---
title: 'The Animal (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luke Greenfield'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-animal-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Animal (2001)

2001 · 80 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Animal is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield and written by Tom Brady and Rob Schneider from a story conceived by Brady. 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Adam Sandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-sandler), [Rob Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-schneider), [Tom Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-brady-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Rob Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-schneider), [Tom Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-brady-2)
- **Director:** [Luke Greenfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-greenfield)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Teddy Castellucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/teddy-castellucci)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Lyons Collister](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lyons-collister)
- **Editor:** [Jeff Gourson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-gourson)

## Cast

- [Brianna Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/brianna-brown)
- [Michael Caton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caton)
- [Guy Torry](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-torry)
- [John C. McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-mcginley)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)
- [Sandra Lee Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-lee-gimpel)
- [Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-wilson)
- [Michael Papajohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-papajohn)
- [Norm Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/norm-macdonald)
- [Louis Lombardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-lombardi)
- [Adam Sandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-sandler)
- [Colleen Haskell](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-haskell)
- [Rob Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-schneider)

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