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Also known as Animal

2001 film by Luke Greenfield

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The Animal is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield. The screenplay was written by Rob Schneider and Tom Brady, who also produced the movie alongside Adam Sandler. The cast includes Schneider, John C. McGinley, Ed Asner, and Louis Lombardi. Production companies involved were Revolution Studios and Happy Madison Productions.

The film has a runtime of approximately 83 to 84 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a video on demand format. The budget was $22,000,000, and the revenue reached $84,772,742. Review scores include 30%, 4.3/10, and 43/100. Other ratings listed are 4.9 and 5.136. The tagline states, "He wasn't much of a man... Now he's not much of an animal!"

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When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.

Released: 2001-06-0183 minDir: Luke GreenfieldComedy, Science FictionBudget: $22.0MBox office: $84.8M

Cast

  • Rob Schneider as Marvin Mange
  • Colleen Haskell as Rianna
  • John C. McGinley as Sgt. Sisk
  • Ed Asner as Chief Wilson
  • Michael Caton as Dr. Wilder
  • Louis Lombardi as Fatty

Themes

  • dreams
  • employee
  • car crash
  • scientist
  • police officer
  • organ donation
  • aftercreditsstinger
  • virility

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Ratings

IMDb

4.9/10

67,511 votes

Year
2001
Runtime
84 min
Genres
Comedy, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Tom Brady
Producer
Tom Brady
Production company
Happy Madison Productions
Duration
80
FilmAffinity ID
903622
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2001-09-20
title
The Animal
film editor
Jeff Gourson
distributed by
Netflix
review score
43/100
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