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American Heart is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 17 march 1992 with Jeff Bridges
American Heart (1992)
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Add to a movie listAmerican Heart is a 1992 film by Martin Bell, starring Edward Furlong and Jeff Bridges. It was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in a number of categories, and won in the Best Male Lead category.
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American Heart tells the story of a recently released convict (Jeff Bridges) pursued by his 12-year-old son (Edward Furlong), who hungers for a father and insists on joining him on Seattle's skid row.Actors
Jeff Bridges
(Jack)
Edward Furlong
(Nick)
Lucinda Jenney
(Charlotte)
John Boylan
(Janitor)
Donald Patrick Harvey II
(Rainey)
John Boylan
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