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Alpha Dog (2007)
Released By: Universal Studios Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: 1/12/2007
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Studio: Universal Studios Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.alphadogmovie.com/
Theatrical Release: 1/12/2007
Home Video Release: 5/1/2007
Cast: Sharon Stone, Ben Foster, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch, Anton Yelchin
Published ID: 423103
UPC: 025193250520, 025193250629, 025193268129, 025195042895,
Plot: A drug dealer moves on to bigger crimes in an effort to settle a score with disastrous results in this drama inspired by actual events. Though barely out of his teens, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) has already built a lucrative career for himself selling drugs -- he has his own home, a luxury car, and posse of friends who do double duty as his crew, including Elvis (Shawn Hatosy), Frankie (Justin Timberlake), and Tiko (Fernando Vargas). While life at Johnny's house is usually a constant party interrupted by occasional dope deals, Johnny has lost all of his patience with Jake Mazursky (Ben Foster), a regular customer who has run up a large tab that he can't pay. Determined to clear Jake's account, Johnny and his boys plan to kidnap Jake and hold him for ransom, but when they happen upon his 15-year-old stepbrother, Zack (Anton Yelchin), they impulsively decide to take the youngster instead. Jake's father, Butch (David Thornton), and his stepmother, Olivia (Sharon Stone), are already furious with their junkie son when they learn about Zack's disappearance, and aren't sure what they should do. Meanwhile at Johnny's place, Frankie takes a liking to young Zack, who already admires his brother's high-flying lifestyle, and introduces the kid to the joys of grown-up partying, which he takes to with dangerous zeal. Also featuring Bruce Willis as Johnny's father, Alpha Dog was based on the real-life story of Jesse James Hollywood, who at the age of 21 became one of the youngest people to ever appear on the FBI's Most Wanted list. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Pretty close to reality
Added 11/10/2009

Drinking and drugging are the only way of life for the affluent teens and 20s in this almost true-crime drama. The big surprise is the high quality of Justin Timberlake's acting here as the accomplice to a kidnapping that goes all wrong. Great soundtrack. The 'big stars,' i.e. Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone play parents, but they don't have a lot to do. The kids are the most riveting here, and the limited vocabulary they employ is very close to real. This is highly watchable.
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Disturbing.
Added 10/12/2009

This film has great insight into how such a crime could take place. Society has laid the groudwork (Unpunished Incivility, Rewarded Selfeshness, Celebrity worship) and then wonders "how could this happen".
Nice camera work. Good acting.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
my daughter loved it!
Added 10/9/2009

It was for my daughter for her birthday, everything arrived in a timely manor, in good condition as promised..
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A movie I had missed in theatres
Added 9/30/2009

I saw this on cable and had never heard of it before. The title was strange, to say the least. but, it is based on a true story. So sad that any gang can murder other young persons. A very well told story and a very unhappy ending. I have watched it several times. I also bought it on Amazon, the place where the price is always right. Well, most of the time the price is right. I bought the regular DVD as well as the HD version. I also bought it as a gift to a few friends.
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horible!
Added 9/11/2009

its an amazin movey kinda slow at times but overal its a true movey hunts you at the end when you start to think about the cituation and how it could have been resolved what could have been done differently to save this kids life or stuff like that breaks your heart to know it really happend all for nothing just simple teens..who made a mistake that marked them for life and left a mother heartbroken and removed a good kid from this earth no so much intertaining but its awfull to know it really happed so its a good movey to watch it will haunt your for ever i watched this movey about 2 years ago in a bus on my way out of the country and i never forgot it and never knew the name of the movey now i finaly found it and i stil have the same sorry feeling as the day i saw it for the first time and it still haunts me. worth watchin in a saterday if you aint got nothing to do good life lesson .
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Pretty close to reality
Added 11/10/2009

Drinking and drugging are the only way of life for the affluent teens and 20s in this almost true-crime drama. The big surprise is the high quality of Justin Timberlake's acting here as the accomplice to a kidnapping that goes all wrong. Great soundtrack. The 'big stars,' i.e. Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone play parents, but they don't have a lot to do. The kids are the most riveting here, and the limited vocabulary they employ is very close to real. This is highly watchable.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Disturbing.
Added 10/12/2009

This film has great insight into how such a crime could take place. Society has laid the groudwork (Unpunished Incivility, Rewarded Selfeshness, Celebrity worship) and then wonders "how could this happen".
Nice camera work. Good acting.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
my daughter loved it!
Added 10/9/2009

It was for my daughter for her birthday, everything arrived in a timely manor, in good condition as promised..
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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