''The Young Americans'' is a 1993

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that marked the feature film debut of British director

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and his friend David Arnold, best known for composing scores for five of the

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Premise

Harvey Keitel plays an American Drug Enforcement Agent who travels to

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to apprehend a gangster (

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) who has formed a new gang of sociopathic teenagers trying to imitate

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Cast

* Harvey Keitel as DEA Agent John Harris *

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as Edward Foster * John Wood as Richard Donnelly *

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as Sidney Callow * Keith Allen as Jack Doyle * Craig Kelly as Christian O'Neill *

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as Rachael Stevens *

as Carl Frazer

Music

The music was by David Arnold;

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's song " Play Dead" and a remix of " Gave Up" by

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appear in the film.

Reception

The film opened on 88 screens in the United Kingdom on 8 October 1993 and finished eighth for the weekend with a gross of £101,904. It went on to gross £240,576 in the UK.

References

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* * * 1993 films 1993 crime drama films American crime drama films Films scored by David Arnold Films directed by Danny Cannon Films produced by Alison Owen Films set in London PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films Working Title Films films 1990s English-language films 1993 directorial debut films 1990s American films {{1990s-crime-drama-film-stub