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While working for all of those websites, Matthew has been able to cover a variety of subjects he is very passionate about including movies, TV shows, comics, and wrestling. Growing up in London, Ontario, Canada, Matthew developed a love for storytelling that he loves to share with others those his writing. Via Pinterest. Via 5plitreel. Via pantagraph. Via insider. Share Share Tweet Email. Stacy Keach Cameron as Cameron. William Russ Dennis as Dennis. Guy Torry Lamont as Lamont.

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Tony Kaye. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Through his brother's, Danny Vineyard, 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. 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. His father taught him to hate. His friends taught him rage.

His enemies gave him hope. Rated R for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity. Did you know Edit. Goofs In the opening scene, Derek fires 24 shots without reloading from a Ruger P94, which could hold no more than 10 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber. Quotes Bob Sweeney : There was a moment, when I used to blame everything and everyone for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people.

Alternate versions The New Line Cinema DVD features 3 deleted scenes: A scene in which an elderly black woman is harassed and made to cry on the boardwalk by a bunch of teenage skinheads. A car is waiting outside, in which several black men watch them leave, before going after them. One black man inside the car remarks "Somebody's gonna get their ass whipped. User reviews 1. Top review. One of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. 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 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. And, of course, even when filming was over, he unexpectedly had to take the helm during the editing process. It all added up to a bigger challenge than he was anticipating. Edward Norton brought a certain vulnerability to a character who could've been viewed as entirely unsympathetic.

He didn't want to play Derek as a caricature of evil. Instead, he wanted to reveal his flaws and weaknesses. And he didn't want the most important moments of the film to be violent scenes although they were undeniably jarring.

Instead, he hoped that viewers would also remember the moments when Derek had to face himself and who he'd become before making the decision to change. But sometimes you have to go more in the other direction. Get inside someone's head. But for this role, he had to step into his shoes and get out of his comfort zone as an artist. By the time the film was finished, Edward Norton was satisfied with Derek's storyline in the film. He wanted audiences to see the consequences of giving into anger and allowing it to take over.

Anger and rage have the power to blind someone to the real impact of their actions, and this was a lesson that Derek had to learn. It wasn't until he was the target of violence and abuse in prison that he could really begin to see how his hatred had led him astray.

Instead, Derek had to accept that he had inflicted pain and suffering on others, and then make a conscious choice to help his brother avoid going down the same path. Norton was never too concerned about outperforming other films at the box office. He wasn't in it for the awards or the money. Instead, he wanted to be a part of films that made a real cultural impact. For Norton, American History X is an important part of his legacy. He'd already established himself as an exceptionally talented actor with his role as Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear which earned him his first Academy Award nomination , but he feels that American History X was the first movie he appeared in that offered serious cultural commentary.

That's a good document,' then I'm content. That didn't seems like much to the cast and crew at the time, but shortly after it was released on video, the film became one of the most popular rentals at Blockbuster.

And today, Norton is a huge fan of Netflix because he knows that it can be hard for a film to succeed through mainstream avenues. He wants filmmakers to have new platforms for distribution so that they can reach wider audiences and promote films that might not rake in huge profits at the box office. Club , adding, "You can't stake your sense of creative success on this whole box-office-performance matrix.