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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

68 %|Oct 3, 1997|Documentary

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener who has devoted a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.

Featured Crew

Shondra Merrill
Editor
Errol Morris
Producer
Errol Morris
Director
Kathy Trustman
Producer
Caleb Sampson
Music
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Julia Sheehan
Producer
Karen Schmeer
Editor

Cast

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