This is the touching story of a gentle, mentally-handicapped man who faces the chance of a lifetime and the hard changes that come with it. After undergoing experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence, Charlie (Matthew Modine, Have Dreams, Will Travel; TV's...
Adapted from Daniel Keyes' timeless novel, Flowers for Algernon is the story of Charlie, a gentle mentally-handicapped man, the repercussions he faces after undergoing brain surgery, and the unbreakable bond he has with a lab mouse, Algernon.