American History X
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tony Kaye
Edward Norton
Edward Furlong
Beverly D'angelo
Avery Brooks
Clovis Chambaret
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story unfolds through the eyes of Danny Vinyard, who idolizes his older brother Derek. Seeking retribution for his father's murder and burning a way to vent his rage, Derek finds himself transformed by a philosophy of hate as he turns into a charismatic leader of a local white power movement. Despite his indisputable intelligence, his incendiary actions culminate in a brutal murder and ultimately, a prison sentence. Three years later, everyone awaits Derek's return: His mother Doris who prays for his safety; his girlfriend Stacey who longs for his return, and most of all Danny who's desperate for his brother's love and guidance, yet is driven by his own increasing white supremist hatred. Unbeknownst to Danny, Derek is a changed man. Fresh from prison, he no longer views hatred as a badge of honor. Ashamed of his past he is now in a race to save Danny and the Vinyard family from the violence he brought down upon them.
Director
Tony Kaye
Cast
Edward Norton
Edward Furlong
Beverly D'angelo
Avery Brooks
Clovis Chambaret
Jennifer Lien
Paul Short
Keith Odett
Paul Le Mat
David Basulto
Alexis Rose Coen
Giuseppe Andrews
Richard Noyce
Jordan Marder
Nigel Miguel
Tom Bellissimo
William Russ
Elliott Gould
Ethan Suplee
Joe Cortese
Alex Sol
Fairuza Balk
Jonathan Fowler
Kiante Elam
Antonio David Lyons
Michelle Christine White
Danso Gordon
Sam Vlahos
Steve Wolford
Jim Norton
Nicholas R Oleson
Guy Torry
Anne Lambton
Jason Bose Smith
Paul Hopkins
Keram Malicki-sanchez
Cherish Lee
Christopher Masterson
Tara Blanchard
Crew
Marisa Aboitiz
Joe Adams
James Alden
George Alonso
Yvette Ammon
Curtis A Andrews
Tim Angelo
Joseph Aroesti
Matt Baird
Tony Barattini
Joe Barnett
Joe Barnett
Peter J. Barnett
Curtis W Baruth
Lisa Behlendorf
Charles Belardinelli
Charles Belardinelli
Paul Belenardo
Tom Bellissimo
Javier Bennassar
Robin Bishop
Anne Black
James Kyler Black
Mark Bolin
Sharleen Bright
Paul Broucek
Olivette Brown
Rex Camphuis
Marc Cancel
Chris Carnel
Bill Carraro
Bill Carraro
Dorian Cheah
Glenn Cocco
Eugene Collier
Benjamin Cook
Anthony Cortes
Judith A. Cory
Joe Cosentino
Pat Cosentino
Mark Cotone
Wendy Cox
Michael Cudlitz
Bill Dance
Michael De Luca
Angel Desanti
Jed M Dodge
Jerry Donegan
Rick Drapkin
Anne Dudley
Roger Dudley
Karen Elliott
David Elmore
Scott England
Mary Erstad
Avy Eschenasy
Franco Esile
Michael Estrella
Kimberly Ettinger
Ed Evans
Steven E. Eyrse
April Fawcett
Warren Feldman
David Lee Fine
Bill Fletcher
Nancy A. Flint
Richard Ford
Heather Fraker
Alan Freedman
Cormac Funge
Robert Getty
Brandon S Gilgen
Emily Glatter
Kurt Godel
Keeley Gould
David Grant
Jerry Greenberg
Chris Griffiths
Isobel Griffiths
Doug Hall
Terence Harris
Dash Hart
Geno Hart
Susan Hart
Tom Hartig
Alan Heim
Jon Hess
Phil S Hickerson
Frederick Howard
Frederick Howard
Paul Hulme
Alvin Hurd
Ira Hurvitz
Karyn L. Huston
Ulker Irazat
John E Jackson
Vincent M Jackson
Karen Jamecka
Karen Jarnecke
David B Jarrell
Peter Josephs
Craig Jurkiewicz
Diana Kaufman
Ian Kay
Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye
Brian R Keathley
Michael Keller
Ossame Khuluki
Glenn Knowlton
Craig Lafferty
Kevin Larosa
Kevin Larosa
David E Larson
Chai Lee
Rusty Mahmood
Michael Mandaville
David Mann
Diane Marshall
John T Martin
Glenn Mathias
Valerie Mccaffrey
John Mccoy
Patti J Mcdaniel
Dwayne Mcgee
David Mckenna
David Mckenna
Bob Mcmillian
Robert Mcnabb
Jeff Meyers
Dan Miller
Matthew Mizel
Sean Moe
Francine Morris
John Morrissey
Stanley Mueller
Michael Mullane
Matthew W. Mungle
Bill Needham
Steve Nelson
John Nisbet
Angela Nunez
Dan Olexiewicz
Ernie Orsatti
Noon Orsatti
Mark Orson
Jimmy Ortega
Charles Papert
Charles Papert
Johanna Parker
Lisa Parmet
Kearie Peak
John Pellegrino
Eddie Perez
Sarah Petersen
Denney Pierce
Adam Pinkstaff
Tessa Posnansky
Rico Priem
Paul Prokop
Joshua Ravetch
Yuri Reese
Lynda Reiss
Christopher Rensink
Marc Rindner
Oscar Rodriguez
Silvie Rodriguez
Lisa Roman
John Ross
Gina Rylander
James Scott
Steve Scoville
John Sekula
Paul Sherrod
Susan Shin
Paul Short
Lori Silfen
Brandon Smith
Christina Smith
William Smith
Russell Solberg
Peter Sorel
Walter Spencer
Marc E Spiegel
Ron Stakin
Jon Gary Steele
Thomas Stillman
Sihu Suhr
Christy Sumner
Lucy Sustar
Keith Swan
Tim Swann
Parker Swanson
Fred Talmage
Roland N Thai
Sonya Thompsen
Malia Thompson
Shannon Thompson
Sammy Thurman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Actor (Edward Norton) from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 1998 Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama (Edward Norton) from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Fall October 28, 1998
Expanded Release in United States November 13, 1998
Wide Release in United States November 20, 1998
Re-released in United States February 12, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1999
Jon Hess was previously attached to direct.
Project was previously in development at Savoy Pictures.
Feature film directorial debut for commercial director Tony Kaye. On Monday, April 24, 2000, Kaye asked a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out the $270 million lawsuit filed by Kaye against New Line Cinema and the Directors Guild of America over their refusal to remove Kaye's name from the film after actor Edward Norton made substantial changes to the film. Kaye had refused the "Alan Smithee" pseudonym in favor of Humpty Dumpty. The dismissal order was made "with prejudice," meaning that the action may not be refiled.
Began shooting March 17, 1997.
Completed shooting May 21, 1997.
Released in United States Fall October 28, 1998
Expanded Release in United States November 13, 1998
Wide Release in United States November 20, 1998
Re-released in United States February 12, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1999
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1999
