The Animal Factory by Edward Bunker

In Theaters. Coming Soon. Best of Netflix. Best of Amazon. Animal Factory Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews. See All. Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Ratings. Play Sound. Please enter The Animal Factory birth The Animal Factory to watch this video:. January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 The Animal Factory 29 30 31 Enter. Animal Factory. 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. Director: Steve Buscemi. Genre s : DramaCrime. Rating: R. Runtime: 94 min. See All Details and Credits. More You Might Like. The Caveman's Valentine. The Whole Nine Yards. Watch Now. Stream On. Critic Reviews. Amy Taubin. Tender, poignant, and homoerotically charged, this complicated father-son The Animal Factory is brought The Animal Factory life by two brilliant actors and a director who's canny enough to give them all the room they need. Read full review. Gene Seymour. One of the least sensationalistic--and therefore, more unsettlingly plausible--visions of prison life ever transfigured into big-screen drama. Jonathan Foreman. A wonderfully acted, strangely low-key prison movie. Staff not credited. In one of his best leading screen The Animal Factory, Dafoe makes a potentially unlikely construct into a fascinating, full-blooded figure. It's a guy's film that doesn't just revel in The Animal Factory, though -- it has a more purposeful The Animal Factory. John Patterson. What enrich the film are its layers of detail -- moronic racial protocols, turf wars, pecking orders, men as livestock -- the authenticity of the dialogue and the rich range of characters. Jami Bernard. Rourke's nearly unrecognizable presence is characteristic of the odd pockets of talent and, sometimes, lint in Steve Buscemi's film. User Score. Write a Review. User Reviews. Tss Feb 24, The Animal Factory story is about what happens to a young The Animal Factory who is convicted of a serious crime and sentenced to Federal prison. We've all seen Oz and other shows that take you inside, but this is different. In Animal Factory, you see prison from a totally new perspective, through The Animal Factory eyes of someone who The Animal Factory basically still a child. You see that even if you can figure out how to survive, you still witness untold horrors. Edward Furlong is very underrated and great as always. Willem Dafoe is also very good in what is an unusual role for him. The movie also has some great cameos, including Mickey Rourke as a drag queen claiming to have a vagina. It's The Animal Factory, well written, and isn't what you expect from a prison movie. Animal Factory, while not outstanding, is one of the most charming and effective prison films I have seen in a long time. Willem Dafoe is absolutely brilliant, demanding the viewer's attention but not overplaying the role - he portrays his character with a sly, subtle perfection that is a delight to watch. Edward Furlong is also great for the most part, and the supporting cast - especially Mickey Rourke, playing the surprising role of a prison transsexual - are all excellent too. The cast potray their characters really effectively, bringing a charismatic flair to the film that draws you in emotionally, and Buscemi shows great talent as a director in his ability to bring the best out of his actors. Though there are a few somewhat baffling scenes, and a surprisingly low-key ending, Animal Factory is a great credit to everyone involved. More From Metacritic. What to Watch Now on Prime Video. Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added and coming What to Watch Now on Hulu. What to Watch Now on Starz. Current Movie Releases. By Metascore By User Score. More From Animal Factory. Play Sound Please enter your birth date to watch this video: The Animal Factory February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter You The Animal Factory not allowed to view this material at this time. Animal Factory () - IMDb

