American History X Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
7 of the most interesting American History X easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of American History X movie message.
A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
Genre
Drama
Director
Tony Kaye
Stars
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien
IMDB score
8.5
American History X movie hidden details
During the arrest scene, the officer covers Norton's character's swastika tattoo while apprehending him, symbolically foreshadowing an end to his racism through a path to redemption
At the start Principal Sweeney tells Danny Vinyard (Furlong) that "if the report is not on his desk the next morning - "He is a ghost at the High School". The report makes it to school, but not his desk and Danny essentially becomes a ghost.
During the Basketball Scene, One of the Neo-Nazis Is Wearing a Jersey Bearing the Number 88. '88' is a widely-used Nazi code for "HH", meaning "Heil Hitler."
. When Derk's skinhead friend was at his house eating candies, he started with the black one.
. After his black cellmate mocked KKK, angry Derek took a couple of seconds to put the sheets on the shelf, he was laughing.
. derek lying on the floor after he got raped and beaten. The camera focuses for less than a second on his "White power" tattoo. it didn't help him.
Dr Sweeny foreshadows Danny's later fate in the film during the scene in his office
