American History X
1998 · 119 MIN · IMDB 8.5 · 1,223,948 VOTES · DIR. Tony Kaye
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,622 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:59 Derek.
00:09:24 Your rhetoric and your propaganda...
00:13:22 He's the biggest distributor and writer...
00:16:39 You all right?
00:21:52 Fuck you, bitch!
00:26:53 Are you going to Cam's party tonight?
00:30:06 He kills bugs for a living. You don't want to be like that.
00:35:08 Shut the fuck up.
00:39:20 Get some of that in there. Throw it on.
00:42:45 who turned it on halfway through...
00:45:52 No way. That videotape was a set-up to get rid of Gates.
00:51:06 Kiss Mom. Oh, yeah.
00:58:21 I did. Now fucking Murray turned me in...
01:02:07 All right.
01:05:47 Hey, where's Cameron? Where the fuck is he?
01:09:53 Step forward to chow! Let's go!
01:16:39 He's not gonna be a little angel forever.
01:21:16 Let her get on top, and she'll punish you first.
01:26:28 How is he?
01:31:21 Why don't you tell me something I don't know?
01:38:23 It's hard to look back...
01:41:34 it's hard not to listen to him...
01:48:06 You helped create it. You wanna take a break now?
01:54:54 "by the better angels of our nature."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,622
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:03:59
Final line01:54:54
Production Record
DirectorTony Kaye
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$23,900,000
IMDb votes1,223,948