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A group of friends kidnap a teenage boy, then assign one of their other friends to be the victim's minder. The victim and his minder develop a brotherly friendship, but things start spiralling out of control.

Primary Title
  • Alpha Dog
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 30 September 2018
Release Year
  • 2006
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 40
Duration
  • 130:00
Channel
  • Viceland
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A group of friends kidnap a teenage boy, then assign one of their other friends to be the victim's minder. The victim and his minder develop a brotherly friendship, but things start spiralling out of control.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Drug dealers--California--San Gabriel River Valley--Drama
  • Kidnapping--California--San Gabriel River Valley--Drama
Genres
  • Biography
  • Crime
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Nick Cassavetes (Director)
  • Nick Cassavetes (Writer)
  • Emile Hirsch (Actor)
  • Bruce Willis (Actor)
  • Justin Timberlake (Actor)
  • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • A-Mark Entertainment (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Drug dealers--California--San Gabriel River Valley--Drama
  • Kidnapping--California--San Gabriel River Valley--Drama