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American History X - Definition and Overview |
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American History X is a 1998 film directed by Tony Kaye which tells the story of a white supremacist who learns that his beliefs are unfounded and that he has been mislead by propaganda, and tries to save his younger brother from following in his footsteps. It stars Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee, Fairuza Balk, Avery Brooks, Elliott Gould, and Stacy Keach. The screenplay was written by David McKenna.
Norton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the lead role.
There was a controversy about the film in which director Tony Kaye tried to have his name removed from the credits because supposedly actor Edward Norton had had the movie re-edited to give himself more screen time. However, the Directors Guild of America had a rule at the time that if a director took his name off the credits, and had it replaced by the Guild's pseudonym Alan Smithee, the director could not explain his reasons for it. Kaye was denied use of the pseudonym as he had already spoken about the controversy in Variety. He sued the Directors Guild and New Line Cinema, claiming they had violated his First Amendment rights.
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Example Usage of American |
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nickjonas_13: FF- @pradabeauty- she is funny canadian with an American girl trapped somewhere inside of her :) |
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PBPjasonlieser: Nice pass break up in the 1st quarter by Cincy DB Dominique Battle (American Heritage). |
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LTS55: Too cruel RT @FunnyJoker one of the American military quotes about their flag:"These colors don't run".
Well, neither do you, you fat cunts. |
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