Animal (2005 film)

Animal is a 2005 direct-to-video film directed by David J. Burke and starring Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Chazz Palminteri, and Jim Brown. It was written by David C. Johnson. The film's profits were the subject of a lawsuit against the film's distributor, DEJ Productions. The case was still active into the year 2011. It was followed up by a 2007 sequel, Animal 2. The story of Willie Lynch is mentioned in the film, and passed on from father to son to half-brother. The film holds that the Lynch story is factual although it has been proved to be a modern forgery.^[1]

Animal
Film poster
Directed by	David J. Burke
Written by	David C. Johnson
Story by	Ving Rhames
Produced by	Kip Konwiser
Starring	Ving Rhames Terrence Howard Jim Brown Chazz Palminteri
Cinematography	P. J. López
Edited by	Erik C. Andersen
Music by	Chris Thomas King
Release date	October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Ving Rhames as James "Animal" Allen
• Terrence Howard as Darius Allen
• Chazz Palminteri as Kasada
• Jim Brown as Berwell
• Wes Studi as "Creeper"
• Faizon Love as "Double T"
• Paula Jai Parker as Reecy Allen
• Beverly Todd as Latresse Allen
• Taraji Penda Henson as Ramona
• Kaly Cordova as Prisoner