Claim: John Heard acted in a movie directed by a man.

Animal Factory is a 2000 crime drama film about life in prison , set in San Quentin . The film was directed by Steve Buscemi , and stars Willem Dafoe , Edward Furlong , Danny Trejo , John Heard , Mickey Rourke , Tom Arnold , Seymour Cassel , and Mark Boone , Jr. . Animal Factory is based on the novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker who plays the part of Buzzard in the film .