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The Animal is a 2001 comedy film starring Rob Schneider.
Marvin Mange is a man who works as evidence clerk. He is a meek and uncoordinated person who gets bullied by his neighbor's dog and Sgt. Sisk. While doing some work, he gets a call from a police officer about a robbery. Unfortunately for him, no one is coming there and Marvin is forced to go there by himself.
While going to the scene of the crime, he gets into a car accident where he is completely crushed. That is, until he is rebuilt as a man with animal parts and their instincts. It helps a lot in his work though, and he's promoted to full officer - then vicious attacks on the townspeople are attributed to a supposed beast-man, making Marvin the prime suspect...
Tropes included[]
- Animal Motifs - Natch.
- Ass Shove - Marvin's newfound powers allow him to sniff out some drugs on, or rather IN an airline passenger.
- Babies Ever After
- Balloon Belly
- Black Best Friend - Miles
- But You Screw One Goat! - actually he didn't get to, which is just as well...
- Granola Girl
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Colleen Haskell, the Moe from the first season of Survivor, is Schneider's love interest.
- Jerkass - Sgt. Sisk
- Lego Genetics
- My Instincts Are Showing/The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body
- Mythology Gag - "That's a HUGE bitch!"
- Production Posse - Adam Sandler appears in Schneider's usual "Townie" role.
- Running on All Fours
- Superpower Lottery
- Ungrateful Bastard: Miles saves the man on his trail, but he still tries to kill him!