John Malkovich and Gary Sinise discuss the film "Of Mice and Men"

First broadcast on September 29, 1981. Studs Terkel discusses the
upcoming new film "Of Mice and Men", based on the novel written by
John Steinbeck with the starring actors, John Malkovich (Lennie)
and Gary Sinise (George). The program begins with the opening
excerpt from the play "Of Mice and Men" featuring Terkel (George)
and Win Stracke (Lennie) from 1952, which then leads into Malkovich
and Sinise's interpretation of the rest of the scene. Folk singer
Utah Phillips song "On the Goodnight Loving Trail" is presented as
a comparison to themes expressed in "Of Mice and Men". During this
program they discuss the following: tackling the characters; the
interpretation of the relationship between George and Lennie;
universal themes; and the other characters.