companion
Lennie Small (John Malkovich), who has an intellectual disability, are fleeing
from their previous employment in Weed. They were run out of town after Lennie
was accused of attempted rape when he touched and held onto a young woman's
pretty red dress (prompted by his love of stroking soft things). After running
from Weed, George and Lennie are trying to attain their shared dream of settling
down on their own piece of land.
The film received universal acclaim. Gary Sinise was nominated for the Palm D´or at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
"Of Mice and Men is a mournful, distantly heard lament for the loss of American innocence." Vincent Canby. New York Times. 20/03/2003.
See the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtiStdDaYw