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1 June 2001 (USA)
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The producing team of 'Big Daddy' has delivered another winner! more
Plot:
After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a man finds himself taking on the traits of those animals. full summary | full synopsis
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4 nominations
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Starvin' Marvin
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rob Schneider | ... | Marvin | |
| 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 | |
| Pilar Schneider | ... | Mrs. De La Rosa | |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Mayor | |
| Raymond Ma | ... | Mr. Tam | |
| Michael Papajohn | ... | Patrolman Brady | |
| Ron Roggé | ... | Patrolman Jaworski (as Ron Rogge) | |
| Holly Maples | ... | Elkerton Police Officer | |
| Henriette Mantel | ... | Elkerton Police Officer |
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Rated PG-13 for some crude and sexual humor.
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84 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Malaysia:U |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) (uncut version) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (also uncut version) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Hungary:14 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #38089) |
USA:Unrated (uncut special edition)
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In June, 2001 Newsweek revealed that print ads for at least four movies released by Columbia Pictures, including this one and A Knight's Tale (2001) contained glowing comments from a film reviewer who did not exist. The fake critic, "David Manning," was actually a friend by the same name in Connecticut who had agreed to let his Columbia ad-marketing friend use his name. Manning was misrepresented as a reviewer for a newspaper in the small Connecticut town of Ridgefield.
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Continuity: When the car stops rolling the first time, there is a tree behind it. Later, when the car has rolled over the edge, the tree is gone.
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Mob Member:
I don't want to be part of a mob to kill a black dude
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Referenced in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
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From My Head to My Heart
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Truly successful comedies are more difficult to make than other types of films. This comedy succeeds in many departments, and the talent involved makes it that much more successful.
Marvin Mange (SNL's alumnus, the very talented comedian/actor Rob Schneider) has an automobile accident which, under normal circumstances, would have surely killed him. A brilliant, yet delusional, scientist saves his life by subjecting Marvin to an experimental surgery that requires certain and various animal-organ donations.
Marvin is soon starving for the intimate attentions of Rianna, one of the most physically (and personally) appealing antivivisectionists he's ever run into.
"Animal" doesn't take itself too seriously to be a drama, and lets loose just enough for it to be taken--surprisingly enough--seriously. I didn't expect too much from the Rianna character (the fledgling actress coming straight out of the real-life television series "Survivor"), and I was nevertheless enchanted by her sincere/competent acting contributions.
There are the occasional (and repetitive) nods to the television series "The Six Million Dollar Man" and the horror film "An American Werewolf in London" (among other classics), and the script is never too broadly (or desperately) 'painted' to escape proper and hilarious audience identification.
Adam Sandler and Norman MacDonald play mob townies, the proper 'village idiot' cameos one expects to see in truly funny SNL comedy movies such as this. You have to see these talented supporting players for yourself to truly benefit from their comedic timing and genuine quality.
I recommend you see "The Animal" even if you might possibly be allergic to pet dander. You won't regret having spend this much time studying animal husbandry.