American Animals
Four college friends plot to steal a priceless manuscript from their university library, only to find their daring heist spiraling into a high‑stakes battle of trust, law enforcement, and their own ambitions.
“Nobody wants to be ordinary.”
Synopsis
In 2004, in Lexington, Kentucky, four young men carried out one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history.
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A crew of 77+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Luke DunkleyShot by Ole Bratt BirkelandScored by Anne NikitinDesigned by Scott Dougan
Box Office
2018 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.8M
Opening week (7-day): $188K
Peak 4 theaters
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Cast & Crew
77 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Spencer Reinhard
as The Real Spencer Reinhard
Evan Peters
as Warren Lipka
Warren Lipka
as The Real Warren Lipka
Barry Keoghan
as Spencer Reinhard
Eric Borsuk
as The Real Eric Borsuk
Blake Jenner
as Chas Allen
Chas Allen
as The Real Chas Allen
Jared Abrahamson
as Eric Borsuk
Betty Jean Gooch
as The Real Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Ann Dowd
as Betty Jean 'BJ' Gooch
Gary Basaraba
as Warren Lipka Senior
Udo Kier
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
Supporting cast
49Wayne Duvall
as Bill Welton
Whitney Goin
as Mrs. Allen
Eddie King
as Male Art Professor
Lara Grice
as Mrs. Lipka
Robert C Treveiler
as Mr. Reinhard
Jane Mcneill
as Mrs. Reinhard
Maggie Lacey
as Ms. Halloran
Fedor Steer
as Dutchman in Café
Jack Landry
as Economics Lecturer
Gretchen Koerner
as Exam Professor #2
William Cowboy Reed
as FBI Dorm
Drew Starkey
as Frat Boy
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
as Female Art Professor
Kevin L Johnson
as Scruffy Counterfeiter
Abigail Dolan
as Special Collections Student
Dorothy Reynolds
as Spencer's Sister
Al Mitchell
as Supermarket Security
Marlo Scheitler
as Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Pamela Bell Mitchell
as Art Class Girl (uncredited)
Tiffany Alice
as Art Class Girl (uncredited)
Josh Royston
as Bartender (uncredited)
Steven Trainset Curtis
as Blues Bar Patron (uncredited)
Grayson Nickel
as Brother of Graduate (uncredited)
Lauran Foster
as Club Goer (uncredited)
Jesse Truesdell
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Alec Heroux
as Frat Boy (uncredited)
Morgan Prewitt
as Girl in Hallway (uncredited)
Brian Cole
as Man Dancing in Bar (uncredited)
Stacy Rabon
as Mean Betty Jean (uncredited)
Jason Caceres
as Pledge (uncredited)
Stephen Royal Phillips
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Ben Mcintire
as Reinhard's Sibling (uncredited)
Josh Jordan
as Smoking Kid (uncredited)
Cody Taylor
as Student (uncredited)
Debby Handolescu
as Student (uncredited)
Liam Marcy
as Student (uncredited)
James R Wiley
as Student in Dorm Hall (uncredited)
Elijah Everett
as Transy Security (uncredited)
Jd Demers
as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Hannah Hoyt
as Valedictorian (uncredited)
Kelly Borgnis
as Woman at the Bar (uncredited)
Sophia Alongi
as Younger Sister (uncredited)
Kareem J Alston
Anthony J Police
as Man with Gun
James Rackley
as Active
Mike Stoudt
as Local Radio DJ
Blaque Fowler
as Costume Shop Owner
Tonya Bludsworth
as Exam Professor
Carroll M Johnson
as Gun Shop Owner
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