American Violence is a 2017 American
crime drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
film directed and produced by
Timothy Woodward Jr. and produced by Jose Alvarado, Lauren De Normandie, Henry Penzi and Michael Long. The film stars
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Suppo ...
,
Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, TV personality, and model. She rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), the erotic thriller film '' Wild Things'' (1998), and the ...
,
Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau
Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau (born May 13, 1983), or simple Kaiwi Lyman, is an American actor from Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. ...
,
Columbus Short
Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' fame). He is best known for his role ...
,
Rob Gronkowski
Robert James Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played nine seasons for the Ne ...
, and
Michael Paré
Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' Streets of Fire'' (1984), and '' The Philadelphia Experiment'' (1984), and on the series '' Star ...
.
With a running time of 107 minutes, it was released in a limited theatrical engagement as well as on video-on-demand by
Cinedigm
Cineverse Corp. (originally Access IT Digital Media, Inc., and later, Cinedigm) is an American entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cineverse’s businesses encompass digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketi ...
on February 3, 2017.
Premise
Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, globally renowned psychologist Dr. Amanda Tyler has an opportunity to interview and analyze
death row
Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting executio ...
inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview commences with Jackson's fate hanging in the balance, Amanda must determine whether or not a
stay of execution
A stay of execution ( Law Latin: ''cesset executio'', "let execution cease") is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgment or other court order. The word "execution" refers to the imposition of whatever judgment is bei ...
should be granted.
Cast
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Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Suppo ...
as Richard Morton
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Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, TV personality, and model. She rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), the erotic thriller film '' Wild Things'' (1998), and the ...
as Amanda Tyler
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Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau
Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau (born May 13, 1983), or simple Kaiwi Lyman, is an American actor from Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. ...
as Jackson Shea
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Columbus Short
Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' fame). He is best known for his role ...
as Ben Woods
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Rob Gronkowski
Robert James Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played nine seasons for the Ne ...
as Brad
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Michael Paré
Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' Streets of Fire'' (1984), and '' The Philadelphia Experiment'' (1984), and on the series '' Star ...
as Martin Bigg
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Johnny Messner as Paul
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Nick Chinlund
Zareh Nicholas Chinlund (born November 18) is an American actor and voice actor in television, film, and video games.
Personal life
Zareh Nicholas Chinlund was born in New York City on November 18.
Career
Chinlund performed on ''General Hospit ...
as Belmonte
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Patrick Kilpatrick
Patrick Donald Kilpatrick, Jr. (born August 20, 1949) is an American actor, film journalist and educator. He has appeared in over 200 films and television series.
Early life
Kilpatrick was born in Orange, Virginia, the son of Robert Donald Kilp ...
as Charlie Rose
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Michele Santopietro
Michele Santopietro is an American actress best known for her recurring character JoJo Palmice on HBO's ''The Sopranos''. Santopietro also made guest and recurring appearances on television shows such as ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order SVU'', ''Se ...
as Cynthia Shea
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Stipe Miocic
Stipe Miocic (born August 19, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who currently works as a firefighter. He competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time ...
as Hal
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Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby (born 26 September 1989) is an English actress and model. After rising to prominence for her role as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks'' (2005–2010, 2024), she later played Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One drama series '' Prisoners' Wives ...
as Olivia Rose
*Michael John Long as Riggs
*Willow Hale as Beatrice
Release
The film was released in the U.S. on February 3, 2017.
References
External links
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American crime thriller films
2017 crime thriller films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.
2010s American films
English-language crime thriller films
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