Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Regisseur:

Errol Morris

Premierendatum:

3. Oktober 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Dokumentarfilm

Plot:

What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common...

Plot Keywords:

Lion | Lion Taming | Naked Mole Rat | Obsession | Robot

Filmpreise:

8 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Morris focuses

Besetzung

Dave Hoover	...	Himself (Wild Animal Trainer)
George Mendonça	...	Himself (Topiary Gardener)
Raymond A. Mendez	...	Himself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez)
Rodney Brooks	...	Himself - Robot Scientist

Alternativ:

Schnell, billig und außer Kontrolle (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Länge:

80 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:G | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Green Animals Topiary Garden - Cory's Lane off Rt. 114, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Firma:

American Playhouse

Dialogzitate:

[On training lions]
Dave Hoover: That's the bottom line. If you're not scared of them, you're in big trouble.

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Morris focuses

This was easily the best film of 1997.

Morris has tried it all; one camera documentary, for Gates of Heaven; Rashomon tinged storytelling, with The Thin Blue Line; and now, finally, the beautiful and moving Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control.

In the earlier films, the viewer's left with the task of sifting through lots of unedited information to put together his own story from what's been gathered, rather like Ed Wood going through rolls of archival footage to see if there's a movie there. In this one, Morris had a story to tell, and he goes after it with aplomb and purpose. His camera angles are ingenious, his use of slow motion masterful, and the story--that the personality traits that lead to success are the same, regardless of the stripe of the pursuit--comes along gently. Once the connection's been made, he overlaps the voice of one participant over the work of another, and the resonances between all of them become more and more apparent.

Watching Morris come along as a filmmaker is a little like watching a favorite cousin come of age. This movie makes you want to cheer, not only for Morris, but for the cast of misfits he's put on film who've taken their lives and made something of them. These four men are workers. They're not managers, not victims of dumb luck. They're doing these jobs because they love them, and because they love them and work without pause, they've become successful. They're not geniuses. Like Morris, they've merely managed to focus. Morris shows us what a rare thing that is. Bravo.