American History X

Theatrical Release Date: 1998 10 30 (USA)

UPC: 794043473920

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: Widescreen version
Deleted scenes
Original theatrical trailer
Cast and crew biographies and filmographies
Interactive menus

American History X

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/06/1999

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1
0. Scene Selections
1. Logos/Credits [2:37]
2. That Night [3:49]
3. "My Mein Kampf" by Daniel Vinyard [1:38]
4. A New Assignment [2:54]
5. The Boys Room [5:01]
6. "Venice was a nice place to live." [1:16]
7. The Basketball Game [4:58]
8. Derek Returns From Prison [6:46]
9. "Was that Sweeney on the phone?" [4:19]
10. "American History X" by Daniel Vinyard [4:26]
11. Shopping Spree [2:52]
12. The Vinyards [10:00]
13. Danny and Mother [1:36]
14. "I go back to that night..." [4:23]
15. The Party [4:17]
16. "I am out!" [4:44]
17. Seth's Gun [1:03]
18. Derek's Story [:50]
19. "After two days in that place..." [1:05]
20. Dirty Laundry [3:00]
21. Visiting Day [3:07]
22. The Truth About White Supremacy [3:58]
23. "You don't get six years for stealing a TV." [3:12]
24. The Attack [2:34]
25. "So I was right back where I started." [6:52]
26. "Tired of feeling pissed off..." [2:45]
27. Dad [3:59]
28. Derek's Tattoo [4:00]
29. "It's 5:40 a.m." [1:47]
30. A New Morning [2:00]
31. The Bathroom [5:20]
32. In The End [2:30]
33. End Credits. [1:15]

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