American History X

American History X
by Tony Kaye

American History X
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Actor: Avery Brooks, Beverly D'Angelo, Edward Furlong, Edward Norton, Jennifer Lien
Director: Tony Kaye
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Bill Carraro
Producer: Brian Witten
Producer: David McKenna
Writer: David McKenna
Producer: John Morrissey
Producer: Jon Hess
Producer: Kearie Peak
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-04-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:
  • Edward Norton's Academy Award nominated role as a White Supremist who sees the error of his ways while jailed for murder. Unfortunately, he leaves prison to find his brother (Edward Furlong) heading down the same path.Running Time: 119 min. System Requirements: Directed by Tony Kaye Writing credits David McKenna Cast overview, first billed only: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D Angelo,

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Movie Review: classic
Summary: 5 Stars

What makes American History X work so well is Ed Norton's acting.

His charator, ex-neo Nazi Derek, had been in jail: he had actually brutally murdered a black man, but was not caught for this crime. While in prison, his life is actually saved by another black man, who he befriends.

Derek comes out of prison reformed and is trying to save his younger brother, who is following the same path that led Derek to jail.

We know Derek did horribly brutal things in the name of white power before going to jail. But he is shown in American History X as a whole person; intellgent, and working to find the right way to put his terrible past behind him.

Watching, I found myslef caring for Derek dispite the despicable person he was, because Norton has created an intigrated, vulnerable person in the charactor. Beverly D'Angelo also does outstanding work as Dereks sick mother--a far cry from her work in the Vacation films.

Summary of American History X

Edward Norton's Academy Award nominated role as a White Supremist who sees the error of his ways while jailed for murder. Unfortunately, he leaves prison to find his brother (Edward Furlong) heading down the same path.

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Perhaps the highest compliment you can pay to Edward Norton is that his Oscar-nominated performance in American History?X nearly convinces you that there is a shred of logic in the tenets of white supremacy. If that statement doesn't horrify you, it should; Norton is so fully immersed in his role as a neo-Nazi skinhead that his character's eloquent defense of racism is disturbingly persuasive--at least on the surface. Looking lean and mean with a swastika tattoo and a mind full of hate, Derek Vinyard (Norton) has inherited racism from his father, and that learning has been intensified through his service to Cameron (Stacy Keach), a grown-up thug playing tyrant and teacher to a growing band of disenfranchised teens from Venice Beach, California, all hungry for an ideology that fuels their brooding alienation.

The film's basic message--that hate is learned and can be unlearned--is expressed through Derek's kid brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), whose sibling hero-worship increases after Derek is imprisoned (or, in Danny's mind, martyred) for the killing of two black men. Lacking Derek's gift of rebel rhetoric, Danny is easily swayed into the violent, hateful lifestyle that Derek disowns during his thoughtful time in prison. Once released, Derek struggles to save his brother from a violent fate, and American History?X partially suffers from a mix of intense emotions, awkward sentiment, and predictably inevitable plotting. And yet British director Tony Kaye (who would later protest against Norton's creative intervention during post-production) manages to juggle these qualities--and a compelling clash of visual styles--to considerable effect. No matter how strained their collaboration may have been, both Kaye and Norton can be proud to have created a film that addresses the issue of racism with dramatically forceful impact. --Jeff Shannon

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