American History X

Theatrical Release Date: 1998 10 30 (USA)

UPC: 794043128172

Studio: New Line Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer (in High Definition)

American History X

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 04/07/2009

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DTHD null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Cast and Crew: Michael De Luca  Executive Producer 
Anne Dudley  Composer (Music Score) 
Steve Tisch  Executive Producer 
Lawrence Turman  Executive Producer 
David McKenna  Screenwriter 
Bill Carraro  Executive Producer 
Kearie Peak  Executive Producer 
Brian Witten  Executive Producer 
Tony Kaye  Director 
John Morrissey  Producer 
Edward Norton  Actor 
Edward Furlong  Actor 
Fairuza Balk  Actor 
Beverly D'Angelo  Actor 
Avery Brooks  Actor 
Stacy Keach  Actor 
Jennifer Lien  Actor 
Elliott Gould  Actor 
William Russ  Actor 
Ethan Suplee  Actor 
Joe Cortese  Actor 
Guy Torry  Actor 
Giuseppe Andrews  Actor 
Antonio David Lyons  Actor 
Keram Malicki-Sanchez  Actor 
Jordan Marder  Actor 
Nicholas R. Oleson  Actor 
Anne Lambton  Actor 
Alex Sol  Actor 
Paul Le Mat  Actor 

Country: USA