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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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    A silly, stupid story with a one-joke comic premise.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/04/01
    Bruce Westbrook
    Bruce Westbrook
    Houston Chronicle
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    The one running joke in The Animal becomes familiar and predictable all too soon.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/04/01
    Rachel Deahl
    Rachel Deahl
    Boxoffice Magazine

    This movie proves that the Darwinians had it wrong also--we did not evolve from animals--we ARE animals!

    Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
    06/03/01
    Harvey S. Karten
    Harvey S. Karten
    Compuserve

    From jump, Marvin is the usual Schneider underdog.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
    06/02/01
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Philadelphia City Paper

    Schneider manages to make it all more palatable than nauseating, genial rather than an affront to good taste.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Michael O'Sullivan
    Michael O'Sullivan
    Washington Post
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    If I had a mob, I'd send it after the yo-yos at Columbia Pictures who gave this pu-pu platter the green light.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Megan Rosenfeld
    Megan Rosenfeld
    Washington Post

    This may be giving Schneider too much credit, but the lad has found a way to temporarily halt the de-evolution of the silly comedy.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Susan Wloszczyna
    Susan Wloszczyna
    USA Today
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    A lunkheaded, sorta gross-out comedy that manages to be likeable and funny.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Geoff Pevere
    Geoff Pevere
    Toronto Star
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    Next to Joe Dirt, The Animal is tolerably amusing.

    Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    David Edelstein
    David Edelstein
    Slate

    Yet another film that feels like a mediocre Saturday Night Live skit that's been expanded.

    Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Jim Judy
    Jim Judy
    Screen It!

    What's the difference between The Animal and every other lowbrow comedy this year? The Animal is funny.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Tor Thorsen
    Tor Thorsen
    Reel.com

    Its creativity is all used up in its idea and Schneider's various animal impressions are all pretty much the same.

    Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Jay Stone
    Jay Stone
    Ottawa Citizen

    Flat-footed and half-hearted.

    Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    Orlando Sentinel

    There's a whole lot of stuff like The Animal to the point that there's no longer anything outrageous about its outrageousness.

    Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Gene Seymour
    Gene Seymour
    Newsday
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    OK lowbrow comedy about a man given superpowers by animal organ transplants.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Jonathan Foreman
    Jonathan Foreman
    New York Post
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    Its relative modesty lends Mr. Schneider's deft, ingenuous performance an unexpected glow of innocence.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    An outrageous and imaginative summer comedy aimed primarily at young males, but it is often so funny that it may well connect to a broader audience.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Kevin Thomas
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    The Animal employs good comedy instincts.

    Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Liz Braun
    Liz Braun
    Jam! Movies

    Neither as bad as it might be nor as entertaining as it should be.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Salon.com
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    A good natured comedy of hormonally charged, down in the mud slapstick.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    06/01/01
    Owen Gleiberman
    Owen Gleiberman
    Entertainment Weekly
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