The Animal Factory helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The Animal Factory by Edward Bunker. The Animal Factory The Animal Factory deep into San Quentin, a world of violence and paranoia, where territory and status are ever-changing and possibly fatal commodities. Ron The Animal Factory is a newbie, a drug dealer whose shot at The Animal Factory short two-year stint in the can is threatened from inside and outside. He's got to keep a spotless record or it's ten to life. The Animal Factory at San Quentin, no man can steer The Animal Factory goes The Animal Factory into San Quentin, a world of violence and paranoia, where territory and status are ever-changing and possibly fatal commodities. But at San Quentin, no man can steer clear of the Brotherhoods, the race wars, the relentlessness. It soon becomes clear that some inmates are more equal than others; Earl Copen is one of them, an old-timer who has learned The Animal Factory just to survive but to thrive behind bars. Not much can surprise him-but the bond he forms with Ron startles them both; it's a true education of a felon. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published November 4th by Minotaur Books first published September 27th More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Animal Factoryplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Animal Factory. Sep 22, Dan Schwent rated it really liked it Shelves: books When Ron Decker is convicted of selling narcotics, he winds up in San Quentin. Earl Copen, a The Animal Factory resident, takes him under his wing. As friendship buds between the men, can Ron stay alive long enough to get paroled? Prison life has always held a strange fascination for me. By most accounts, The Animal Factory is one of the better prison novels. Written during one of his prison The Animal Factory, Edward Bunker crafts a tale of two men trying to get by in San Quentin. Not surprisingly, it carries an air When Ron Decker is convicted of selling narcotics, he winds up in San Quentin. Not surprisingly, it carries an air of authenticity. There's an undercurrent of despair and desperation beneath Earl Copen's bluster. In Ron Decker, he sees hope that he long abandoned for himself. Prison life in The Animal Factory is navigating a maze of violence, drugs, and death. Earl teaches Ron to survive in prison and what it is to be a man and a friend. It's a little deeper than I thought it would be going in. The ending was a good one, one of self The Animal Factory and showed that a glimmer of goodness resides within prison walls. All things considered The Animal Factory was damn good. Edward Bunker's depiction of prison life in the 's is stark and brutal and I can't imagine that prisons have gotten better since then. Kids, stay out of jail! Four out of five stars. View all 3 comments. Sep 26, Jeffrey Keeten rated it it was amazing Shelves: californiahardboileds. Ronald Decker is a successful drug The Animal Factory. Within those gangs are smaller groups of men who look out for each other. If you can live long enough and be of some use to somebody, you might live long enough to make it to your parole hearing. Dropping a The Animal Factory like Decker into San Quentin is the equivalent of dropping The Animal Factory guy like him into a Vietnam combat zone. Unless someone takes an interest, the FNG is soon in a body bag on a chopper to become one of those flag draped coffins I remember seeing on the nightly news when I was a child. Fortunately for Decker, Earl Copen takes an interest in him. A hardened, long time criminal like Copen is normally only interested in Decker for one reason, to become his favorite squeeze, until he tires of him, and sells him to someone The Animal Factory, or turns him out The Animal Factory a lamb for final slaughter. The Animal Factory whatever reason, Copen likes Decker; he likes talking to him and hanging out with him and sees him more as a son. He protects him and makes him a member of his gang, which operates much closer to a family than a criminal element. Edward Bunker, the writer of this book, has the distinction of being the youngest man, at seventeen, ever sent to San Quentin. When he was in solitary confinement, he was in the cell next to the notorious Caryl Chessman, who was busy typing away on his memoir. Chessman inspired Bunker to try his own hand at writing. Bunker spent 18 years of his life behind bars so he had plenty of time to hone his craft. He finally went straight when he started making enough money from writing and acting to sustain himself. Write what you know. How many times have we all heard that refrain. Well, Bunker did just that. His books center around the criminal justice system. The judges, the wardens, the guards, and the policemen are not upstanding people. In fact, they generally exhibit The Animal Factory indifference, a cruelty even, to the fates of the people they are charged to protect. We, as a society, make a decision about guys like Ronald Decker and Edward Bunker The Animal Factory put The Animal Factory away in prison as wild boys and turn them into hardened criminals if they are fortunate enough to survive jail. San Quentin, during the time of this book, has more murders committed than all other prisons put together. Race wars break out, which are sparked by a