Product Details

• Actors: Junior Alvarez, Rafa Alvarez, Jim Brown, Black Child, César Farrait
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: First Look Pictures
• DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AC7OXE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,779 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Animal" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when james animal allen is locked up in a maximum security prison he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man james is released only to find that his son has assumed a life of crime. animals legacy must end for his sons life to begin Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 07/01/2008 Starring: Ving Rhames Terrence Howard Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Urban Drama With All Star Cast, September 19, 2005

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal (DVD)

Animal is a very intense and dramatic film with an all star African-American cast. Ving Rhames stars in the film as a man named Animal. He basically spent his entire adult life in prison leaving his young son to grow up without a father---and a mother. Darius (Terrance Howard/Hustle and Flow) is raised by his grandmother and turns to hustling as a means of income. Darius has no problem cursing around his grandmother and he just appears to be a common neighborhood thug and he has no problem putting a hot slug in someone. Animal is in jail and can't help his family much while he is on the inside. Jim Brown stars in the film as a revolutionary who attempts to talk some sense into the barbaric and ignorant Animal.

There were a lot of really great African-American actors in this film (Terrance Howard, Taraj Henson, Jim Brown, Ving Rhames, Paula Jai Parker, and Faizon Love), but it pretty much has gone under the radar and hasn't generated much buzz. It's a pretty sad film, it is along the lines of movies like Boyz In The Hood, South Central, Juice, Menace II Society, and Civil Brand. It's an interesting film.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent point of view, April 4, 2006

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Hilton O. Wallace - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal (DVD)

I live in the inner city, and am sometimes uncomfortable with what I see our youths values has become. Common curiosities, values, graciousness and morals seem to be a thing of the past. Family values are non existent, family is non existent, children are left to raise themselves, and their lessons on life values have now become street smarts. This movie "Animal" reaches all the impurities that we see in today's society. Hopefully one day the cycle will break.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars alright gangsta movie, November 20, 2010

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DAMACHINE (irving tx) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Animal (DVD)

I only bought this dvd b/c of that whole Willie Lynch myth the whole concept is awesome if it were really true