The Animal (2001)

After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a man finds himself taking on the traits of those animals.

Director:

Luke Greenfield

Writers:

Tom Brady (story), Tom Brady (screenplay)

Stars:

Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley

6 nominations.

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

Storyline

From the producers of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow comes The Animal, about a small, wimpy Marvin, who doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times. Marvin struggles to remain civilized and be a perfect gentleman with his new love, Rianna in a series of hilarious situations that would drive any animal crazy.

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Plot Keywords:

overweight | camera focus on female butt | cartoon on tv | seal the animal | forest | 

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Taglines:

He wasn't much of a man... Now he's not much of an animal.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude and sexual humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Brianna Brown.

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Goofs

In the animal shelter sometimes the bird is on Rianna's finger then it is on her shoulder then it is on it's perch then back on her finger.

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Quotes

Marvin Mange: Now that's some good badger milk.

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Crazy Credits

The film is dedicated to Rob's father Marvin Schneider.

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Alternate Versions

Scenes which were deleted include:

• The doctor explaining the differant animal parts he put in Marvin. After mentioning the lion with the attention deficit disorder, we see it fall out of the tree in the background.
• Marvin wakes up in Dimples doghouse and walks out naked holding the water bowl over his front. He then runs off to his house, again exposing his hair covered behind to the shocked neighbor. (The trailer shows this scene with him wearing underwear.)
• Marvin returns to work where he can overhear everyone's conversations, then smells/hears a coworker fart and hastles him for it.
• The doctor talks to Marvin more about the animal traits, feeds him a fish, and makes him jump through a firey hoop.

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Connections

Referenced in South Park: The Biggest Douche in the Universe (2002)

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Soundtracks

C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)
Written by Jay Ski McGowan (as Jay McGowan), Nathaniel Orange, Michael Phillips and Barry White
Performed by Quad City DJ's
Courtesy of Big Beat Records/Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Hilarious, SNL Castmember Makes a Good Movie, First in a While

I will be honest with you, I went to see The Animal for Norm Macdonald. But what I saw was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Not only is Colleen Haskell a pretty good actress, but Rob Schneider was even funnier than in Deuce!!! And Did I mention Norm's line "I'm not gonna be in a mob to kill a black dude" Funny!!!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Animal

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$47,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,610,520, 3 June 2001

Gross USA:

$57,743,062

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,191,134

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1