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* Sound of da Police - KRS One
* Sound of da Police - KRS One
* Free Animal Foreign Air
* Free Animal Foreign Air
In Cold Blood - Alt-J Baauer remix
In Cold Blood - Alt-J Baauer remix
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
A little less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix
A little less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix
Breathe and Stop - Q-tip
Breathe and Stop - Q-tip
Red Balloon - Tim Hardin
Red Balloon - Tim Hardin
Bullet in the Head Rage against the Machine
Bullet in the Head Rage against the Machine
Definition - Black Star
Definition - Black Star
D.R.E.A.M. - Pharoahe Monche Talib Kweli
D.R.E.A.M. - Pharoahe Monche Talib Kweli
What It’s Worth - Black Milk
What It’s Worth - Black Milk
Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def
Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def
Here Come the Nice - Small Faces
Here Come the Nice - Small Faces
Carbona Not Glue – The Ramones
Carbona Not Glue – The Ramones
Runnin’ - The Pharsyde
Runnin’ - The Pharsyde
NY State of Mind - Nas
NY State of Mind - Nas
Are You Satisfied? - Reignwolf
Are You Satisfied? - Reignwolf
Shook Ones Pt II - Mobb Deep
Shook Ones Pt II - Mobb Deep
It was a Good Day - Ice Cube
It was a Good Day - Ice Cube
They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock
They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock
When IB On the Mic - Rakim
When IB On the Mic - Rakim
Shark Fin Blues - The Drones
Shark Fin Blues - The Drones
Who by Fire – Leonard Cohen
Who by Fire – Leonard Cohen
Vitamin C Can
Vitamin C Can
New York Groove - Ace Frehley
New York Groove - Ace Frehley
Peace Frog - The Doors
Peace Frog - The Doors
I’m Alive - Johnny Thunder
I’m Alive - Johnny Thunder
* (Compiled from references: https://open.spotify.com/user/g0u1d1e1/playlist/6GoVBafIKPiw8qpur6UPzZ ;
https://www.tunefind.com/movie/american-animals-2018)


===Box office===
===Box office===

Revision as of 20:26, 24 June 2018

American Animals
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBart Layton
Written byBart Layton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOle Bratt Birkeland
Edited by
  • Nick Fenton
  • Chris Gill
  • Luke Dunkley
  • Julian Dart
Music byAnne Nikitin
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Sundance)
  • June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[2]
Box office$1.5 million[3]

American Animals is a 2018 American crime drama film written and directed by Bart Layton. It stars Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier, and Ann Dowd. The film is based on the true story of a library heist that happened at the Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004.[4] It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018 and was released on June 1, 2018, by The Orchard and MoviePass Ventures.[5]

Plot

Childhood friends Spencer (Barry Keoghan) and Warren (Evan Peters) rebel against their suburban upbringing. They and two fellow students plot to steal a priceless edition of John James Audubon's The Birds of America and other rare books from Transylvania University’s special collections library.

Cast

Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk and Betty Jean Gooch all appear as themselves.[6] Gary Basaraba and Lara Grice portray Warren's parents, Jane McNeill portrays Spencer's mother, and Whitney Goin portrays Chas's mother. Wayne Duvall appears as Bill Welton.

Production

Filming began in Charlotte, North Carolina in February 2017.[7][8][9][10]

Release

It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018.[5] The film's distribution rights were purchased by The Orchard and MoviePass Ventures for $3 million. It was released on June 1, 2018.[11][12]

Soundtrack

Score and themes composed by Anne Nikitin. Other songs include:

  • Sound of da Police - KRS One
  • Free Animal Foreign Air
  • In Cold Blood - Alt-J Baauer remix
  • Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
  • A little less Conversation - JXL Radio Edit Remix
  • Breathe and Stop - Q-tip
  • Red Balloon - Tim Hardin
  • Bullet in the Head Rage against the Machine
  • Definition - Black Star
  • D.R.E.A.M. - Pharoahe Monche Talib Kweli
  • What It’s Worth - Black Milk
  • Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def
  • Here Come the Nice - Small Faces
  • Carbona Not Glue – The Ramones
  • Runnin’ - The Pharsyde
  • NY State of Mind - Nas
  • Are You Satisfied? - Reignwolf
  • Shook Ones Pt II - Mobb Deep
  • It was a Good Day - Ice Cube
  • They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock
  • When IB On the Mic - Rakim
  • Shark Fin Blues - The Drones
  • Who by Fire – Leonard Cohen
  • Vitamin C Can
  • New York Groove - Ace Frehley
  • Peace Frog - The Doors
  • I’m Alive - Johnny Thunder
  • (Compiled from references: https://open.spotify.com/user/g0u1d1e1/playlist/6GoVBafIKPiw8qpur6UPzZ ;

https://www.tunefind.com/movie/american-animals-2018)

Box office

In its opening weekend the film made $140,629 from four theaters (an average of $35,157), finishing 24th.[13] According to their own reports, MoviePass members made up 25–35% of the film's opening weekend audience. Speaking about Animals, as well as MoviePass Ventures other film Gotti, one independent studio head told Deadline Hollywood: "It used to be in distribution, we’d all gossip whether a studio was buying tickets to their own movie to goose their opening. But in the case of MoviePass, there’s no secret: They’re literally buying the tickets to their own movie!"[14]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 99 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "American Animals tangles with a number of weighty themes, but never at the expense of delivering a queasily compelling true crime thriller."[15] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]

References

  1. ^ "American Animals". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2018). "'American Animals': The Orchard & MoviePass Ventures Grab Sundance Pic For North America – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "American Animals (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Chris (June 1, 2018). "The Real-life Heist Caper Behind American Animals". Vulture. New York Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Debruge, Peter (November 29, 2017). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Lodge, Guy (January 19, 2018). "Sundance Film Review: 'American Animals'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Janes, Théoden (March 3, 2017). "About that movie being shot in Charlotte right now..." The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Lee, Cameron (February 15, 2017). "Indie film "American Animals" starring Evan Peters and Blake Jenner being shot in Charlotte". CLTure. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Robert (February 9, 2017). "Blake Jenner, Four Others Join Evan Peters in Indie Heist Film 'American Animals'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  10. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (November 1, 2016). "Evan Peters To Star In Bart Layton's Heist Pic 'American Animals'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 14, 2018). "The Orchard & MoviePass Ventures To Unleash Sundance Acquisition 'American Animals' This Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  12. ^ Lang, Brent (January 24, 2018). "Sundance: MoviePass, The Orchard Buy 'American Animals'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 3, 2018). "'Solo' Hits Asteroid With $29M-$30M; 'Action Point' Condemned To $2M+: Post-Memorial Day Blues At The B.O." Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 17, 2018). "MoviePass Reps 40% Of 'Gotti's $1.67M Opening As Critics Slaughter John Travolta Mob Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  15. ^ "American Animals (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "American Animals Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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