Film · 1998
American History X
Directed by Tony Kaye
1h 59mUnited StatesEnglish
Some legacies must end.
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 contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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Cast & crew
- Edward NortonDerek
- Edward FurlongDanny
- Beverly D'AngeloDoris
- Jennifer LienDavina
- Ethan SupleeSeth
- Fairuza BalkStacey
- Avery BrooksSweeney
- Elliott GouldMurray
- Stacy KeachCameron
- William RussDennis
- Guy TorryLamont
- Joe CorteseRasmussen
- Jason Bose SmithLittle Henry
- Antonio David LyonsLawrence
- Alex SolMitch McCormick
- Keram Malicki-SánchezChris
- Giuseppe AndrewsJason
- Michelle Christine WhiteLizzy
- Jonathan Fowler Jr.Jerome
- Christopher MastersonDaryl Dawson
- Directed by
- Tony Kaye
- Written by
- David McKenna
- Music
- Anne Dudley
- Produced by
- John Morrissey
- Cinematography
- Tony Kaye
- Editing
- Alan Heim & Gerald B. Greenberg