The Secret Life of Algernon
Algernon is an old man who lives alone, having conversations with a porcelain cat and enjoys making things out of bones... he boils a neighbor's dead dog for the bones... and he is visited by an old friend who is dying of ailments and thus commits suicide, leaving a million dollars in a suitcase. A woman claiming to be interested in Algernon's Egyptologist great grandfather pretends to be in love with Algernon... and he almost falls for it.
- Year: 1997
- Country: United Kingdom, Canada
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: Phare-Est Productions, Marano Productions Inc.
- Keyword: loner
- Director: Charles Jarrott
- Cast: John Cullum, Carrie-Anne Moss, Charles Durning, Hrant Alianak