The Animal

2001 Comedy

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Rob Schneider stars in this comedy as Marvin Mage, a wimpy nebbish whose lifelong dreams of becoming a police officer are thwarted by his diminutive stature. But when Marvin is critically injured in an auto wreck, deranged scientist Dr. Wilder (Michael Caton) uses various animal body parts to save his life, leaving the patient with the stamina and physical skills of the organ donors. Marvin quickly gains fame as a supercop, but he's also left with all of the embarrassing animal instincts and urges that accompany his new powers -- a serious threat to his blooming romance with new girlfriend Rianna (Colleen Haskell). The Animal co-stars John C. McGinley, Edward Asner, Norm Macdonald, and Cloris Leachman.

Director: Luke Greenfield

Starring: Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Edward Asner, Michael Caton

 31 Reviews  2 Awards

Reviews

  • An outrageous and imaginative summer comedy.

    Kevin Thomas - Los Angeles Times

    27 April 2013

  • While a good deal funnier than ''Deuce Bigelow,'' is still destined to get branded, if not condemned, as ''dumb.''

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

  • Schneider, with his cherub curls and scrawny physique, adopts a pussycat persona that engenders goodwill.

    Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • Isn't quite up to the comic standard of Rob Schneider's 1999 hit "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo."

    Jonathan Foreman - New York Post

    27 April 2013

  • If this adds up to a full-fledged feature film, I'm a monkey's uncle.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Worst Actor of the Decade

    Razzie Awards (2010)

     

  • Best Fire Stunt

    World Stunt Awards (2002)

     

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