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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

1997 6.8 1h 23m IMDb
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Errol Morris interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals: a lion tamer shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener devotes 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.

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Dave Hoover

Dave Hoover

Himself (Wild Animal Trainer)

George Mendonça

George Mendonça

Himself (Topiary Gardener)

Raymond A. Mendez

Raymond A. Mendez

Himself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez)

Rodney Brooks

Rodney Brooks

Himself - Robot Scientist

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