The unbelievable but true story of four young men who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history.
American Animals
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Description
AMERICAN ANIMALS is the unbelievable but entirely true story of four young men who attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history. The film centers around two friends from the middle-class suburbs of Lexington, Kentucky. Spencer (Barry Keoghan), is determined to become an artist but feels he lacks the essential ingredient that unites all great artists – suffering. His closest friend, Warren (Evan Peters), has also been raised to believe that his life will be special, and that he will be unique in some way. But as they leave the suburbs for universities in the same town, the realities of adult life begin to dawn on them and with that, the realization that their lives may in fact never be important or special in any way. Determined to live lives that are out of the ordinary, they plan the brazen theft of some of the world’s most valuable books from the special collections room of Spencer's college library. Enlisting two more friends, accountancy major Eric (Jared Abrahamson) and fitness fanatic Chas (Blake Jenner), and taking their cues from heist movies, the gang meticulously plots the theft and subsequent fence of the stolen artworks. Although some of the group begin to have second thoughts, they discover that the plan has seemingly taken on a life of its own. Unfolding from multiple perspectives, and innovatively incorporating the real-life figures at the heart of the story, writer-director Bart Layton (THE IMPOSTER) takes the heist movie into bold new territory.
Cast and crew
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Bart Layton
Director, Writer -
Spencer Reinhard
The Real Spencer Reinhard -
Warren Lipka
The Real Warren Lipka -
Eric Borsuk
The Real Eric Borsuk -
Chas Allen
The Real Chas Allen -
Betty Jean Gooch
The Real Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch -
Evan Peters
Warren -
Blake Jenner
Chas -
Barry Keoghan
Spencer -
Jared Abrahamson
Eric -
Eddie King
Male Art Professor -
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Female Art Professor -
James Rackley
Active -
Drew Starkey
Frat Boy -
Anthony J. Police
Man with Gun -
Ann Dowd
Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch -
Abigail Dolan
Special Collections Student -
Kevin L. Johnson
Scruffy Counterfeiter -
Mike Stoudt
Local Radio DJ -
Gary Basaraba
Warren Lipka Senior -
Lara Grice
Mrs. Lipka -
Udo Kier
Mr. Van Der Hoek -
Fedor Steer
Dutchman in Café -
Jack Landry
Economics Lecturer -
Wayne Duvall
Bill Welton -
Blaque Fowler
Costume Shop Owner -
Jon Croker
Writer -
Peter Straughan
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Bart LaytonDirectors
Studio
The OrchardStudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Genres
Thriller/MysteryGenres
Writers
Bart LaytonJon Croker
Peter Straughan
Writers
Jon Croker
Peter Straughan
Size
6.68 GB (1080p HD)3.53 GB (720p HD)
1.98 GB (SD)
Size
3.53 GB (720p HD)
1.98 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |