American History X

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1998 "Some Legacies Must End."
American History X
American History X

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8.5 | 1h59m | R | en | Drama

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 with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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8.5 | 1h59m | R | en | More Info
Released: October. 30,1998 | Released Producted By: New Line Cinema , The Turman-Morrissey Company Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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 with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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Drama

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Cast

Fairuza Balk

Director

J. Kyler Black

Producted By

New Line Cinema

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J. Kyler Black
J. Kyler Black

Art Direction

Dan Olexiewicz
Dan Olexiewicz

Art Direction

Parker Swanson
Parker Swanson

Assistant Property Master

Curtis Baruth
Curtis Baruth

Construction Coordinator

Pete Josephs
Pete Josephs

Construction Foreman

Tim Swan
Tim Swan

Location Scout

Jon Gary Steele
Jon Gary Steele

Production Design

Lynda Reiss
Lynda Reiss

Property Master

Tessa Posnansky
Tessa Posnansky

Set Decoration

Franco Esile
Franco Esile

Set Dresser

Peter Menich
Peter Menich

Title Designer

Sean Hunter Moe
Sean Hunter Moe

Camera Loader

Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye

Camera Operator

Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye

Director of Photography

Mark Bolin
Mark Bolin

Dolly Grip

John T. Martin
John T. Martin

Key Grip

Charles Papert
Charles Papert

Steadicam Operator

Peter Sorel
Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

American History X Audience Reviews 3d3d5u

Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.
Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
honor2god Very moving and educational movie about how one can get free by knowing the truth and turning their path of life 180 degrees.
Martin Andersson And if you fail to stick to your own, your brother will be killed as well. The only way to exist is to make it crystal clear that bloody vengeance is coming if you or one of yours is hurt.Sure, the movie ends with some waffling from George Washington. But what happened to George Washington? He got shot too, just like Dani. His message is a message for those that want to get shot in the head. Or have that done to their family.
muons This is a bland story of a white supremacist and his transformation following his jail term. Despite all the hype and awards, I fail to see anything special about the movie. At times, Derek's long boring monologues almost put me asleep. Take the scene, for example, including the jewish history teacher at family dinner table. On the surface, there's tension and drama but the whole subplot is kept so long with a stale and contrived dialogue that the tension can't be sustained and the audience is tired. Derek's transform from an effervescent skinhead to a contrite preacher also looks very cliche and cheesy. A laundry boy's unilateral clownish acts towards an obnoxious working partner eventually warms up Neo-Nazi's heart and he repents of his past. Besides that some things don't add up at all. While Derek disapproves of his neo-nazi prison gang's dealings with hispanics, he is punished by the gang because he plays basketball with black inmates. Later, when he refuses to the gang and chooses solitude in prison, the gang which were initially brutal towards him simply let him go. The female characters of the family are poorly developed and shown weak and subdued. The mother is totally indifferent to her boys' street activities. Their room is decorated with swastika flags and all sorts of white supremacist trash, which screams trouble but all she does is to smoke and cough in her bedroom. When the younger one follows the footsteps of the older sibling in prison, she then re to ask for help. Why doesn't she act before? Towards the end of the movie, it turns out the racism runs deep in the family starting with the slain dad. But that thread is not followed further. Ed Norton's acting is in general good but is it Oscar worthy? All in all, this is an ordinary crime story and family drama with gazillions of clones produced as tv series or dvd bin movies.
danielfr-44303 American history x was very successful at drawing the neo-nazis of America for us and showing us how things were on that years a very powerful script with an amazing actor the great edward norton is the things you need to create a great movie.