Last month, Charlie Gordon couldn't read. Now he's quoting Shakespeare. Can the medical miracle that changed his life help him understand the meaning of love?
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
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Cast
- Matthew ModineCharlie Gordon
- Kelli WilliamsAlice Kinian
- Ron RifkinDr. Jonah Strauss
- Bonnie BedeliaRose
- Gloria SladeFaye
- Cliff SaundersMike
- Kathryn KirkpatrickBernice
- David McFarlaneLester
- Ronit CohenFrancine
- Carson DurvenOliver
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- Jeff BlecknerDirector
- Daniel KeyesNovel
- Mike FashDirector of Photography
- Mark AdlerOriginal Music Composer
- Geoffrey RowlandEditor
- Mark WinemakerProducer
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