combination of poor conditions and boredom. Men are knifed. Boys are gang raped, and the guards are indifferent The Animal Factory their fates. So we as readers get to experience this world through the eyes of Edward Bunker without actually being thrown into a six by eight. As we see Earl and Ronald navigate this system, we worry about Ronald, but we also worry about Earl as he does his best to try and protect him. Bunker published The Animal Factory as fiction, but it feels like a memoir. The dialogue, the plot, and the acrid ambiance, all feel authentic. Hopefully, the prison system has improved since Bunker was incarcerated, but probably not as much as it should. We still shuffle kids through the system without properly interceding in their predictable march towards long term incarceration. They learn through foster care, group homes, juvie, and eventually prison that no one really cares about them. We just want them to disappear or never have been born in the first place. We throw them away. Is it any wonder that we have more people incarcerated in the United States than the whole rest of the world combined? This is a hardboiled gem for those who are connoisseurs of the genre. View 2 comments. Aug 08, Mike rated it liked The Animal Factory Shelves: californiacrimethes. Modest little page novel about the friendship that develops between two convicts- one in his late 30s, having spent most of his life in prison, and the other in his early 20s, having reached a bit too far for the good life- within the walls of San Quentin. It feels a bit like a workshop novel- let's balance plot, character and dialogue, you can imagine Bunker thinking, hit all the right notes, and bring the plane in for a smooth landing. And I think that's generally in keeping with The Animal Factory Modest little page novel The Animal Factory the friendship that develops between two convicts- one in his The Animal Factory 30s, having spent most of his life in prison, and the other in his early 20s, having reached a bit too far for the good life- within the walls of San Quentin. And I The Animal Factory that's generally in keeping with Bunker's unpretentious, straight-shooting style; The Animal Factory was his second published novel, and he approaches writing with humility, aiming for competency rather than greatness. Animal Factory () - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

Sign In. Edit Animal Factory Earl Copen Edward Furlong Ron Decker Danny Trejo Vito Mark Boone Junior Paul Adams Seymour Cassel Seeman Mickey Rourke Jan the Actress Tom Arnold Buck Rowan John Heard James Decker Chris Bauer Bad Eye Rockets Redglare Big Rand Jake La Botz Edward Bunker Buzzard Victor Pagan Psycho Mike Ernest Harden Jr. Richland Afemo Omilami Captain Midnight Michael Buscemi Herrell J. Ivan McGhee Steven Randazzo Jacob Horvath Mark Webber Tank Jonny Spanish Billy Vincent Laresca Ernie Larry Fessenden Benny as Larry Fesendon Steve Buscemi Hosspack Mark Amitin Bifocals Man Sal Mazzotta Florizzi John Lumia The Animal Factory Anohni Toni Johnson as Antony John Knox Stoneface Rick Walls Iron Man Jeffrey Dwayne Cousar Prisoner 1 Richard Burton Prisoner 2 James Johnson Deputy in Courtroom Paul P. Judge as Judge Paul P. Panepinto Wendee Pratt Prosecutor 1 Jim Goodall Jesse's Drummer Wil Holshouser Accordionist Hahn Rowe Violinist Francisco Sandoval Hispanic Con Brian Anthony Wilson Ponchie Sixto Ramos Perez James Martin Kelly Armstrong Christopher Long Guard Sean P. McDonald as Patrick F. McDade Damali Mason Escorting Guard Joilet Harris Court Guard Anika Hawkins Prosecutor 2 Paul L. Sheriff Vince Mancini Warden Coburn Vincent Yates Robert Knowles Ed Hodson Trash Truck Driver Paula Gordon Broadcaster voice Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Tony The Animal Factory Prison Drug Dealer Francesco Scorsone Prison Guard Amorika Amoroso Prison Guard uncredited Dakota Anderson Prison Guard The Animal Factory Chrismandu Inmate 2 uncredited Jose E. Cruz Jr. Marquez uncredited Michael Griffith Sonny uncredited Mark Hyde Prison Guard uncredited John Innocenzo Prisoner uncredited Freddie Mangano Prison Guard uncredited Robert Pascucci Prison Guard uncredited Charles Pendelton Guard The Animal Factory David C. Roehm Sr. Pops uncredited Robert Romani Lawyer's Assistant uncredited Mike Tyler The Animal Factory uncredited Patrick Edward White Barna Dave Barraza Dolby engineer as Dave Barrazza David Boulton McCartin Sylvia Menno Page John Perretti Callaghan Andrew Reed The Animal Factory Carl Hansen Edit page. Prison movies. Movie list compiled. Share this page:. Clear your history. Jan the Actress. James Decker. Jesse as Jake LaBotz.