Animal Factory
“On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.”
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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Cast
51 people
Willem Dafoe
Earl Copen
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Edward Furlong
Ron Decker
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Danny Trejo
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Paul Adams
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Mickey Rourke
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Tom Arnold
Buck Rowan
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John Heard
James Decker
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Chris Bauer
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Jake La Botz
Jesse
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T.J.
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L.A.'s Finest
Steve Buscemi Director · Edward Bunker Screenplay John Steppling Screenplay
Worldwide gross $44K · Budget $3.6M · United States release October 13, 2000
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Budget
$3,600,000
Worldwide gross
$43,805
Production
Franchise Pictures
Production
Industry Entertainment Partners
Production
Phoenician Entertainment
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Artists Production Group
Production
Phoenician Films
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2000
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 13, 2000
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
July 30, 2000 · TV
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