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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

6.8/ 10 42 votes 1997-10-03 1h 23m 0 popularity

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener who has devoted 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.

Director: Errol Morris

Revenue

$878,960

Cast

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Dave Hoover

Himself (Wild Animal Trainer)

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George Mendonça

Himself (Topiary Gardener)

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Raymond A. Mendez

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

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Rodney Brooks

Himself - Robot Scientist

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