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Animal Factory

Animal Factory

On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.

20006.31h 34m

Overview

Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.

Directed by Steve Buscemi
Written by John Steppling, Edward Bunker
Produced by Julie Yorn, Steve Buscemi, Andrew Stevens
Box OfficeBudget: $3.6MRevenue: $44K

Top Cast

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Earl Copen

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Ron Decker

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Vito

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Paul Adams

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Lt. Seeman

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Jan the Actress

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Buck Rowan

John Heard

John Heard

James Decker

Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer

Bad Eye

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Big Rand

Themes & Keywords

strikeguitarjail guardprison wardensurvival

About Animal Factory

Animal Factory is a crime, drama film released in 2000 exploring themes of strike, guitar, jail guard, prison warden, survival. Directed by Steve Buscemi, it stars Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo. Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.

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