''The Young Americans'' is a 1993

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film directed by

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in his

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Premise

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agent travels to

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to apprehend a gangster who has formed a gang of sociopathic teenagers trying to imitate

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Cast

Music

The music was composed by

David Arnold David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is an English film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films (1997-2008), as well as ''Stargate'' (1994), ''Independence Day'' (1996), ''Godzilla'' (1998), '' Shaft'' (2000), '' 2 Fast 2 F ...

. The film features

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

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Reception

The film opened on 88 screens in the United Kingdom on October 8, 1993, and finished eighth for the weekend with a gross of £101,904. It went on to gross £240,576 in the UK and $3 million worldwide.

References

External links

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