Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Plot Summary

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.

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