| American History X (1998)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Edward Norton |
Derek Vinyard
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| Edward Furlong |
Danny Vinyard
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| Fairuza Balk |
Stacey
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| Beverly D'Angelo |
Doris Vinyard
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| Avery Brooks |
Bob Sweeney
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| Stacy Keach |
Cameron Alexander
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| Jennifer Lien |
Davina Vinyard
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| Elliott Gould |
Murray
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| William Russ |
Dennis Vinyard
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| Ethan Suplee |
Seth
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| Joe Cortese |
Rasmussen
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| Guy Torry |
Lamont
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| Giuseppe Andrews |
Jason
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| Antonio David Lyons |
Lawrence
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| Keram Malicki-Sanchez |
Chris
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| Joseph Cortese |
Rasmussen (as Joe Cortese)
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| Jason Bose Smith |
Little Henry
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| Alex Sol |
Mitch McCormick
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| Michelle Christine White |
Lizzy
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| Jonathan Fowler Jr. |
Jerome
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| Christopher Masterson |
Daryl Dawson
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| James Furlong |
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| Keram Malicki-Sánchez |
Chris (as Keram Malicki-Sanchez)
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| Nicholas R. Oleson |
Huge Aryan
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| Jordan Marder |
Curtis
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| Paul Le Mat |
McMahon
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| Thomas L. Bellissimo |
Cop #2 (as Tommy L. Bellissimo)
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| Cherish Lee |
Kammi
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| Sam Vlahos |
Dr. Aguilar
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| Tara Blanchard |
Ally Vinyard
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| Anne Lambton |
Cassandra
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| Steve Wolford |
Reporter
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| Richard Noyce |
Desk Sergeant
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| Danso Gordon |
Buddy #1
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| Jim Norton |
Randy
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| David Basulto |
Guard
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| Alexis Rose Coen |
Young Ally Vinyard
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| Kiante Elam |
Lawrence's Partner (as Kiant Elam)
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| Paul Hopkins |
Student
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| Keith Odett |
Random Skinhead
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| Paul E. Short |
Stocky Buddy (as Paul Short)
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| Nigel Miguel |
Basketball Player
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| Jennifer Campbell |
Blond Woman in Restaurant (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
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| Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter |
Skinhead (uncredited)
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| Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston |
Prison Gang Leader (uncredited)
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| Randy J. Goodwin |
Guy in Restaurant (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
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| Maximillian Kesmodel |
Young Danny Vinyard (uncredited)
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| Allie Moss |
Skinhead Girlfriend (uncredited)
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| Denney Pierce |
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
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| Glendon Rich |
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Sam Sarpong |
Jail Inmate (uncredited)
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| Mark Swanson |
Skinhead in Store (uncredited)
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| Selwyn Ward |
High School Student Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Tony Kaye |
| Producer |
John Morrissey; Bill Carraro; Michael De Luca |
| Writer |
David McKenna |
| Photography |
Tony Kaye |
| Musician |
Anne Dudley; William Steffe |
| Studio |
New Line Cinema |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
118 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
8.5 |
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| Plot |
| Tony Kaye made his feature directorial debut with this dramatic exploration into the roots of race hatred in America. In a shocking opening scene, teen Danny Vinyard ( Edward Furlong ) races to tell his older brother, neo-Nazi Derek ( Edward Norton ), about the young blacks breaking into his car in front of the house, whereupon Derek gets his gun and with no forethought shoots the youths in their tracks. Tried and convicted, Derek is sent away for three years in prison, where he acquires a different outlook as he contrasts white-power prisoners with black Lamont ( Guy Torry ), his prison laundry co-worker and eventual pal. Meanwhile, Danny, with a shaved head and a rebellious attitude, seems destined to follow in his big brother's footsteps. After Danny writes a favorable review of Hitler's Mein Kampf , black high-school principal Sweeney ( Avery Brooks ) puts Danny in his private "American History X" course and assigns him to do a paper about his older brother, who was a former student of Sweeney's. This serves to introduce flashbacks, with the film backtracking to illustrate Danny's account of Derek's life prior to the night of the shooting. Monochrome sequences of Derek leading a Venice, California gang are intercut with color footage of the mature Derek ending his past neo-Nazi associations and attempting to detour Danny away from the group led by white supremacist, Cameron ( Stacy Keach ), who once influenced Derek. Director Tony Kaye , with a background in TV commercials and music videos, filmed in L.A. beach communities. Rated R "for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity." -- Bhob Stewart |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Platinum Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
794043473920 |
| Chapters |
36 |
| Release Date |
1999 |
| Subtitles |
English; English (Closed Captioned) |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Interactive Menus
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Filmographies
Biographies
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