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The Animal (2001)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:25

Rotten:57

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: While less offensive and more charming than recent gross-humored comedies, The Animal is still rather mediocre.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some crude and sexual humor

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $54,422,545

Synopsis: Marvin Mange (Rob Schneider) has only one dream in life: to become a police officer, like his father. Unfortunately, Marvin's natural clumsiness and lack of self-esteem have made him the laughing... Marvin Mange (Rob Schneider) has only one dream in life: to become a police officer, like his father. Unfortunately, Marvin's natural clumsiness and lack of self-esteem have made him the laughing stock of his police coworkers. All of that changes after a freak car accident, and a mad scientist's intervention. When Marvin regains consciousness, he can run faster, jump higher, and smell things no ordinary human should be able to smell, allowing him to perform as a top-notch cop. But Marvin's rival on the police force (John C. McGinley) is out to get him. What's worse, Marvin soon learns that he cannot handle his animal urges. Colleen Haskell from the television show SURVIVOR makes her film debut, and Schneider delivers a terrific performance in a perfect comic role. THE ANIMAL is a hilarious collection of gags and bizarre sights (including Marvin's amorous encounter with a goat) that add up to make this silly, warmhearted comedy. [More]

Starring: Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Guy Torry

Starring: Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Guy Torry, Michael Caton

Director: Luke Greenfield

Director: Luke Greenfield
Screenwriter: Tom Brady, Rob Schneider
Producer: Barry Bernardi, Carr D'Angelo, Todd Garner
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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  • He might not look like much, but it's what's inside that counts. Comic genius Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Big Daddy), TV's Survivor Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley (Any Given Sunday,The Rock) and Edward Asner (The Bachelor, JFK) star in the most outrageous and hysterical comedy ofthe year. When evidence clerk Marvin Mange (Schneider) answers a 911 call of a burglary in progress, his dream of one day becoming a cop seems to be coming true. But a freak car accident en route to the crime leaves Marvin and his dream a shattered mess. When Marvin awakens a week later, he finds that a deranged scientist secretly used animal organs to rebuild his broken body. Energized by his new and improved parts, Marvin achieves instant fame as a super-cop until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times. And when he finds himself falling for the lovely and sexy Rianna (Haskell), it's animal magnetism at its craziest in the funniest and wildest comedy of the year! Don't miss Rob Schneider in Big Daddy.
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    There was one thing about The Animal that did surprise me: the extent to which it systematically rips off Wolf.

    Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
    05/09/02
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Steven D. Greydanus
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    03/14/02
    Rich Cline
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    02/04/02
    Mac Verstandig
    Mac Verstandig
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    Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
    11/25/01
    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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    11/11/01
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    11/07/01
    Barbara Ellen
    Barbara Ellen
    Times [UK]

    Practically screams out, 'Tiresome!'

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    10/30/01
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
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    Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
    10/30/01
    Joe Baltake
    Joe Baltake
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    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    10/30/01
    Susan Stark
    Susan Stark
    Detroit News
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    If you want a giggle and are not too fussy, you could do much worse than surrendering to its shamelessly puerile brand of smutty schoolboy humour.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    10/29/01
    Neil Smith
    Neil Smith
    BBC

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    10/26/01
    Garth Franklin
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    This could have and should have been a much funnier film.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    09/04/01
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
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    06/25/01
    Bryant Frazer
    Bryant Frazer
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    About the best you can say regarding this inoffensive Schneider vehicle is, hey, it could have been worse.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/25/01
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    The Animal is nowhere near as shockingly tasteless as it could be.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    06/19/01
    Maitland McDonagh
    Maitland McDonagh
    Film Journal International

    The premise is a single-note joke that is hardly sturdy enough to support a 90-minute feature.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
    06/14/01
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    TheMovieReport.com

    Certainly reeks like something produced from a squatting position.

    Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
    06/12/01
    Peter Travers
    Peter Travers
    Rolling Stone
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    The Animal is never more nor less than stupid, but stupid in ways that deliver goofiness rather than rampant humiliation.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/11/01
    Robert Koehler
    Robert Koehler
    Variety
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    06/11/01
    Barrett Hooper
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