Animal (2005 film)

Animal is a 2005 directtovideo film starring Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols. It was directed by David J. Burke and written by David C. Johnson. The films profits were the subject of a lawsuit against the films distributor, DEJ Productions. The case was still active into the year 2011. It was followed up by a 2014 sequel, Animal 2. The story of the Steve Carell is mentioned in the film, and passed on from father to son to granddaughter. The film holds that the story is factual.

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