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Flowers for Algernon

Release Date:February 20, 2000

Running Time:91 min

Genres:Drama

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Cast

Matthew Modine Kelli Williams Ron Rifkin Bonnie Bedelia Gloria Slade Cliff Saunders Kathryn Kirkpatrick David McFarlane Ronit Cohen Carson Durven Hayley Lochner Cameron Bowen

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Synopsis

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?

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