The Animal
| The Animal | |
|---|---|
| File:The Animal DVD.JPG DVD cover for The Animal | |
| Directed by | Luke Greenfield |
| Written by | Tom Brady Rob Schneider |
| Produced by | Barry Bernardi Carr D'Angelo Todd Garner |
| Starring | Rob Schneider Colleen Haskell John C. McGinley |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 84 min |
| Language | English |
The Animal is a 2001 comedy film, directed by Luke Greenfield. It stars Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, Edward Asner, and John C. McGinley.
Norm MacDonald and executive producer Adam Sandler make cameo appearances.
Plot
Marvin Mange (played by Schneider) has had a lifelong dream to become a police officer. After failing the training course yet again, he is critically injured when his car goes over a cliff. A deranged scientist rescues him, and replaces his damaged organs with those of animals.
Unknown to Marvin, his new parts enhances his abilities, and he is regarded as a hero. However, he starts to lose control of his instincts, and when people start getting attacked by an unknown creature during the night Marvin suspects that he's the one responsible.
Tagline: He wasn't much of a man... Now he's not much of an animal.
Controversy
Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.
As of August 2005, Sony has agreed to refund $5 to anyone who saw the film - as well as Hollow Man, A Knight's Tale, The Patriot or Vertical Limit - in American theatres between August 3, 2000 and October 31, 2001.
Cast
- Rob Schneider — Marvin Mange
- Colleen Haskell — Rianna
- John C. McGinley — Sgt. Sisk
- Edward Asner — Chief Wilson
- Michael Caton — Dr. Wilder
- Louis Lombardi — Fatty
- Guy Torry — Miles
- Bob Rubin — Bob Harris
Soundtrack
Track listing for The Animal soundtrack:
- No Matter What (7:27) A
- It's On (Party Time) (8:04) Ali Dee
- Got 2 B Luv (7:05) Bottlefly
- Salt Bag Spil (4:40) Citizen King
- My Projects (9:42) Coo Coo Cal
- Let's Get It On (10:32) Marvin Gaye
- The Amazing Dolphin Bay (5:40) Minus 5
- Hey Baby (10:34) Mocean Worker
- C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (17:40) Quad City DJ's
- Hardest Way Possible (12:16) Rustic Overtones
- Wild Thing (10:05) Tone-Loc
- Hard Living (8:28) Wailing Souls