Product Details

• Actors: Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Ken James, Bonnie Bedelia, Jeff Pustil
• Directors: Jeff Bleckner
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001GM6C44
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,646 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON - DVD Movie

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally..., October 14, 2009

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Russonator (Moreno Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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I have been looking for this ever since the VHS recording that I loaned out to a fellow teacher never made it back to me.

This version is so much more appropriate for the middle school level than "Charly" (i.e. drug and sexual innuendo).

I have a shortened version of the story I use in my textbooks with my students. This movie is a much better fit than "Charly."

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 90 minutes I'll never get back, June 7, 2010

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David Pederson (Ashippun, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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I will admit to being a little leery when a favorite story of mine gets adapted to the screen (be it a movie or TV), and "Flowers for Algernon" is on my top five list of best short stories of all time (the novel is another matter entirely). While I understand that no story survives this transition completely intact or unaltered, this movie should be used as a case study of what not to do when making an adaptation: everything that made the original such a heart-breaking record of Charlie Gordon's rise and fall has been gutted from this script. Charlie is barely sympathetic in this rendition, and Matthew Modine's lackluster performance is just the rancid icing on the tasteless cake. Avoid this one at all costs.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars eighth grade pick, June 5, 2010

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I am an eighth grade Language Arts teacher, and my class reads "Flowers for Algernon" each year. Our school has a copy of the old video "Charly," but I really don't like it, especially since I have to watch it three times in a day. I took a chance on this new one, never having seen it before showing it in class. It is much more enjoyable. First of all, it is a more modern style of videography (no split screens or long montages). It also has no drug referrences. It does have implicit sexual activity, but it is not violent, like in the old version. My kids all enjoyed this movie. They laughed at different parts, and it was easy for them to identify the characters after having read the short story. I do recommend this video to anyone who enjoyed the story.