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Animal Factory is a 2000 neo-noir film directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Seymour Cassel, Shell Galloway and Mark Boone, Jr. Set in San Quentin, the film is about life in prison.
- $43,805
- Franchise Pictures
Aug 1, 2000 · A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor. The film explores the nature of their relationship, the violence and racism in prison, and the possibility of escape.
- Steve Buscemi
- 80
- 1 min
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 (Willem Dafoe), a veteran...
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- Steve Buscemi
- R
- Willem Dafoe
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor. The film explores the nature of their relationship, Ron's part in Earl's gang, and the challenges of prison life.
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Oct 13, 2000 · Animal Factory is a film based on Edward Bunker's novel about a young man's imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison. He faces violence, corruption and friendship in the brutal and chaotic environment of the prison.
Oct 13, 2000 · Summary Based on the eponymous novel by one-time San Quentin inmate Edward Bunker, Animal Factory portrays the manufacture of a hardened criminal out of the middle-class clay of a newly imprisoned and once promising young man. (Silver Nitrate Releasing) Crime. Drama. Directed By: Steve Buscemi. Written By: Edward Bunker, John Steppling.
