Of Mice and Men (1992 film) land. The film explores themes of discrimination, loneliness, and the American Dream. "Of Mice and Men" took part in the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, where Sinise was nominated for the Palme d'Or award, given to the director of the best-featured film. After the film debuted in the United States on October 2, 1992, it received acclaim from critics. The movie opens with George in a boxcar, experiencing a flashback. During the Great Depression, the quick-witted George Milton (Gary Sinise) looks after his physically strong yet mentally disabled companion Lennie Small (John Malkovich). The two are fleeing from their previous employment
Lennie Niehaus "Straw Dogs" and "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" by Sam Peckinpah, the comedy "The Bad News Bears" or the horror film "Demon Seed." Since Fielding’s death, Lennie has been a leading film composer in his own right; he always does his own orchestrating for his scores. In films Lennie never forgets his jazz roots. The story of the 1984 film "City Heat" was cast in the 1930s, so he wrote jazz of that period using people like altoist Marshal Royal. Bill Perkins came in and played like Lester. He had a jazz violinist who sounded like Stephane Grappelli.