American History X
Some Legacies Must End.
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
- 8.3
- 1998
- Released
- 1h 59m
Edward Norton
Derek
Edward Furlong
Danny
Beverly D'Angelo
Doris
Jennifer Lien
Davina
Ethan Suplee
Seth
Fairuza Balk
Stacey
Avery Brooks
Sweeney
Elliott Gould
Murray
Stacy Keach
Cameron
William Russ
Dennis
Guy Torry
Lamont
Joe Cortese
Rasmussen
Jason Bose Smith
Little Henry
Antonio David Lyons
Lawrence
Alex Sol
Mitch McCormick
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Chris
Giuseppe Andrews
JasonMichelle Christine White
LizzyJonathan Fowler Jr.
Jerome
Christopher Masterson
Daryl DawsonNicholas R. Oleson
Huge Aryan
Jordan Marder
Curtis
Paul Le Mat
McMahon
Cherish Lee
Kammi
Sam Vlahos
Dr. AguilarTara Blanchard
Ally Vinyard
Anne Lambton
CassandraSteve Wolford
ReporterRichard Noyce
Desk Sergeant
Danso Gordon
Buddy #1
Jim Norton
RandyAlexis Rose Coen
Young Ally
Paul Hopkins
Student
Keith Odett
Random SkinheadNigel Miguel
Basketball PlayerDarrell Britt
White Supremicist (uncredited)Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter
Skinhead (uncredited)
Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston
Prison Gang Leader (uncredited)John Embry
Parking Lot Skinhead (uncredited)Maximillian Kesmodel
Young Danny Vinyard (uncredited)
Allie Moss
Skinhead Girlfriend (uncredited)Barbie Marie
Student (uncredited)Selwyn Ward
Student Leaving Bathroom (uncredited)
Sam Sarpong
Jail Inmate (uncredited)
Denney Pierce
Arresting Officer (uncredited)Glendon Rich
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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Released
en
$20,000,000.00
$23,900,000.00
- #prison
- #neo-nazism
- #rape
- #skinhead
- #sibling relationship
- #swastika
- #nazi
- #brother
- #fascism
- #tragedy
- #jail
- #school
- #los angeles, california
- #family
- #xenophobia
- #interracial friendship
- #nazism
- #violence
- #crime
- #powerful
Reviews
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on
You could use this as a skinhead recruitment film because it failed so miserably in the message it was trying to push, and it failed miserably because they were too concerned about pushing the message that they forgot how they were framing the film. So a bunch of skinheads win a turf war basketball game, to stop the gang violence around the basketball courts, and then one of the Black people on
There's really no point to the movie. Just a lot of violence. That's pretty much it.
Despite having a somewhat weak cast, this is an incredibly poignant drama of one man's struggle to live a new life. Probably too violent and close-to-home for some.