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A 5 page comparison between two film versions of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men – a 1981 made-for-television version of the story starring Randy Quaid in the role of Lenny and Robert Blake as George, and a 1992 remake for theatre release starring Gary Sinise as George and John Malkovich as Lenny. The writer argues that the 1992 version is slightly superior to the 1981 TV version. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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however, many critics still favor the 1939 film version starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Burgess Meredith over the newer versions. A 1981 made-for-television version of the story starred Randy Quaid
in the role of Lenny and Robert Blake as George. A 1992 remake for theatre release starred Gary Sinise as George and John Malkovich as Lenny. While both productions are
quite good, the Sinise/Malkovich combination as George and Lenny comes off as slightly better, slightly more realistic at least partially due to the fact that the theatre version did not
have to tone down the narrative for a television audience; therefore, it could follow the novel to a closer degree. Actor preparation (training, etc) Online biographical data reveals that
the experience of all four actors is extensive. However, Sinise and Malkovich both have training in theater, while the background for Blake and Quaid is more oriented toward experience in
commercial productions for either movies or television. For example, Gary Sinise began acting in high school and starred in his schools production of West Side Story (Anonymous, 2001). He and
two friends founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, which began its performances in a church basement (Anonymous, 2001). His first "big break" was in television with the
mini-series The Stand, for which he won a SAG award, and he also received an Oscar in 1995 for Best Supporting Actor in the film Forest Gump (Anonymous, 2001).
According to Darrach (1984), John Malkovich became an actor because he had nothing better to do. After graduating from Illinois State University at Normal, he was urged by friends
to join the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a shoestring troupe in Chicago that was co-founded by Sinise. Malkovich spent ten years with Steppenwolf learning his craft and got his "big
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