American History X
“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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
New Line Cinema
Language
en
Status
Released
How American History X performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$23.9M
Gross Profit
$3.9M
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Derek
Edward Norton
Derek
Danny
Edward Furlong
Danny
Doris
Beverly D'Angelo
Doris
Davina
Jennifer Lien
Davina
Seth
Ethan Suplee
Seth
Stacey
Fairuza Balk
Stacey
Sweeney
Avery Brooks
Sweeney
Murray
Elliott Gould
Murray
Cameron
Stacy Keach
Cameron
Dennis
William Russ
Dennis
Lamont
Guy Torry
Lamont
Rasmussen
Joe Cortese
Rasmussen
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