Alpha dog / Sidney Kimmel Entertainment ; A-Mark Entertainment ; Alpha Dog, LLC ; VIP 2 Medienfonds ; produced by Sidney Kimmel, Chuck Pacheco ; written and directed by Nick Cassavetes.

Based on the real-life case of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer in California's San Gabriel Valley who, in 2000, became one of the youngest men to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. With family links to organized crime, Johnny Truelove is on the warpath against Jake Mazursky, a sleazebag...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Alpha dog (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm)
A-Mark Entertainment (Firm)
Alpha Dog, LLC
VIP 2 Medienfonds
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Kimmel, Sidney
Pacheco, Chuck
Cassavetes, Nick
Willis, Bruce, 1955-
Barry, Matthew, 1962-
Hirsch, Emile, 1985-
Vargas, Fernando
Kartheiser, Vincent, 1979-
Timberlake, Justin, 1981-
Hatosy, Shawn, 1975-
Wahlquist, Heather
Foster, Ben, 1980-
Yelchin, Anton
Stone, Sharon, 1958-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in Enlish, French or Spanish.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Drug dealers > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Drama.
Kidnapping > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Drama.
Criminal behavior > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Drama.
Criminal investigation > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Drama.
Drogas > Comercio > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Teatro.
Delitos > California > San Gabriel River Valley > Teatro.
Criminal behavior.
Criminal investigation.
Drug dealers.
Kidnapping.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > Drama.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation.
San Gabriel River Valley (Calif.) > Drama.
California > San Gabriel River Valley.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thriller > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thriller
Crime
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (1 hr., 58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Based on the real-life case of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer in California's San Gabriel Valley who, in 2000, became one of the youngest men to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. With family links to organized crime, Johnny Truelove is on the warpath against Jake Mazursky, a sleazebag addict who owes him money. Fate intervenes when Johnny and his friend Frankie encounter Jake's 15-year-old half-brother Zack and hold him as collateral until Jake pays his debts. What begins as a casual, seemingly harmless situation escalates into a crisis of capital crime.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "A cautionary tale: the making of 'Alpha dog'" featurette; witness timeline.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CP1 D0079939 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality, and nudity.
Credits:Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Alan Heim ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sarah Jane Slotnick ; production designer, Dominic Watkins.
System Details:DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DVD-9; single-sided.
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, Heather Wahlquist, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin, Sharon Stone.