Of Mice and Men (1992 film) on a sample of 28 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. Of Mice and Men (1992 film) Of Mice and Men is a 1992 American period drama film based on John Steinbeck's 1936 novella of the same name. Directed and produced by Gary Sinise, the film features Sinise as George Milton, alongside John Malkovich as Lennie Small, with Casey Siemaszko as Curley, John Terry as Slim, Ray Walston as Candy, Joe Morton as Crooks, and Sherilyn Fenn as Curley's wife. Horton Foote adapted the story for film. Its plot centers on George and the intellectually disabled Lennie, two farm
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