Taglines: On the inside the rues are brutal and the stakes are high.
Animal Factory movie storyline. Ron, who’s young, slight, and privileged, is sentenced to prison on marijuana charges. For whatever reason, he brings out paternal feelings in an 18-year prison veteran, Earl Copan, who takes Ron under his wing. The film explores the nature of that relationship, Ron’s part in Earl’s gang, and the way Ron deals with aggressive cons intent on assault and rape.
There’s casual racism, too, in the prisoners and the guards, a strike called by Black prisoners, and the nearly omnipresence of hard drugs. Ron’s lawyer is working on getting Ron out quickly, Earl has a shot at parole, and death seems to be waiting in the next cell. Will prison turn Ron into an animal?
Animal Factory is a 2000 crime drama film about life in prison, set in San Quentin. The film was directed by Steve Buscemi, and stars Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Seymour Cassel, and Mark Boone, Jr.. Animal Factory is based on the novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker who plays the part of Buzzard in the film.
Animal Factory (2000)
Directed by: Steve Buscemi
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Mark Boone Junior, Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke
Screenplay by: Edward Bunker, John Steppling
Production Design by: Steve Rosenzweig
Cinematography by: Phil Parmet
Film Editing by: Kate Williams
Costume Design by: Lisa Parmet
Set Decoration by: Christine Wick
Art Direction by: Roswell Hamrick
Music by: John Lurie
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, violence and drug use.
Distributed by: Silver Nitrate
Release Date: October 13, 2000
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