American Animals

Showings

Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Jul 13, 2018 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sat, Jul 14, 2018 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sun, Jul 15, 2018 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Tue, Jul 17, 2018 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Jul 18, 2018 4:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2018
Run Time:116 minutes
Rating:R
Production Country:United Kingdom/United States
Original Language:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/Mgb8lZNuvrc
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Bart Layton
Cast:Evan Peters
Ann Dowd
Blake Jenner
Barry Keoghan

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. Determined to live lives that are out of the ordinary, they formulate a daring plan for the perfect robbery, only to discover that the plan has taken on a life of its own.

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, accounting 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.

“An incredible, take-your-jaw-off-the-floor heist story.” — Time Out New York

“Extraordinary and dazzling!” — The Hollywood Reporter

“Heart-pounding.” — Variety

“Electrifying.” — Vogue