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Alpha Dog (2006) -- A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Nick Cassavetes (written by)
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Release Date:
12 January 2007 (USA) more
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Inspired by true events. more
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A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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An excellent movie about misguided youth more (244 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Sonny Truelove

Matthew Barry ... Interviewer (as Matt Barry)

Emile Hirsch ... Johnny Truelove
Fernando Vargas ... Tiko 'TKO' Martinez

Vincent Kartheiser ... Pick Giaimo

Justin Timberlake ... Frankie Ballenbacher

Shawn Hatosy ... Elvis Schmidt
Alex Solowitz ... Bobby '911'
Alec Vigil ... P.J. Truelove

Harry Dean Stanton ... Cosmo Gadabeeti
Frank Cassavetes ... Adrian Jones
Nicole Dubos ... Neighborhood Girl on Couch
Regina Rice ... Dance Bitch Girl

Laura Nativo ... Party Girl

Ben Foster ... Jake Mazursky
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Jesse James Hollywood (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.
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USA:122 min | USA:117 min (Sundance Film Festival) | Germany:118 min | Argentina:122 min
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When Wanda Haynes (Heather Wahlquist) screams "Heil" in Jake Mazursky's (Ben Foster) apartment, the entire part was improvised. When done with the line, the cast went along with it, and then director, Nick Cassavetes kept it in the film. more
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Anachronisms: When in the apartment towards the end of the movie, Trulove and his girlfriend are "trying" to have sex. The song "Slither" by tech N9ne is playing, and the video on the television that they are watching corresponds with the song. This is because the video shows a snake. This song appeared on the album "Absolute Power" which was not released until 2002. The movie takes place in 1999. more
Quotes:
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Sonny Truelove: You wanna know what this is all about? You can say it's about drugs or guns or disaffected youth, or whatever you like. But this whole thing is about parenting. It's about taking care of your children. You take care of yours, I take care of mine.
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Featured in MTV Video Music Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) more
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Pool Party more

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122 out of 182 people found the following review useful.
An excellent movie about misguided youth, 15 January 2007
8/10
Author: Serkan Okar (the_divine_spirit@yahoo.com) from Wilmington, Delaware

When I saw the rating of this movie on IMDb.com, I couldn't believe my eyes. This movie definitely deserves a much better rating (around 7 would be the appropriate rating). This is a story about spoiled, misguided teenagers who do nothing but smoke pot, drink and party. Understandably, all of the teenager characters act in accordance with this care-free life style. So, you should expect this sort of behavior from them (a lot of cursing, violence, sex, drug usage, etc.). I think the director did a terrific job of portraying the setting for this type of life style.

There are two rival parties of youngsters and one guy, Jake Mazursky, owes some money to another guy, Johnny Truelove. Jake is a typical unruly teenager but his younger brother Zack is a nice kid who seems to have a brighter future than his older brother. But when Jake refuses to pay off his debt to Johnny Truelove, they kidnap his younger brother Zack as a hostage. Surprisingly, Zack develops a nice rapport with his kidnappers; being a nice kid, he easily connects even with the unruly kind. He doesn't even seem to be willing to escape from his kidnappers.

This is an excellent film showing the extend of damage that can be caused by the misguided youngsters. They live in a world where even the most stupid acts can be accepted as being "cool" or "desirable". Too much pot smoking and drugs, not enough oxygen in the brain cells. Are these kids really that stupid or are they stupefied by all the drugs they take? I think this is a movie all parents should watch and they should watch it really carefully before things are too late.

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