American History X

American History X

  • Director: Tony Kaye
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 20, 1998
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Sound mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Fatalni kurs X
  • "American History X" is a crime drama film released in the United States in 1998. Directed by John Selvidge, starring Edward Harrison Norton , Edward Walter Furlong, Eddie and Beverly D'Angelo .
    The film tells the story of Derek Winya who was imprisoned for his father's death and worshiping neo-Nazism, but his younger brother Danny suffered a vendetta after he was lost   .

    Details

    • Release date November 20, 1998
    • Filming locations Venice High School - 13000 Venice Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies New Line Cinema, Savoy Pictures, The Turman-Morrissey Company

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $6,719,864

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $156,076

    Gross worldwide

    $23,875,127

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ona 2022-07-31 12:58:23

      American History X: Personal Confrontation under History

      It's because I like the movie Norton watched so much, and I feel that Norton has always given me the impression of being more grandma-cute. Wow, this movie is really simple. Dirty words! Every sentence is inseparable from fuck. It turns out that the foreigner said that fuck you can do it. The character Norton played, forced according to his character, should have had revenge on so many people. I don't think this is enough to support his transformation. His brother's death can support his...

    • By Tina 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      perfect educational film

      All beings are equal, the theme has been preaching this, there is no absolute equality, only relative fairness. After watching the movie that ends in tragedy, I can't calm down for a long time, no one can choose their origin, skin color, only their own efforts to change themselves, exceed oneself. There are many people who have done it, Kobe has done it, Tyson has done it, not just because of their ability, they deserve our respect in some places, no one is perfect, no gold is perfect, of...

    • By Bo 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      The torn America makes people despair again and again

      Now rewatching the film again, combined with what is happening in the United States at the moment, makes people sigh. Racism is the most primitive and stubborn narrow-mindedness of human beings. It often hovers in human society like a ghost. Whenever the economy and society declines, it will ravage the crowd like a plague. When social contradictions become increasingly acute, people will transfer the contradictions to a certain ethnic group that opposes them, let anger go to their heads, and...

    • By Bethany 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      American X-Files

      American X-Files

      "For a while, I blamed everything, everyone, and my fellow citizens. I blamed everyone, white people, society, God—he didn't answer, because the question was wrong, he asked Ask the right question."

      "Like what?"

      "Have you ever tried to make your life better?"

      Has anything you've done, made your life better?

      The premise of this film is very good, and it is very instructive for my life.

      At the beginning, I completely believed in the...

    • By Junius 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      A clearly overrated film with broken characters

      At the 40th minute, I found that the director is really a boss. I consider myself to be a person without racial discrimination, and I hope that black people can get the same rights as white people, but the soundtrack, footage and narrative of the first 40 minutes are not I don't know if this is because the director wants people to reflect after discovering this kind of mentality or if he really shoots with eyes, I hope it's the former, but there are How many people can suddenly find this...

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    • By Darius 2023-09-25 19:00:42

      Ten years later, when I think about the issue of belief, I suddenly find that any belief, including mine, can become a stick to beat people and a tool to persecute others if it is abused. Blasphemy, anti-ethnic, anti-tradition and ignorance of ancestors are all crimes. As soon as you can name a belief that you can madly believe in without the danger of losing your mind, convert to it without saying that it has any other benefits—a benefit far greater than all...

    • By Wade 2023-09-19 18:48:55

      The scene of the black man biting the steps and being stomped on the head by Norton has since become a shadow of...

    • By Pinkie 2023-09-13 06:40:26

      If it weren't for Norton, the entire film would be a tedious story, full of clichés we've all heard of. In addition, Norton's transformation in the play is too far-fetched, and the black-and-white style of time narrative is also slightly monotonous. Overall, yet another perfect one-man show by...

    • By Cleve 2023-09-04 12:18:17

      I think this is more like a problem with the formation of values ​​in adolescence. As a bystander, my younger brother has been influenced by my elder brother, and my elder brother is constantly being influenced by others. Finally, they all understand that hatred is a burden. You have worked hard. Do you want to make your life better? The black prisoner's accent is so cute! Recently, I have resonated with the black and black...

    • By Laverna 2023-08-15 06:33:50

      I'm sure no one will remember and believe what I said: not all black people are thieves, not all teachers are soul teachers, not all doctors receive gifts, and not all Japanese will kill your whole family. So the question is, if this type of people do a lot of wrong things, does it mean that there is something wrong with this type? (I'm complaining, my brother is really handsome, there are a few scenes that are a bit like Natalie after shaved head in...

    Movie plot

    The protagonist Derek Winya (Edward Norton) is an extremely problematic youth. He originally had a happy family and a happy childhood, but all this collapsed because of his father's death. His father was shot and killed by a black man during an outing. His character was distorted, and he began to worship the Nazi Party and hate all people of color. He actively recruited white youths in the community to form a group of forces against...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Director Tony Kaye asked for his name to be revoked before the film was released. Because the film involved very sensitive racial discrimination and Nazi themes, and he felt that the filmmaker had distorted his original intention to a certain extent, so he was dissatisfied.
    The film is the stepping stone for Edward Norton to become a first-class actor, but his acting skills have received unanimous praise from film critics, and laid a...
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    Movie quotes

    • Seth: Who do you hate, Danny?

      Danny Vinyard: I hate anyone that isn't White Protestant.

      Seth: Why?

      Danny Vinyard: They're a burden to the advancement of the White race. Some of them are all right, I guess...

      Seth: None of 'em are fucking all right, Danny, OK?

    • Seth: Come in here Danny.

      Danny Vinyard: Seth... Hey man you going to Cam's party tonight?

      Seth: Is Davina's ass water tight?

      Danny Vinyard: You're fuckin sick man.

      Seth: Alright, relax let me ask you a few questions.

      Danny Vinyard: I'm not in the mood I got a lot of homework to do.

      Seth: Tell me some of the shit you've learned fuckass before I pistol whip you!

      Danny Vinyard: Ok, I believe in death, destruction, chaos, filth, and greed!

      Seth: Cut the shit Danny come on. Tell me what I wanna hear asshole.

      Danny Vinyard: You mean that shit about your mother man?

      Seth: You wanna get fucking beaten Danny?

      [Davina starts to laugh]

      Seth: I'm not fucking talking to you Davina why don't you shut up?

      Seth: Who do you hate Danny?

      Danny Vinyard: I hate anyone that is a white Protestant.

      Seth: Why?

      Danny Vinyard: There a burden to the advancement of the white race. Some of them are alright I guess...

      Seth: None of them are fucking alright Danny ok? They're all a bunch of fuckin' freeloaders. Remember what Cam said we don't know em we don't wanna know em They're the fucking enemy. Now what don't you like about them and say it with some fucking conviction!

      Danny Vinyard: I hate the fact that's cool to be black these days.

      Seth: Good.

      Danny Vinyard: I hate this hip-pop fuckin' influence on white-fuckin'suburbia.

      Seth: Good.

      Danny Vinyard: And I hate Tabitha Soren and all there Zionist MTV fucking pigs telling us we should get along. Save the retorical bullshit Hilary Rodham Clinton cuz it ain't gonna fuckin' work.

      Seth: That's some of the best shit I've heard come out of your mouth.

      Davina Vinyard: No Danny I feel sorry for you. You don't really believe any of that shit do you?

      Seth: Shutup Davina!

      Davina Vinyard: No you shut the fuck up! Get out of the fuckin' house now you piece of shit please go!

    • Danny Vinyard: [Narrating his essay] So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong. So I picked a guy I thought you'd like. 'We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.'