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Jan 12, 2007 · Teenage dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends kidnap the impressionable younger brother (Anton Yelchin) of a junkie (Ben Foster) who refuses to pay his drug debt. Things change ...
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Jan 12, 2007 · “Alpha Dog” is a true-crime story inspired by a pipsqueak thug improbably named Jesse James Hollywood, who once reigned over a modern Sodom and Gomorrah in — you know it — Los Angeles.
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Director Nick Cassavetes throws Zack into an exaggerated, flamboyant universe, his brother Jake is unaware that he's taken hostage by a bunch of wannabe Tony Montanas. Yelchin is remarkable in the way he grounds Alpha Dog in reality. Certain scenes stand entirely alone.
Based on the story of real-life murder suspect Jesse James Hollywood, ALPHA DOG focuses on a drug dealer and bully named Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch), detailing the day-by-day chronology of his gang's 2000 kidnapping and eventual murder of 15-year-old Zack (Anton Yelchin).
- Nick Cassavetes
- Cynthia Fuchs
- Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake
Jan 12, 2007 · Alpha Dog: Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas. Johnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 144 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "A glossy yet unflinching portrait of violent, hedonistic teenagers.