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Overall Rank: 6224
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 18
Theatrical Release Date: 10/20/2000
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve Buscemi
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, Mark Boone Junior, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke
Plot: A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
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"Animal Factory" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 02/12/2012
Directed by Steve Buscemi, Animal Factory is a tough prison drama following young convict Edward Furlong as he is taught the ropes of life behind bars by institutionalized inmate Willem Dafoe. Its lack of either melodrama or sensationalism is admirable, and solid writing and good performances for the most part make this a worthy and interesting window onto the ins and outs of prison existence. Willem Dafoe and Danny Trejo are completely believable as the two hard bitten convicts who take Furlong under their wing. The message is that imprisonment may just mean that otherwise good kids who have made a mistake will be transformed into career criminals if they are surrounded by men who will do nothing but take advantage of them or teach them nothing but the "tricks of the trade". …
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