American Animal Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Some of us evolve slower than others.

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Last modified: Oct. 28, 2012

American Animal

Release Date: Friday, May 18, 2012 Limited

Director: Matt D'Elia

Starring: Matt D'Elia

R Comedy 1 hr, 35 m

40% WILL SEE 60% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Jimmy is a terminally ill young man. He is also quite eccentric, bordering on plain old crazy, and starting today he has decided that he is ‘happy’ and no longer sick. Jimmy’s roommate James is a healthy, dreamy young man. They’re best friends. They live together. They don’t do much of anything and they seem very happy that way. Today, they have two female friends - both named Angela - over to their downtown Los Angeles loft for just another day of drinks, drugs, board games and casual sex, among other things. All seems well. But trouble arises when it gets revealed that James will be leaving for a new job in the morning. Jimmy, feeling betrayed, is not pleased by this development. He sees it as nothing short of the destruction of the perfect little world that they’ve set up, and a humorous battle of wills ensues as James prepares for the real world and Jimmy falls deeper and deeper into his world of illness, isolation, and make-believe.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

The American Animal behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Matt D'Elia last directed Green Olds.

Director: Matt D'Elia
Screenwriter: Matt D'Elia

Studio: Screen Media Films
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Production Updates for American Animal

Dec 2004

Post-Production

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Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong sexuality, graphic nudity, pervasive language and some drug use
Runtime: 1 hr, 35 m
Tagline: Some of us evolve slower than others.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

American Animal was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 18, 2012. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including What to Expect When You're Expecting, Battleship and Hysteria. As a limited release, American Animal was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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2012-05-18 Limited

United States

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2012-06-05 DVD
2012-09 Estimated Release DVD

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Sun., Oct. 28, 2012 2012-10-28

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Tue., Jun. 26, 2012 2012-06-26

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