''Animal'' is a 2005

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film directed by David J. Burke and starring

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Chazz Palminteri Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952)
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, and

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. It was written by David C. Johnson. The film's profits were the subject of a lawsuit against the film's distributor,

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. The case was still active into the year 2011. It was followed up by a 2007 sequel, ''Animal 2''. The story of Willie Lynch is mentioned in the film, and passed on from father to son to half-brother. The film holds that the Lynch story is factual although it has been proved to be a modern forgery.

Cast

as James "Animal" Allen *

as Darius Allen *

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as Kasada *

as Berwell *

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as "Creeper" *

Faizon Love Faizon Andre Love (born Langston Faizon Santisima; June 14, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the comedy films '' The Meteor Man'', '' Don't Be a Menace'', ''Friday'', '' B*A*P*S'', '' Blue Crush'', '' Th ...

as "Double T" *

Paula Jai Parker Paula Jai Parker (born August 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films ''Friday'' (1995), '' Sprung'' (1997), '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (1998), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005), ...

as Reecy Allen *

Beverly Todd Beverly Todd (born July 11, 1946) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films '' Brother John'' (1971), '' Moving'' (1988), '' Lean on Me'' (1989), and '' The Bucket List'' (2007). On television, Todd appeared in the short lived ...

as Latresse Allen * Taraji Penda Henson as Ramona * Kaly Cordova as Prisoner

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