Alpha dog
(DVD)

Special features: "A cautionary tale: the making of 'Alpha dog'" ; witness timeline : get detailed information on each witness as the shocking events unfold.

Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Alan Heim ; music by, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sarah Jane Slotnick ; production designer, Dominic Watkins.

Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch, Christopher Marquette, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis.

Based on the real-life case of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer in California's San Gabriel Valley who, in 2000, became one of the youngest men to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. With family links to organized crime, Johnny Truelove is on the warpath against Jake Mazursky, a sleazebag addict who owes him money. Fate intervenes when Johnny and his friend Frankie encounter Jake's 15-year-old half-brother Zack and hold him as collateral until Jake pays his debts. What begins as a casual, seemingly harmless situation escalates into a crisis of capital crime.

MPAA rating: R; for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided.

English or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.