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Animal Factory (2000) -- A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
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Overview

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Director:
Steve Buscemi
Writers (WGA):
Edward Bunker (novel)
Edward Bunker (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 2000 (Spain) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
On the Inside the Rules Are Brutal And the Stakes Are High
Plot:
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Underrated, but will be enjoyed by few... more (61 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, violence and drug use.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
During the show scene, a vocalist is musically accompanied by a violinist and accordionist - the singer is Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons) and the song which he sings a version of is "Rapture" which can be found on the band's self-titled album from 2000. more
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Continuity: Ron's hair when he first meets Earl. more
Quotes:
Earl Copen: Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven. more
Soundtrack:
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18 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Underrated, but will be enjoyed by few..., 17 January 2001
Author: dougraham

Whew. What can I say. This was a fascinating film that was very hard to turn away from (even to answer the phone!). Edward Furlong turns in another very solid performance as a too-young-to-be-in-this-type-of-place prisoner and Willem Dafoe was very interesting as his would-be mentor.

Prison films are always tough to make as they tend to lean heavily upon stereotypes (the prisoner who runs the prison, male rape scenes, the violence in the prison yard) and this film is no exception. Buscemi gets away with it by making it all seem so workaday and routine, which in some ways is even more frightening.

Overall I enjoyed this film but I imagine the audience for a stark prison flick is pretty small. Kudos to Buscemi for having the nerve to make it, tho.

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