Overview
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?
Cast
- Matthew Modine as Charlie Gordon
- Kelli Williams as Alice Kinian
- Ron Rifkin as Dr. Jonah Strauss
- Bonnie Bedelia as Rose
- Gloria Slade as Faye
- Cliff Saunders as Mike
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Bernice
- David McFarlane as Lester
- Ronit Cohen as Francine
- Carson Durven as Oliver