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Animal Factory

Name: Animal Factory
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2000-10-13
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.343

★ 6,3 /10 (267 Votes)

2000 EN 94 min

Overview

Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.

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Release date

13/10/2000

Votes

267

Popularity

2.8

On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.

Genres

Crime Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$3,600,000

Revenue

$43,805

Willem Dafoe

Earl Copen

Edward Furlong

Ron Decker

Danny Trejo

Vito

Mark Boone Junior

Paul Adams

Seymour Cassel

Lt. Seeman

Mickey Rourke

Jan the Actress

Tom Arnold

Buck Rowan

John Heard

James Decker

Chris Bauer

Bad Eye

Rockets Redglare

Big Rand

Jake La Botz

Jesse

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Mark Engelhardt

T.J.

Edward Bunker

Buzzard

Victor Pagan

Psycho Mike

Ernest Harden Jr.

Richland

Afemo Omilami

Captain Knight

Michael Buscemi

Mr. Herrell

J.C. Quinn

Ivan McGhee

Steven Randazzo

Jacob Horvath

Mark Webber

Tank

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Jonny Spanish

Billy

Vincent Laresca

Ernie

Larry Fessenden

Benny

Steve Buscemi

A.R. Hosspack

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Mark Amitin

Bifocals Man

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Sal Mazzotta

Florizzi

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John Lumia

Wayne

ANOHNI

Toni Johnson

John Knox

Iron Man

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Jeffrey Dwayne Cousar

Prisoner #1

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Richard Burton

Prisoner #2

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James Johnson

Deputy in Courtroom

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Paul P. Panepinto

Judge

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Wendee Pratt

Prosecutor #1

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Jim Goodall

Jesse’s Drummer

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Will Holshouser

Accordionist

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Hahn Rowe

Violinist

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Francisco Sandoval

Hispanic Con

Brian Anthony Wilson

Ponchie

Sixto Ramos

Sgt. Perez

James Martin Kelly

Sgt. Armstrong

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Christopher Long

Guard

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Sean P. Anderson

B Section Guard

Patrick McDade

D.A. McDonald

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Damali Mason

Escorting Cop

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Joilet Harris

Court Guard

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Anika Hawkins

Prosecutor #2

Paul L. Nolan

Deputy

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Vince Mancini

Warden Coburn

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Vincent Yates

Robert Knowles

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Ed Hodson

Trash Truck Driver

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I need a kid like I need a bad heart. A pretty kid is a ticket to trouble... and I'm too old to ask for that. The prison genre of film has a very chequered history, and the number of films are many, very much so, both good and bad. It has gotten to the stage where in this day and age we yearn and need more from our prison based films, something more substantial away from rape and violence, away from father figures, or of redemption and friendship bonds. Unfortunately Animal Factory relies on all the clichés of the genre to tell its tale, which is actually at odds with how good a film it is.…

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Edward Furlong ("Ron") gets a bit more than he bargained for when his ostensibly routine drugs bust turns into allegations of dealing and a five year stretch in the federal prison. Young, green, and totally ill-equipped for his new environment, he is bound to be "popular" with his fellow inmates... Fortunately, the experienced and disillusioned "Earl" (Willem Dafoe) takes pity on him, and with his protection the young man finds prison life a little more bearable until, he hopes, he can convince a judge that he is worthy of parole. I am afraid we have all seen this before and this iteration is …

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