Edward Furlong plays a young man named Ron Decker, who is sent to prison for drug possession, and Willem Dafoe is veteran con Earl Copen who takes Decker under his wing and introduces him into his own gang. Copen is the type of prisoner who has been behind bars long enough that, unlike most prisoners, he prefers his cell to society. Not only does Copen know how to survive behind bars, he knows how to thrive in the small society of prison convicts. Copen's knowledge of the legal system and the administrative side of the prison are shown as especially useful in this regard.

• Mickey Rourke
• Steve Buscemi
• J. C. Quinn
• Mark Boone Junior
• Willem Dafoe
• John Heard
• Edward Furlong
• Danny Trejo
• Tom Arnold
• Seymour Cassel
• Mark Webber
• Chris Bauer
• Jake La Botz
• Rockets Redglare
• Edward Bunker
• Afemo Omilami
• J.C. Quinn
• Ernest Harden Jr.
• Michael Buscemi
• Mark Engelhardt
• Victor Pagan
• Steven Randazzo

Genres:

Crime, Drama

Release date:

2000-10-22

External links:

Animal Factory at IMDB Animal Factory at Wikipedia