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    Animal Factory


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 48 (May 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Mark Boone Jr, Steve Buscemi & Seymour Cassel

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary, interview, cast and crew biographies and the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 05929
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 94
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/09/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Steve Buscemi
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the novel by Edward Bunker, Animal Factory takes us along with young Ron Decker (Furlong) as he gets convicted for selling marijiuana and is sent off to a broken down prison where violence is an everyday occurance. He gets a break when Earl Copen (Dafoe), a veteran convict, shows him the ropes and helps him endure his time by securing him a decent job and seeing that he is not attacked...all while asking nothing in return...other than friendship. Mickey Rourke is even stranger than usual as Jan The Actress. (Laurie Sevano)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits good picture quality throughout. Images are solid, with nicely rendered sharpness and detail. Some scenes appear slightly soft and smeared. Colors are subtle, but well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered. Some minor edge enhancement is noticed, but there is no distracting pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The audio presentation for this Dolby

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