Animal (2001) Animalada (original title)

Director:

Sergio Bizzio

Writer:

Sergio Bizzio

Release Date:

6 September 2001 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A man. A sheep. It's complicated.

Plot:

When rancher Alberto meets "Fanny", a sheep on his farm, a love is born and Baa-aa-ad things begin happening. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Carlos Roffé	...	Alberto
Cristina Banegas	...	Natalie
Carolina Fal	...	Paula
Walter Quiroz	...	Gaston
José María Monje	...	Miranda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Federico Martin Barros	...	Bailarin 1
Hilda Bernard	...	Aristocrat Lady
Sergio Boris	...	Médico 2
Silvina Bosco	...	Empleada Agncia de Turismo
Osvaldo Burgos	...	Jorge
Horacio Embón	...	Conductor
Vilma Ferrán	...	Mamá Familia
Alejandro Fornasari	...	Enfermero 1
Facundo Galván	...	Silveyra
Alfredo Iglesias	...	Director Psiquiátrico
Roberto Jacoby	...	Efermero 2
Carlos Lanari	...	Papa Familia
Julio Marticorena	...	Médico 1
Julieta Ortega
Francisco Peterson	...	Bailarin 3
Mariano Rey	...	Bailarin 2
Guillermo Soffiantini	...	Policia 2
Rafael Spregelburd	...	Ramiro
Paolo Taramasco	...	Joven 1
Antonio Ugo	...	Policia 1

Directed by
Sergio Bizzio

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sergio Bizzio

Produced by
Rolo Azpeitia	....	producer
Sergio Bizzio	....	producer

Original Music by
Sergio Pangaro

Cinematography by
Hernán Bouza

Film Editing by
Lorenzo Bombicci

Casting by
Lila Romero

Art Direction by
Annette Charreau

Set Decoration by
Valeria Ebel

Costume Design by
Karina Kreth

Makeup Department
Sebastián Molchasky	....	special makeup effects artist
Marisa Wehit	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Pablo Morgavi	....	administrative manager
Diego Yaker	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eduardo Raspo	....	assistant director
Lila Romero	....	second assistant director
Maria Alejandra Uz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Martín Libert	....	property master

Sound Department
Federico Billordo	....	foley artist
José Caldararo	....	sound recordist
Leandro de Loredo	....	foley recordist
Martín Grignaschi	....	supervising sound editor
Andres Plat	....	sound
Marcelo Rodríguez	....	sound recordist
Fernando Soldevila	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Karina Fernandez	....	special effects assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Pablo Jamardo	....	electrician
Laura Vidal	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Cristina González Fernández	....	negative cutter
David Block	....	colorist (uncredited)

Other crew
Mariana Barassi	....	production secretary
Marcela Coria	....	production assistant
Fabian Gabelli	....	animal wrangler

Production Companies

• Vibus Producciones

Distributors

• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• Synapse Films (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Animalada" - Argentina (original title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Vibus Producciones

What a Sheep Movie Ought to Be

An Argentinian rancher falls in love with a sheep named Fanny. This love becomes overwhelming and takes precedence over his family and work. What starts off as relatively harmless -- though disturbing -- gets increasingly troublesome to the point where the man must defend himself at any cost.

If you think the only sheep film in the horror genre is "Black Sheep", you're dead wrong. As great as that film is, this one is probably better. In my opinion, this film really treads the ground that make horror films memorable and fun. Remember, the first goal of a movie is to be entertaining... and if you're the sort who likes sick humor, this film is going to hit the spot. (I acquired it around the same time as "Sick Girl", and I think they make a nice pair.) This film had to be a foreign film. American sensibilities would not have been able to present such a portrayal. I mean, you could do it if it was independent, but still not in this sense. There's a "feel" that American films can't reach, and this one can... which brings me to a final point.

"Animalada" has a similar visual style to Peter Jackson's "Dead Alive". If someone had told me this was an early Jackson film, I wouldn't doubt them. And that's a good thing... for as great as Jackson has become, his strength was -- for me -- his work on "Bad Taste" and "Meet the Feebles". Even "The Frighteners" was too polished. So, for the director of this film, you succeeded in emulating a master, even if that wasn't your pan.

Buy this film. Buy it. Do not rent, do not borrow, do not download. Buy it.