The Animal
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Luke Greenfield |
| Produced by | Barry Bernardi Carr D'Angelo Todd Garner |
| Screenplay by |
Rob Schneider Tom Brady |
| Story by | Tom Brady |
| Starring | Rob Schneider Colleen Haskell John C. McGinley Guy Torry Ed Asner |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography | Peter Collister |
| Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date
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June 1, 2001 |
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Running time
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83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Box office | $84.7 million |
The Animal is a 2001 comedy film, starring Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, Michael Caton, and John C. McGinley.
Schneider plays Marvin Mange, a man who is critically injured but unknown to him he is put back together by a mad scientist who transplants animal parts, resulting in strange permanent changes to his behavior.
Marvin Mange (Rob Schneider) is an awkward, clumsy nice-guy who dreams of being a police officer like his dad was. He continuously attempts to pass the physical test to become a full-fledged police officer, but despite his repeated attempts, he is unable finish the obstacle course. Marvin gets constantly mistreated by heartless and sleazy Sgt. Sisk (John C. McGinley). He works in the police station as an evidence clerk.
One day, while alone at the station, he receives a robbery call. With no other officers responding to the call, he attempts to take it himself, but ends up driving off the road, tumbling down a mountain and seriously injuring himself. When the car finally comes to a stop, he passes out.
Days later, Marvin returns to his normal life with no memory of what had happened. Suddenly, he's full of life. He can outrun horses, mean dogs are now scared of him, and he does not need his asthma medicine. He thinks it is due to his late-night TV purchase of "Badger Milk", which is guaranteed in the ads to make him stronger.
One day at the park, Marvin meets Rianna (Colleen Haskell) while she's out walking dogs. His animal-like tendencies are slowly taking him over. When a frisbee is thrown in his direction, he cannot control himself, and he jumps to catch it in his mouth.
He goes to the airport to talk to his friend, Miles the security guard (Guy Torry) about his problem. While there, Marvin sniffs out a man trying to hide heroin in his rectum. For uncovering a drug smuggler, Marvin is declared a hero and is made a full-fledged police officer.
As days go by, Marvin's animal instincts are becoming stronger. He often wakes up in strange places, and subsequently, hears about animal attacks that occurred in the middle of the night. Because of these attacks, Dr. Wilder believes that Marvin is out of control. The mad scientist confronts him, takes him to his laboratory, and explains about the grafts and transplants that saved and changed Marvin's life, and gave him remarkable animal powers with certain problem side effects.
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