American Heart (film)

American Heart is a 1993 drama film directed by Martin Bell and starring Edward Furlong and Jeff Bridges.[1] It was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in a number of categories, and won in the Best Male Lead category.

American Heart
Directed byMartin Bell
Screenplay byPeter Silverman
Martin Bell
Mary Ellen Mark
Produced byJeff Bridges
Rosilyn Heller
Starring
CinematographyJames R. Bagdonas
Edited byNancy Baker
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
company
Triton Pictures
Release date
May 7, 1993
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Downbeat, sensitive and poignant drama of lost souls trying to find each other and themselves. American Heart tells the story of a recently released convict Jack (Jeff Bridges) who looks up with his 14-year-old son Nick (Edward Furlong) in Seattle. As far as Jack's concerned its just a visit, but with his mother now dead, Nick is in desperate need for a father and insists on joining him on Seattle's skid row. But theirs is an unsettled relationship, fuelled by emotional demons that eventually push both towards life in the streets despite their intensions to go straight.[2]

Production and inspiration

American Heart was filmed in Seattle from August 1991 to October 1991. Elements of the screenplay for American Heart were based on material originally covered in the documentary film Streetwise, such as the relationship between Dewayne and his father from Streetwise.[3][4]

References
  1. "American Heart". The New York Times. 1993.
  2. Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 15/06/1995; Page 11
  3. Hartl, John (May 6, 1993). "Jeff Bridges' New Movie "American Heart" Had Its Origins On Seattle Streets — Seattle Root". Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. "Tiny and Stacey, Seattle, from 'American Heart'". akronartmuseum.org. Akron Art Museum. 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved November 3, 2014.


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