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.
Unfortunately the movie The Secret Life of Algernon is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | John Gray | Writer |
| Directing | Charles Jarrott | Director |
| Writing | Russell Greenan | Novel |
| Writing | Charles Jarrott | Writer |
| Writing | John Cullum | Writer |
