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Alpha Dog Details

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A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list. Read more

Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas
Director Nick Cassavetes
Genres Drama

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Alpha Dog

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.

Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, Heather Wahlquist, Chris Marquette
Director Nick Cassavetes
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 57 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins
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Genres Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 20 Aug 2007
Blu-ray: 20 Aug 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
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  • A murderous desperado called Jesse James Hollywood? To say that life imitates art doesn't begin to do it justice. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006, Nick Cassavetes'... read more »

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  • 44 out of 48 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not bad at all.

    This was surprisingly good. It does lack somewhat in depth but I suppose target audience does apply. Willis does a good job acting against type and shock horror ole timberhead is pretty good, though there might be a arguement he was playing himself in most scenes!

      • Not so Silent Bob from Edinburgh
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    kids?

    Started off a bit confusing and dull but built up to be a good story. The cast are supposed to be teenagers so it would be best to keep this in mind whilst watching as I did not realise that at first. This kind of makes a difference with their behaviour.

    Recommended.

      • TedZonk from Falkirk
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    Alpha Dog

    • 16 Apr 2007

    A murderous desperado called Jesse James Hollywood? To say that life imitates art doesn't begin to do it justice. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006, Nick Cassavetes' true crime drama Alpha Dog was immediately overtaken by events in March, when Hollywood was finally apprehended after months on the lam, and his defense attorney moved to block the release - a motion dismissed by the court in December. In the interim, Cassavetes (The Notebook) has taken the opportunity to... Read more

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