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List Price: $6.99 | | Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 17325
Released: November 18, 2008 |
| Our Price: $3.08 |
| Used Price: $9.81 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This is the touching story of a gentle, mentally-handicapped man who faces the chance of a lifetime and the hard changes that come with it. After undergoing experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence, Charlie (Matthew Modine, Have Dreams, Will Travel; TV's Weeds) is emboldened with his newfound genius, but finds himself questioning the value of his intellect and struggling to accept his former self. He confides in Algernon, a lab mouse who has had the same procedure, and his teacher, Alice (Kelli Williams, TV's The Practice), who he begins to fall for. Adapted from Daniel Keyes' timeless novel, Flowers for Algernon is an acclaimed drama of self-discovery, the unbreakable bonds we form with those who understand us, and the capacity we hold to change.
Flowers for Algernon Reviews:
Movie 
2009-10-20 - The new version of the movie is good. Doesn't follow along with the book that closely, though. The older version does a much better job of sticking to the book.
Finally...
2009-10-14 - 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."
updated Flowers for Algernon 
2009-10-10 - Flowers for Algernon is a decent adaptation. Matthew Modine does a decent job as Charly. The movie misses the mark when Charly goes back to see his mom, and the movie misses the mark regarding his flashbacks. The story basically follows the book, but it's not bad.
New Flowers for Algernon Movie
2009-10-05 - The movie was ok...I teach 8th grade English and was looking for a new way to show this story in film...the older version, though dated, is a much better film. On the plus side, this one was made for TV, so it was very tame.
"FFA" DVD with Matthew Modine
2009-06-05 - We read the short story "Flowers for Algernon" with seventh graders. Then, I showed them this updated version of the movie. The absolutely LOVED it.
