Alpha dog

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "A cautionary tale: the making of 'Alpha dog'" featurette; witness timeline.
Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, Heather Wahlquist, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin, Christopher Marquette, Sharon Stone.
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.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided.

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Alpha Dog submitted by ErinDurrett on March 16, 2010, 10:11am I admit it, I was at first weary of watching another "ripped from the headlines" crime film. However, after watching this movie, I ate my words. Alpha Dog is a severely intense film 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. The names and some details of the cases have been changed, but the criminal circumstances remain the same: Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) is furious with Jake Mazursky (Ben Foster), when Jake refuses to pay Johnny the money he owes him and then later vandalizes Johnny's house. Johnny and his buddy Frankie (Justin Timberlake) happen along Jake's 15-year-old half-brother Zack (Anton Yelchin) 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. The whole cast gave good performances even surprisingly Justin Timberlake, who definitely won me over with his cocky yet vulnerable charm. I definitely recommend this movie if you haven't already seen it!

Suprising submitted by sarai koster-mockeridge on August 8, 2017, 6:19pm Justin Timberlake is surprisingly good!