For people nicknamed "The Animal", see The Animal (nickname). For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation).
The Animal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Luke Greenfield
Screenplay by
Tom Brady Rob Schneider
Story by
Tom Brady
Produced by
Barry Bernardi Carr D'Angelo Todd Garner
Starring
Rob Schneider
Colleen Haskell
John C. McGinley
Guy Torry
Edward Asner
Cinematography
Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by
Jeff Gourson
Music by
Teddy Castellucci
Production companies
Columbia Pictures Revolution Studios Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)
Running time
83 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$47 million[1]
Box office
$84.7 million[1]
The Animal is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield, written by Tom Brady and Rob Schneider from a story conceived by Brady, and produced by Barry Bernardi, Carr D'Angelo, and Todd Garner. It stars Schneider in the lead role, alongside Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Guy Torry, and Edward Asner with supporting roles by Michael Caton and Louis Lombardi. The film depicts a police station evidence clerk who is critically injured and is put back together by a mad scientist who transplants animal parts, resulting in strange animalistic changes to his behavior.
Produced by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions in association with Revolution Studios, The Animal was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on June 6, 2001. The film received negative to mixed reviews.
A sequel is in development that will be released on Tubi.
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