The Young Americans is a 1993 crime drama that marked the feature film debut of British director Danny Cannon and his friend David Arnold, best known for composing scores for five of the James Bond films.
The Young Americans | |
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Directed by | Danny Cannon |
Written by | Danny Cannon David Hilton |
Produced by | Alison Owen Paul Trijbits |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Vernon Layton |
Edited by | Alex Mackie |
Music by | David Arnold |
Production companies | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £240,576 (UK)[1] |
Harvey Keitel plays an American Drug Enforcement Agent who travels to London to apprehend a gangster (Viggo Mortensen) who has formed a new gang of sociopathic teenagers trying to imitate American culture.
The music was by David Arnold; Björk's song "Play Dead" and a remix of "Gave Up" by Nine Inch Nails[2] appear in the film.
The film opened on 88 screens in the United Kingdom on 8 October 1993 and finished eighth for the weekend with a gross of £101,904.[3] It went on to gross £240,576 in the UK.[1]
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