Alpha Dog (2006)
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 holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $32,400,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.923 |
Directed By
Nick Cassavetes
Crew
Sidney Kimmel
Chuck Pacheco
Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes
Angie Rubin
Andreas Schmid
Alan Petherick
Robert Geringer
Alan Heim
Dominic Watkins
Sara Jane Slotnick
Jan Korbelin
Aaron Zigman
Andreas Grosch
Michael Mehas
Nancy Green-Keyes
Fainche MacCarthy
Darren Michaels
Marina Grasic
Avram Butch Kaplan
Steve Markoff
Matthew Barry
Robert Fraisse
Jeanne Byrd
Nancy Green-Keyes
Matthew Barry
Spring Aspers
J.J. Perry
Carrick O'Quinn
Clayton J. Barber
TOP CAST
Emile Hirsch
Johnny Truelove
Bruce Willis
Sonny Truelove
Amanda Seyfried
Julie Beckley
Justin Timberlake
Frankie Ballenbacher
Shawn Hatosy
Elvis Schmidt
Ben Foster
Jake Mazursky
Harry Dean Stanton
Cosmo Gadabeeti
Matthew Barry
Interviewer (as Matt Barry)
Fernando Vargas
Tiko "TKO" Martinez
Vincent Kartheiser
Pick Giaimo
Alex Solowitz
Bobby "911"
Alec Vigil
P.J. Truelove
Frank Cassavetes
Adrian Jones
Nicole Dubos
Neighborhood Girl on Couch
Regina Rice
Dance Bitch Girl
Laura Nativo
Party Girl
Amber Heard
Alma
Anton Yelchin
Zack Mazursky
David Thornton
Butch Mazursky
Sharon Stone
Olivia Mazursky
Olivia Wilde
Angela Holden
Heather Wahlquist
Wanda Haynes
Shera Danese
Abby
Nancy De Mayo
Dale Dierker (as Nancy DeMayo)
Xan Cassavetes
Jonna Kirshner
Dominique Swain
Susan Hartunian
Charity Shea
Sabrina Pope
Lukas Haas
Buzz Fecske
Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst
Bartender (as Heather-Elizabeth Parkhurst)
Jesse Erwin
Employee
Paul Johansson
Peter Johansson
Danny A. Abeckaser
Latino Youth (as Danny Abeckaser)
James Molina
Latino Youth (as James A. Molina)
Chuck Pacheco
Chucky Mota
Frank Peluso
Gay "Lumpy" Yeager
Joshua Alba
Klemash
Chris Kinkade
Juergen Ballenbacher
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Keith Stratten
Alex Kingston
Tiffany Hartunian
Bobby Cooper
Bob Nolder
Janet Jones
Elaine Holden (as Janet Jones Gretzky)
Alan Thicke
Douglas Holden
Rick Salomon
Salesman
Adrianna Belan
Leigh Fecske
Holt McCallany
Detective Tom Finnegan
Mario Ardila, Jr.
Santa Fe Kid (uncredited)
Matt Borlenghi
John Kirschner (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Angela Meryl
Party Girl (uncredited)
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