Young Americans (1993)

Movie
German title	Young Americans
Original title	The Young Americans
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1993
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Danny Cannon
script	Danny Cannon, David Hilton
production	Alison Owen , Paul Trijbits
music	David Arnold , Bjork
camera	Vernon Layton
cut	Alex Mackie
occupation
Harvey Keitel : John Harris Iain Glen : Edward Foster John Wood : Richard Donnelly Terence Rigby : Sidney Callow Keith Allen : Jack Doyle Craig Kelly : Christian O'Neill Thandie Newton : Rachael Stevens Viggo Mortensen : Carl Frazer Dave Duffy : Louis Carnegie Geoffrey McGivern : Brian Carver Nigel Clauzel : Lionel Stevens Huggy Leaver : Mark Byrne Dig Wayne : Gary Washington Christopher Adamson : Billy Cohen James Duggan : Dermot O'Neill

Young Americans (alternative title: Young Americans - Death Games ; original title: The Young Americans ) is a British crime film from 1993 . Directed by Danny Cannon , who co- wrote the script with David Hilton .

action

The London police are investigating a series of murders and suspect a connection with US drug dealers led by Carl Frazer. Frazer recruits his helpers from young people fascinated by American culture.

The British policemen ask their American colleagues for help, whereupon the New York policeman John Harris travels to London. Harris tries to confront Frazer. This leads to more murders.

Reviews

The magazine Time Out London wrote that the "ambitious" film is skilfully made visually, but his pace was uneven. It is a "sleek, brutal design crime film for style-conscious tweens" .

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a drug thriller trying to "portray the drug business as a dirty industry" . He is "photographed chic" , but he "despite his good leading actor [...] does not get beyond mediocrity" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in London - including in Jacob Street Studios. Its production amounted to an estimated 3 million US dollars .

Web links

• Young Americans in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Young Americans at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Time Out London , accessed September 12, 2008
2. ^ Young Americans in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed September 12, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for The Young Americans , accessed September 12, 2008
4. ↑ Box office / business for The Young Americans , accessed September 12, 2008