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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David McKenna (written by)
Release Date:
30 October 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
His father taught him to hate. His friends taught him rage. His enemies gave him hope. more
Plot:
A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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9 nominations
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One of the most powerful movies I have ever seen.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Edward Norton | ... | Derek Vinyard | |
| Edward Furlong | ... | Danny Vinyard | |
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... | Doris Vinyard | |
| Avery Brooks | ... | Dr. Bob Sweeney | |
| Jennifer Lien | ... | Davina Vinyard | |
| Ethan Suplee | ... | Seth Ryan | |
| Stacy Keach | ... | Cameron Alexander | |
| Fairuza Balk | ... | Stacey | |
| Elliott Gould | ... | Murray | |
| Guy Torry | ... | Lamont | |
| William Russ | ... | Dennis Vinyard | |
| Joseph Cortese | ... | Rasmussen (as Joe Cortese) | |
| Jason Bose Smith | ... | Little Henry (as Jason Bose-Smith) | |
| Antonio David Lyons | ... | Lawrence | |
| Alex Sol | ... | Mitch McCormick |
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity.
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Runtime:
119 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Alberta) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Spain:13 |
Australia:MA |
Philippines:R-18 |
Brazil:14 |
Denmark:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Belgium:KNT |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Israel:18 |
Italy:VM18 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R21 |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Greece:K-17
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Trivia:
Edward Norton gained 30 pounds of muscle for his role.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During the basketball game, a member of the crowd is present and then is not there between shots.
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Quotes:
Derek Vinyard:
We're so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It's crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Garotas do ABC (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
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I was expecting a kind of a moralistic movie with an overly present, almost preaching like message. The movie however turned out to be extremely powerful mainly due to the professionalism it was made with.
The movie its story is told 'beautifuly' in black & white and color. The quite original directing from Tony Kaye gives the movie a nice visual style and certain atmosphere. The story itself isn't that complicated or extremely original on its own and perhaps at most points even predictable but the way the story is told is phenomenal. This is not a movie with an happy ending or a movie that provides a solution to the racial discrimination problems. It shows what is NOT the solution to the problems and that everything that is occurring is like a vicious circle. The movie does not give a hopeful message but instead shows the dangers and pain you're causing to yourself and your close environment when you're thinking as a white supremacist.
As an anti Neo-Nazi movie this movie works really powerful. I think that its a really good and important thing that this movie is often shown in classrooms.
Edward Norton is truly fantastic in his role. He is very well believable as a Neo-Nazi as well as the reformed person he later turns into in the movie. It's almost like he's playing 2 different characters and he does that so extremely well. Also really good was Edward Furlong who we all long had not seen in a big production. Furlong and Norton are both acting well together in their scene's are highly believable as two brothers.
Also surprising good was the musical score by Anne Dudley who had already won an Oscar for "The Full Monty", the year before.
This was a movie that surprisingly impressed me. As a movie its extremely powerful and important.
10/10