Movie
Alpha Dog
Overview
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and hold him hostage.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-01-27
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- A-Mark Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Capitol Films, VIP 2 Medienfonds
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emile Hirsch as Johnny Truelove
- Bruce Willis as Sonny Truelove
- Amanda Seyfried as Julie Beckley
- Justin Timberlake as Frankie Ballenbacher
- Shawn Hatosy as Elvis Schmidt
- Ben Foster as Jake Mazursky
- Harry Dean Stanton as Cosmo Gadabeeti
- Matthew Barry as Interviewer (as Matt Barry)
- Fernando Vargas as Tiko "TKO" Martinez
- Vincent Kartheiser as Pick Giaimo
- Alex Solowitz as Bobby "911"
- Alec Vigil as P.J. Truelove
Crew
- Nick Cassavetes - Director
- Nick Cassavetes - Screenplay
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