Animal Factory

Animal Factory

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 1, 2000

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.

Animal Factory

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 1, 2000

Animal Factory
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Industry Entertainment, Phoenician Entertainment, Franchise Pictures, Animal Productions
Original title Animal Factory
Directors Sherman Ward, John Rusk, Steve Buscemi
Writers John Steppling, Edward Bunker

Cast

Willem Dafoe

as Earl Copen

Edward Furlong

as Ron Decker

Danny Trejo

as Vito

Mark Boone Junior

as Paul Adams

Seymour Cassel

as Lt. Seeman

Mickey Rourke

as Jan the Actress

Tom Arnold

as Buck Rowan

John Heard

as James Decker

Chris Bauer

as Bad Eye

Rockets Redglare

as Big Rand

Jake La Botz

as Jesse

Mark Engelhardt

as T.J.

Edward Bunker

as Buzzard

Victor Pagan

as Psycho Mike

Ernest Harden Jr.

as Richland

Afemo Omilami

as Captain Midnight

Michael Buscemi

as Mr. Herrell

J. C. Quinn

as Ivan McGhee

Steven Randazzo

as Jacob Horvath

Mark Webber

as Tank

Steve Buscemi

as A.R. Hosspack