

Animal Factory
2000-10-13 · 94 min · ★ 6.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Steve Buscemi
- Production companies
- Franchise Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Phoenician Entertainment, Artists Production Group, Phoenician Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,600,000
- Revenue
- USD 43,805
Top Cast
Willem DafoeEarl Copen
Edward FurlongRon Decker
Danny TrejoVito
Mark Boone JuniorPaul Adams
Seymour CasselLt. Seeman
Mickey RourkeJan the Actress
Tom ArnoldBuck Rowan
John HeardJames Decker
Chris BauerBad Eye
Rockets RedglareBig Rand
Jake La BotzJesse
Edward BunkerBuzzard
Victor PaganPsycho Mike
Ernest Harden Jr.Richland
Afemo OmilamiCaptain Knight
Michael BuscemiMr. Herrell
J.C. QuinnIvan McGhee
Steven RandazzoJacob Horvath
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