American Animals

American Animals

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  • Duration: 1h 56min
  • Music: Matis Rei,Andrew Stirk,Anne Nikitin,Keith Partridge,Mark Henry
  • Award(s): Audience 2018 (Won)
    National Film 2019 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Searching For Sheela, Rodney King
  • Story:
    Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania University, Lipka comes up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from the school's library. As one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history starts to unfold, the men question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives are simply misguided attempts at achieving the American dream.
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7/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania University, Lipka comes up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from the school's library. As one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history starts to unfold, the men question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives are simply misguided attempts at achieving the American dream.
Ratings

7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
Audience Award

Audience Choice Award | 2018 | Bart

Jury Prize Award

2018 | Bart

Òrbita Award

Best Feature Length Film | 2018 | Bart

Junior Jury Award

2018 | Bart

Heterodox Award

2019 | Bart

British Independent Film Award

Best Debut Screenwriter | 2018 | Bart

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Nominations
National Film Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2019 | Barry

Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 2018 | Bart

Best Original Composition Award

Feature Film Score | 2019

ALFS Award

Technical Achievement of the Year | 2019 | Nick

Ivor Novello Award

Best Original Film Score | 2019

Independent Spirit Award

Best Editing | 2019 | Nick

Saturn Award

Best Independent Film | 2019

Leo Award

Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | 2019 | Jared

British Independent Film Award

Best Screenplay | 2018 | Bart

Best Sound | 2018

Best Music | 2018

Best Cinematography | 2018

Best Casting | 2018

Best Supporting Actor | 2018

Best Director | 2018

Best British Independent Film | 2018

Carmel Award

Best International Film | 2018 | Bart

Audience Award

Festival Favorites | 2018 | Bart

BOX OFFICE

Budget 3,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 2,847,319 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

During filming the actors were not allowed to meet their real life counterparts because the director feared they would sympathise and/or play them in a certain light.

The artwork featured during the opening credits are that of the real Spencer Reinhard.

This is a true story about college students who stole a priceless book from Transylvania University, which is located in Lexington, Kentucky. Though the movie was filmed in North Carolina.

The movie was filmed in the Davidson College Library during the week of Spring Break of 2017. Through the chaos of equipment, actors, extras, and all the technical people it takes to make a movie, the library staff continued to perform their jobs. Some of the staff were asked to submit their head shots to be cast in the film which resulted in one person being asked to be in the film. However, it was inconvenient for staff to take the time away from their jobs to be in the film, so, therefore, no staff person was in the film. But, if you look closely in the shots filmed in the library, there are offices with their blinds down. Staff are behind those blinds working diligently making sure the library still functioned.

John Waters named this film second among his top ten favorite films released in 2018.

Popular Dialogues

"Warren Lipka: You're taught your entire life that what you do matters and that you're special. And that, there are things you can point towards that would... which'll show that you're special, that show you're different, when, in all reality, those things... don't matter. And you're not special."

"The Real Spencer Reinhard: Van Gogh ended up killing himself. Monet went blind. I felt like they understood something more about life that I wasn't getting to experience. Art has to be about more than just, "My life is great and I'm really good at drawing.""