Alpha Dog (2006)

R01/27/2006Crime, Drama, Thriller2h 2m
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One crime. 38 witnesses. No way back.

Overview

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Emile Hirsch

    Johnny Truelove

  2. Cast 1

    Bruce Willis

    Sonny Truelove

  3. Cast 1

    Amanda Seyfried

    Julie Beckley

  4. Cast 1

    Justin Timberlake

    Frankie Ballenbacher

  5. Cast 1

    Shawn Hatosy

    Elvis Schmidt

  6. Cast 1

    Ben Foster

    Jake Mazursky

  7. Cast 1

    Harry Dean Stanton

    Cosmo Gadabeeti

  8. Cast 1

    Matthew Barry

    Interviewer (as Matt Barry)

  9. Cast 1

    Fernando Vargas

    Tiko "TKO" Martinez

You ever have that dream: the one where you did something... You don't know why, but you can never go back? Alpha Dog is a filmic interpretation of the real life Jesse James Hollywood/Nicholas Markowitz case of 2000. We are in the company of young dope dealers, a group of wannabe gangsters who ultimately are way out of their depth, whose decisions are so moronically misguided they form the basis for what is the tragedy of this story. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, the pic has serious intentions but never quite gets to reach the greatest heights for dramatic verve purpose. Yet for all that,...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$9,500,000.00

Revenue $32,400,000.00

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