Synopsis
When loser Marvin Mange is involved in a horrible car accident, he's brought back to life by a deranged scientist as half man and half animal. His newfound powers are awesome -- but their adverse side effects could take over his life. Now, Marvin must fight to control his crazy primal urges around his new squeeze, Rianna, and his rival, Sgt. Sisk, who both think he's one cool cat.
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Cast
- Rob SchneiderMarvin Mange
- Colleen HaskellRianna
- John C. McGinleySgt. Sisk
- Ed AsnerChief Wilson
- Michael CatonDr. Wilder
- Louis LombardiFatty
- Guy TorryMiles
- Bob RubinBob Harris
- Pilar SchneiderMrs. De La Rosa
- Scott WilsonMayor
Recommendations
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Los Angeles Times
An outrageous and imaginative summer comedy. - 80
The New York Times
Transcendently dumb but very funny comedy. - 70
Washington Post
Genial rather than an affront to good taste. It's also pretty darn funny. - 63
USA Today
Schneider, with his cherub curls and scrawny physique, adopts a pussycat persona that engenders goodwill. - 60
Salon
If The Animal -- co-written by Schneider and Tom Brady -- never quite gets fired up, at least it chugs along efficiently on its mildly inspired ridiculousness. - 50
Chicago Reader
Mild gross-out comedy integrates a non sequitur -- a running joke made by a sidekick -- into the plot, providing some payoff. - 50
New York Post
Isn't quite up to the comic standard of Rob Schneider's 1999 hit "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo." - 50
Slate
A perfectly decent second-banana, Rob Schneider, has been over-optimistically elevated to the top of the bunch.
