American History X (1998)

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Recently released ex-neo nazi Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) attempts to stop his brother, Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong) from going down the same extremist path he did and tries to rectify his mistakes in his past life.

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The punk band Anti-Heroes sued New Line Cinema over a character's tattoo featuring the band. The band did not want to be associated with Nazis, even fictional ones, in any way. The band went on to record a song called "NLC" that debases the film studio.

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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

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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
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Name American History X
US Release Oct. 30, 1998
UK Release March 26, 1999
AUS Release May 6, 1999
Runtime 119
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Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $6,719,864
    Foreign +17,155,263
  • = total worldwide gross $23,875,127
  • - a reported budget of $20,000,000
  • = a 19.4% net profit of $3,875,127
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