American History X

Titolo originale: American History X
Regia: Tony Kaye
Anno: 1998
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Dramma
Tag: prison | neo-nazism | rape | skinhead | sibling relationship | swastika | nazi | brother | fascism | tragedy | jail | school | los angeles, california | family | xenophobia | interracial friendship | nazism | disturbed | violence | crime | distressing |
Cast: Edward Norton Edward Furlong Beverly D'Angelo Jennifer Lien Ethan Suplee Fairuza Balk Avery Brooks Elliott Gould Stacy Keach William Russ Guy Torry Joe Cortese Jason Bose Smith Antonio David Lyons Alex Sol Keram Malicki-Sánchez Giuseppe Andrews Michelle Christine White Jonathan Fowler Jr. Christopher Masterson Nicholas R. Oleson Jordan Marder Paul Le Mat Thomas L. Bellissimo Cherish Lee Sam Vlahos Tara Blanchard Anne Lambton Steve Wolford Richard Noyce Danso Gordon Jim Norton David Basulto Alexis Rose Coen Kiante Elam Paul Hopkins Keith Odett Paul E. Short Nigel Miguel Darrell Britt Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston John Embry Maximillian Kesmodel Allie Moss Barbie Marie Selwyn Ward Sam Sarpong Denney Pierce Glendon Rich

In un tema in classe il giovane Danny tratta argomenti ispirati al 'Mein Kampf' e il preside Sweeney, per punirlo, lo obbliga a preparare una relazione sul fratello maggiore Derek. Quest'ultimo, ex leader di un gruppo giovanile paranazista che si riconosceva in Cameron, ideologo della violenza razzista contro ogni forma di diversità, è appena uscito dal carcere dopo aver scontato alcuni anni per l'uccisione di due ragazzi neri che gli stavano rubando l'automobile. Danny aspetta da tempo questo momento. Ha immaginato molte volte la scarcerazione di Derek e non desidera altro che mettersi ai 'suoi ordini'. Non sa che in carcere Derek ha riflettuto molto maturando la convinzione di voler cambiare vita. Danny si sente spaesato, soprattutto quando, durante una festa vede Derek avere uno scontro violento con Cameron, ma poi riesce a capire le ragioni di suo fratello. L'odio, però, a volte genera una serie di violenze difficili da fermare.

Approfondimenti

The diner that Danny and Derek go to get breakfast at before Danny goes to school in the mornin [...]	D
Body count: 3	D
Paul Mazursky was considered for the role of Murray.	D
According to the book Cinematic Century, Tony Kaye's lawsuit against the studio over the use of [...]	D
Larry Clark was offered to direct the film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts.	D
Before filming began, Edward Norton and Edward Furlong shaved their heads for their roles. Edwa [...]	D
During the party scene the swastika on the back of Seth's jacket is counter-clockwise. In the s [...]	D
Teddy Zee showed interest in producing the project for Columbia Pictures when the script was ma [...]	D
In reality, the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang evolved from an Irish-American biker gang called [...]	D
The high school used in the film is Venice High School, located in Venice, California.	D
Joaquin Phoenix was offered the role of Derek Vinyard but found the subject matter of the film [...]	D
Dennis Hopper was approached by New Line Cinema to direct the film, but he turned it down after [...]	D
Both Avery Brooks and Jennifer Lien are part of the Star Trek franchise. Avery played Captain S [...]	D
Although playing a neo-Nazi, Fairuza Balk is of Jewish descent.	D
The punk band Anti-Heroes sued New Line Cinema over a character's tattoo featuring the band. Th [...]	D
The quotation that concludes Danny's paper is from the closing words of Abraham Lincoln's first [...]	D
All flashbacks in the movie are presented in black and white, while all regular events occurrin [...]	D
In the midst of the dispute about the time he was taking to edit the film, director Tony Kaye a [...]	D
Although he plays a white supremacist, Edward Furlong is actually half-Mexican. His father was [...]	D
The work-print is 18 minutes shorter than the theatrical version.	D
This film uses the f word 214 times.	D
Filmed early in 1997. The movie's release was delayed due to post-production and editing confli [...]	D
The character of Cameron Alexander is based on Tom Metzger, leader of the White Aryan Resistanc [...]	D
One of the T-shirts that Seth wears late in the film (when he is at the party at 57:33) has 'Sk [...]	D
Edward Norton took a pay cut to do this movie.	D
The character Derek Vinyard is loosely based on real life ex-skinhead Frank Meeink.	D
Constant changes to the script by Edward Furlong and Edward Norton resulted in Tony Kaye being [...]	D
Edward Norton turned down Salvate il soldato Ryan (1998) to do this film.	D
Edward Norton was said to have re-edited the film to lengthen his screen time. Director Tony Ka [...]	D
All of the Vinyards have the same initials, except for Ally (the little girl).	D
New Line Cinema changed the plot summary on the USA Blu-Ray from the DVD release, making it com [...]	D
Marlon Brando was considered for the role of Cameron Alexander.	D
Producers Cathy Schulman and Robert N. Fried were originally going to produce the film at Savoy [...]	D
There was a documentary called Humpty Dumpty that was created by Tony Kaye that as of 2021 was [...]	D
Both William Russ (154 episodes) and Ethan Suplee (19 episodes) have appeared in Crescere che f [...]	D
Seth wears a shirt during the basketball game featuring the number 88. This is a Nazi skinhead [...]	D
The CD soundtrack was released November 3rd 1998 by Angel Records.	D
After Derek comes home from prison and the family go in the back room to get away from Seth, Do [...]	D