Title American History X Overview Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into steal his truck. 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. Tagline Some Legacies Must End. Genres Drama Keywords usa, neo-nazi, prison, skinhead, brother brother relationship, rape, fascism, brother, basketball, jail, school, swastika, los angeles, family, hate, neo nazism, xenophobia, interracial friendship, nazism, prison rape Production Companies New Line Cinema, The Turman-Morrissey Company, Savoy Pictures Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 119 Release Year 1998
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 24 million USD