His Legacy Must End... For His Son's Life To Begin.
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Director: David J. Burke
Cast: Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Jim Brown, Chazz Palminteri, Beverly Todd, Taraji P. Henson, Junior Álvarez, Rafa Alvarez
Collection: Animal Collection
His Legacy Must End... For His Son's Life To Begin.
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
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His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is releas…
1h 33m
May 1, 2005
David J. Burke
Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Jim Brown
Action, Drama
R
Yes, on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV