Directed by:
Nick CassavetesScreenplay:
Nick CassavetesCinematography:
Robert FraisseComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Foster, Chris Marquette, Dominique Swain, Janet Jones, Lukas Haas, Bruce Willis, Regina Rice (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Gangsta life on a white tip as good white boys pretend to be bad black boys. Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) is the leader of a pack of small-time hoods in late 90s Claremont, California. These white boys strut around, smoking dope, talking like the protagonists in the heavy rap songs they listen endlessly to and calling everyone in sight 'bitch'. They're not particularly impoverished, they live in pretty nice areas and don't have much need to resort to crime but they do anyway and when finally called upon to put up or shut up they go a step too far. Jake Mazursky, (Ben Foster) a fellow dealer has failed to repay a loan and furthermore failed to respect The Truelove. To make sure Jake knows he means business, Johnny and his pals Elvis (Shawn Hatosy), Bobby 911 (Alex Solowitz) and Frankie (Justin Timberlake) kidnap Jake's younger brother Zach (Anton Yelchin). Wantonness ensues as the tenure of this kidnapping turns into one long party in which, for example, Zach loses his virginity in a threesome. An ensemble cast sees Bruce Willis do a turn as Truelove's dad and elsewhere Sharon Stone and Harry Dean Stanton also turn in bit parts. (Icon Film Distribution)
(more)Cast
Emile Hirsch
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Shawn Hatosy
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Ben Foster
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Janet Jones
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Alex Kingston
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Shera Danese
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Harry Dean Stanton
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Holt McCallany
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