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American Heart
Year:
Duration:
113 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Martin Bell
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1993-05-07
Filming Locations: Seattle, Washington, USA
Earnings
Budget: $10,000,000
Opening Weekend: $5,549 (USA) (9 May 1993)
Gross: $51,608 (USA) ( 1993)
Cast
Actor
Character
John Boylan
Janitor
Jeff Bridges
Jack Kelson
Edward Furlong
Nick Kelson
Greg Sevigny
Young Jack
Jayne Entwistle
Monique
Willie Williams
The Gospel Fireballs
Roosevelt Franklin
The Gospel Fireballs
Melvyn Hayward
Normandy
Don Harvey
Rainey
Kit McDonough
Landlady
Wren Walker
Lisa
Cristine McMurdo-Wallis
School Administrator
Lucinda Jenney
Charlotte
Charlotte London
Flo
Loyd Catlett
Vernon the Bartender
Richard Joffray
Taxi Dispatcher Voice
Christian Frizzell
Rollie
Tracey Kapisky
Molly
Benjamin Hinkle
Roy
Jared Hinkle
Roy
Shareen Mitchell
Diane
Franciso Arenas
Moose
Marcus Chong
Terry Cosmos
Michelle Matlock
Bandit
Margaret Welsh
Freddie
Sam Strange
Stony
Mark Namer
Pool Bar Guy
Barbara Irvin
Nicole
Burke Pearson
Jack's Bum
Apollo Dukakis
Steve
Laura Bobovski
Girl in Food Bank
John DeLay
Building Supervisor
Gary Lee Dansenburg
Suburban Son
Todd Jamieson
Suburban Father
Scott Duthie
Homeless Vet
Diane Mello
Guide (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Eddie Bunker was hired as an on-set adviser for Jeff Bridges.
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The story is based on the relationship between a young runaway in the 1980s named Dewayne and his father who was incarcerated for robbery and attempted arson. They can both be seen in the 1984 documentary, Streetwise, which focuses on several of Seattle's runaway youth in the 1980s. Dewayne committed suicide at the age of 14. The story was later developed by Peter Silverman. Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark. Then, Silverman and Bell wrote the screenplay.
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During filming, a tarp accidentally came loose and blew into a power line, resulting in a power outage to an entire apartment block.
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Quotes
Jack Kelson: What ya got there Nick?
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Jack Kelson: I was afraid something like this was going to happen. His mother was a mess. I mean he was coming along learning stuff, he had a hell of potential that kid coulda, been anything. what happened to him?
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Charlotte: I just want you to know I used to be a virgin.
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