Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Release Date: 06/01/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 118 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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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