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Animal Factory (2000)
Genre: Television
Starring: Edward Furlong, Willem Dafoe, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi
Screenwriter: Eddie Bunker
Producer: Julie Yorn, Elie Samaha, Steve Buscemi, Andrew Stevens
Composer: John Lurie
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 1, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Reviews
What it does lack is a performance by Furlong that's the equal of Dafoe's.
We may have seen this type of Animal before, but Furlong and Dafoe's work -- and Buscemi’s honest, caring touch with these fringe-dwellers -- make it seem fresh.
there are two reasons to fast-forward this offering when it's released on video: (1) Mickey Rourke's over-the-top bejeweled drag queen and (2) Tom Arnold's truly rotten performance as a baddy who has the hots for boy-buns. Roseanne's finally gotten her re
Prison flick from ex-con screenwriter is raw and realistic, with powerful acting.
Similar to "Shawshank", "Animal Factory" is a far-less-established outing, but never the less interesting. Without the weighty support cast it mightn't have been as intriguing though, because there's a lack of depth missing from the screenplay
The most disturbing thing in Animal Factory is watching sleepy Edward Furlong try to act.
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