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| Coyote | ... | Himself | |
| Jenny Edwards | ... | Herself | |
| John Edwards | ... | Himself | |
| John Paulsen | ... | Mr. Hands | |
| Ron Carrier | ... | The Happy Horseman | |
| Russell Hodgkinson | ... | H | |
| Tom Gormally | ... | The Polishman | |
| Forest Fousel | ... | Capitol Hill man (as Forest L. Fousel) | |
| Brad Harrington | ... | Bremerton man | |
| Andrew Scott McIntyre | ... | Military man (as Andrew McIntyre) | |
| Richard Carmen | ... | Mr. Hands' brother | |
| Ken Kreps | ... | Mr. Hand's father | |
| Malayka Gormally | ... | Mr. Hands' wife | |
| Conor Gormally | ... | Mr. Hands' son | |
| Robert Padilla | ... | The rancher | |
| Janine Rose Schweickert | ... | The rancher's wife | |
| Paul Eenhoorn | ... | Lead detective | |
| Michael J. Minard | ... | Cop #1 (as Michael Minard) | |
| Robert Power | ... | Detective #2 | |
| Melissa Albin | ... | Additional Voice Talent (voice) | |
| Jessica Aceti | ... | The Stewardess | |
| Susan M. Carr | ... | Coyote's Mother (as Susan Carr) | |
| Bob Fink | ... | Emergency room doctor | |
| Karl Holzheimer | ... | The Photographer | |
| Marjorie Maler | ... | The Unknown Girl | |
| Bill McQuaid | ... | The Hunter | |
| Don Reid | ... | The Pilot | |
| Patrick Shoe | ... | Male Nurse | |
| Patricia Watson | ... | Female Nurse | |
| Somebody's Baby | ... | Animal | |
| Jonah | ... | Animal | |
| Pete | ... | Animal | |
| Terry | ... | Animal | |
| Carson | ... | Animal | |
| Grady | ... | Animal | |
| Diesel | ... | Animal | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Rush Limbaugh | ... | Himself (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Robinson Devor | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Robinson Devor | writer | |
| Charles Mudede | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Peggy Case | .... | producer | |
| Ben Exworthy | .... | executive producer | |
| Alexis Ferris | .... | producer | |
| Garr Godfrey | .... | executive producer | |
| Megan Griffiths | .... | co-producer | |
| Daniel Katz | .... | executive producer | |
| Randy Manis | .... | executive producer | |
| Jeff Sackman | .... | executive producer | |
| Mark Urman | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Paul Matthew Moore | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sean Kirby | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joe Shapiro | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jeanne Cavenaugh | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alison Kelly | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kimberly Diehl | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Doris Black | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jennifer Popochock | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Joe Shapiro | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Angelica Hesse | .... | art department intern | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ollie Glatzer | .... | sound effects designer | |
| Sam Gray | .... | adr recordist | |
| Dave Howe | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Paul Matthew Moore | .... | foley artist | |
| Matt Sheldon | .... | sound mixer | |
| Vinnie Smith | .... | sound mixer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Elisa Haradon | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| David Emery | .... | animal handler | |
| David Emery | .... | animal trainer | |
| Rachel Evans | .... | production coordinator | |
| Bob Fink | .... | psychiatric consultant (as Bob Fink MD) | |
| Malayka Gormally | .... | office support | |
| Elisa Haradon | .... | research coordinator | |
| Elizabeth Heile | .... | production supporter | |
| Elizabeth Heile | .... | researcher | |
| James Hopkins | .... | animal handler | |
| Robert Risdall | .... | consultant: pathology (as Robert Risdall MD) | |
| Taryn Rux | .... | location manager: pick-ups | |
| Rachel Temerlies | .... | production coordinator | |
| Paul Yaeger | .... | mountain guide / production assistant | |
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Zoo is probably as tasteful a movie as can be, given its bestial subject. For those of you who aren't aware, there's a small population of the world who prefer the love of an animal--both mentally and physically--over the love of a human. This film stylistically recreates the life and death of one horse lover, Mr. Hands, and his pack of animal molesting friends, during one of many meetings and BBQ's in a small town near Seattle. Mr. Hands died from internal injuries, caused by the numerous and repetitive thrusting of the enlarged member of a stallion into his anus.
The film is tasteful because it's not sleazy. In this respect, it's almost worse on the audience because it humanizes these so-called animal lovers. What you'd think would be more like a shockumentary, more than anything else, really becomes a shallow dissection of a zoophile's playful mind. It's certainly not psychological, nor really in-depth; but its shallowness really makes it that much more grim.
As I watched the film, I felt like a voyeur peering into the lives of ordinary human beings doing absolutely bizarre and reprehensible things--and they just talked about it as if it were as benign and workaday as eating a bowl of cereal or taking the dog for a ride (insert pun here). Yet, much like a pedophile talking about his love for children, these zoophile's innocently and sincerely spoke about their love for animals.
Initially concerned about the content of the film, I left the theater without witnessing the exploitation or mockery of bestiality, nor did I see anything graphic or overtly sexual. I did leave the theater a little sickened, however, because I didn't loathe Mr. Hands or his friends. In fact, I somehow sympathized with their pitiful plight.