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Top Movies Eight Below Date Movie The Pink Panther Curious George Final Destination 3 Firewall Freedomland When a Stranger Calls Big Momma's House 2 Nanny McPhee New Releases Curious George Final Destination 3 Firewall The Pink Panther Date Movie Eight Below Freedomland Something New Failure to Launch When a Stranger Calls Top Celebs Reese Witherspoon Brad Pitt Paris Hilton Mariah Carey Lindsay Lohan Scarlett Johansson Phil Collins Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Jodie Marsh	The Animal  Release Date - June 1, 2001 Nationwide  Distributor - Columbia Tristar  Duration - 90 Mins  Type - Comedy. ( Rated PG-13 )  Writer : Tom Brady and Rob Schneider.  Producer : Todd Garner, Carr D'Angelo, Barry Bernardi and John Schneider.  Director : Luke Greenfield.  Starring : Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, Edward Asner,Cloris Leachman and John C. McGinley.  Synopsis Small, wimpy Marvin (Rob Schneider), doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. Energized by his new parts, Marvin leaves his weakness behind and achieves instant fame as a supercop. Now a hero, life is going great for Marvin, until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times. Marvin struggles to remain civilized, and be a perfect gentleman with his new love, Rianna (Colleen Haskell of TV's original "Survivor") in a series of hilarious situations that would drive any animal crazy  Critic Reviews Co-starring "Survivor's" Colleen Haskell in her film debut as a somewhat patched-together 21st Century young woman -- she's devoted to protecting the environment but has the sunny personality of a beer commercial chick -- Columbia's "Animal" has generated headlines already over its marketing, and both the studio and production company Revolution Studios, who stumbled releasing "Tomcats," could have used a Sandler-sized hit. Crammed with gags, both physical and verbal, "Animal" is neither one for the dogs nor the cat's pajamas. Given that every male lead in the gross-out comedy genre struggles with his libido and animalistic urges, the screenplay by Tom Brady and Schneider is both sprightly and well-tailored to Schneider's nebbishy appeal. Most of the jokes are recycled and no one will confuse Schneider and Haskell with top screwball couples of yore, but first-time director Luke Greenfield keeps the spirit light and the mean-spiritedness down to a mild roar.The story is lifted from a horror or comic book movie, in which the lead is the victim of an accident and brought back to life weirdly changed. In charge of crime evidence in a small town police department, Marvin (Schneider) is not a "real cop" and everyone knows it. When he gets a fluke chance to prove his worth he instead goes careening off a cliff in his car and kicks the bucket. At first Marvin is unaware that mysterious Dr. Wilder (Michael Caton) has stitched him together with animal parts, but it's not long before his ability to smell equals a dog's, his sexual urges rival a stallion's and his swimming evokes Flipper. Turned into a man-zoo and eventually earning a place on the police force, Marvin manages several times to turn total humiliation into leaps up the ladder of life, while stepping on the ego of his macho co-worker Sgt. Sisk (John C. McGinley) a few too many times.As the silly romance of Rianna (Haskell) and Marvin starts to get serious, the movie morphs into a "Wolf Man"-like third act, complete with angry mob, a heroine in danger and a misty forest. Norm Macdonald and executive producer Sandler appear in cameo roles. The nominal supporting character duties are handled by the likes of Edward Asner, Louis Lombardi and Guy Torry. With a little assistance from Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," at least one sequence pushes the limits of making bestiality the source of blushes and giggles. Indeed, in less uncertain times, "Animal" might have been the source of an angry mob of parents whose pre-teeners will be lapping this stuff up. The advance newspaper ads, which mimic those of "Big Daddy" and seemingly show Schneider and a simian pal doing something other than looking at the chirpy review quotes, promise a slightly cruder experience than "Animal" delivers.   For rating reasons : filmrating.com, mpaa.com                                    For Parents : Parentalguide.com
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