Director Bart Layton
Genre Crime | Drama
Cast Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson
Rating R
Release Date June 1st, 2018 (Wide Release 6/22/18)
“Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.”
From writer and director Bart Layton (The Imposter), American Animals is based on the true story of four friends who attempted to execute one of the most daring heists in U.S. history, stealing a rare book from a college library's secure archives. The film made it's debut at The Sundance Film Festival to mostly positive reviews and has been described as a high energy and flashy heist thriller. I was excited for this after all of the Sundance hype and the trailer really out this film on my radar, i can't wait to check it out. The cast includes Evan Peters (Kick-Ass, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Blake Jenner (Everybody Wants Some!!, Edge of Seventeen), and Jared Abrahamson. Check out the official trailers below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, American Animals:
The film is based on true events.
MoviePass Ventures (a subsidiary of the controversial service MoviePass) partnered with The Orchard to purchase North American distribution rights for American Animals at Sundance Film Festival in a $3 million dollar deal.