Flowers for Algernon

1h 31min

Drama

Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?

Production Companies

Citadel Entertainment

Alliance Atlantis

Storyline Entertainment

Cast

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Charlie Gordon
Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

Alice Kinian
Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Dr. Jonah Strauss
Ronit Cohen

Ronit Cohen

Francine
Cameron Bowen

Cameron Bowen

Young Charlie
Andrew Dinner

Andrew Dinner

First Teen
Liam Titcomb

Liam Titcomb

Second Teen
Ron Kennell

Ron Kennell

Bakery Worker
Mo Kelso

Mo Kelso

Female Neighbor
Billy Khoury

Billy Khoury

Male Neighbor

Release date

20th Feb 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English