

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Overview
Errol Morris interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals: a lion tamer shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener devotes 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.
Top Cast
Dave Hoover
Himself (Wild Animal Trainer)
George Mendonça
Himself (Topiary Gardener)
Raymond A. Mendez
Himself (Mole-Rat Specialist) (as Ray Mendez)
Rodney Brooks
Himself - Robot Scientist
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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