Streetwise George and his big childlike friend Lennie are drifters searching for work in the fields and valleys of California They have nothing except the clothes on their back and a hope that one day theyll find a place of their own and live the American dream But dreams come at a price Gentle giant Lennie doesnt know his own strength and when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the bosss daughterinlaw Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save himS