Animal (Video 2005)

When the violent gangster James "Animal" Allen is arrested and sent to prison, his teenage son Darius is left with his mother, but she is assassinated and the boy is raised alone on the ... See full summary »

Director:

David J. Burke

Writers:

David C. Johnson, Ving Rhames (story),

Stars:

Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Chazz Palminteri

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ving Rhames	...	Animal
Terrence Howard	...	Darius Allen
Chazz Palminteri	...	Kassada
Jim Brown	...	Berwell
Beverly Todd	...	Latreese
Faizon Love	...	Double T
Wes Studi	...	Creeper
Paula Jai Parker	...	Reecy
Taraji P. Henson	...	Ramona
César Farrait	...	Roach (as Cessar 'TNT' Farrait)
Modesto Lacen	...	Dinky
Black Child	...	Spyda
Hunter Howard	...	Young Darius
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Junior Alvarez	...	Kevin Belzer
Rafael Alvarez	...	Paul Wilson (as Rafa Alvarez)

Storyline

When the violent gangster James "Animal" Allen is arrested and sent to prison, his teenage son Darius is left with his mother, but she is assassinated and the boy is raised alone on the streets, becoming a criminal. While in the corrupt prison, Animal works for the powerful prisoner Kassada, but when he meets the revolutionary Berwell, his view of life changes. Animal is released on probation and tries to have a straight life, but his past and his fame haunt him, while he sees that Darius is following his path in a criminal life.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | violence | patricide | father son relationship | prison life | 

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Taglines:

His Legacy Must End... For His Son's Life To Begin.

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Genres:

Drama | Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2007 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Prison Block

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animal Film LLC, First Look Pictures, Konwiser Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Animal (Ving Rhames) is approached in the prison yard and told to come and meet with Kassada (Chazz Palminteri) he tosses away the wadded paper in his mouth. The next cut shows him at the table with Kassada and it's back in his mouth.

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Quotes

Animal: I'll peep you later.

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Connections

Followed by Animal 2 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"O Holy Night"
Performed by Irma Thomas
Courtesy of Rounder Records

User Reviews

To survive in the streets you need to be smart...

I just saw a screening of this one. I was very happy with how the movie was. I love prison movies and love seeing how they live. Ving Rhames plays The Animal (James) a gangster who kills just for fun and ends up in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder. His son grows up to be just like his father. The Animal is a strong and true story about one man's choice and to have the guts to take it.

I liked this movie. I am a Ving Rhames fan and he did it again. If you like Ving Rhames and like prison movies and gangster movies I think you will like this one.

8/10 Stars in my book