The Animal (2001)

84 min · Sitcom, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, science fiction film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Luke Greenfield

Cast

Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Edward Asner, Michael Caton, Louis Lombardi, Guy Torry, Bob Rubin, Pilar Schneider, Scott Wilson

The story

Marvin Mange is an evidence clerk at the local Elkerton police precinct who dreams of becoming an officer like his late father. However, despite physically training, as a result of his medical conditions, he repeatedly fails the physical examination. Marvin receives little respect from the populace and is especially tormented by Sergeant Doug Sisk.

Catalogue themes and tags

2000s, Car Crash, Daydreams, Employee, Forschungslabor, Human-Animal Hybrid, Huts in the Forest, Kleinstadt, Loser, Masculinity, Organ, Organ donation, Polizeibeamter, Tier, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Wissenschaftlerin, verlieben, woods, Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Comedy, Slapstick

Genres

Sitcom, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, science fiction film

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