American History X Puns

There is next to no information online as to this cult-classic actor's disappearance. Was it voluntary? Is he missing? Is Giuseppe Andrews dead?

From his wiki:

>Joey Murcia Jr. (born April 25, 1979), known professionally as Giuseppe Andrews is an American former actor, screenwriter, director, and singer-songwriter known for his roles as Lex in the 1999 film Detroit Rock City, a bizarre sheriff's deputy in Cabin Fever (2002), a small role in Never Been Kissed (1999), as well as appearances in The Smashing Pumpkins videos "1979" and "Perfect".
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>Andrews has been involved in writing, directing, scoring, editing, shooting and producing a number of avant-garde films, and has directed several experimental independent movies. As of 2015, Andrews' whereabouts are unknown and he has ceased acting and songwriting.

There don't seem to be any reliable sources online talking about his disappearance. The few sources out there reiterate the following story, of some variation.

>In 2015 Giuseppe disappeared leaving followers to wonder what happened to him. He was last seen in a local bar he frequented acting erratic and out of sorts.
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>He left his Trailer to one of the formerly homeless actors, Walt Dongo. As of 2020, it remains a mystery that happened to Giuseppe and his girlfriend, Mary Anne.
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>Andrews’ website has since been deactivated since 2015. It was announced that all his personal films have been destroyed as well. As of 2020, his whereabouts are unexplained.

Where is Giuseppe?

I liked this kind of karma/too late to go back now feeling that this movie left me with, so does anyone know any similar ones?

Edit: Thank you all for the replies! I'll be sure to look up all of the movies you have suggested!

American History X is a 1998 crime film Starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers who become indoctrinated in a Neo Nazi gang. The film is notable for Nortons powerhouse performance and it's unflinching look into race relations from the perspective of young white (presumingly) working class men.

I first saw this picture years ago as a teenager and considered it a powerful film,one of the best I had certainly seen at that point, however in recent years I've been forced to retract on my opinion on it,this is due to my widened film palette but also me being more knowledgable on race relations and how deeply entrenched in social economic institutions. If anything i've started to view American History X more critically because of how carelessly it handles it's subject matter.

The films most famous moment is the dinner scene, Derek's (Norton) mother invites Murray (Elliot Gould) a left leaning Jewish teacher to dinner they both debate L.A 92 riots where Derek shares his strong views where he justify Rodney King beatings that served as a catalyst. My point isn't to debunk what he says, I could write a book on the causes for the L.A 92 riots and how it's inadvertently linked to a criminal justice system that has consistently to failed the black/minority/ poor communities.

My point is to question why the film never bothers to debunk this scene it's self ? Gene Siskel said of his critique of the film that the most powerful moments of the picture are it's racist moments and he's right. Derek is at his most articulate and intelligent when he's expressing his disdain for non-whites, yet the film doesn't counter his arguments it literally takes Derek being assaulted in prison by his skinhead compatriots to retract his views. Fine and dandy I don't doubt that could happen, the issue is racism is a spectrum, not every racist is a Neo Nazi skinhead much less one in prison, so it's quite possible to say that most people wouldn't change their views this creates a precedent where the film despite being anti-racism ends up being an argument for racism.

I used to lurk on trash nazi websites like stormfront just so I would understand how they ticked, to my surprise whenever American History X was mentioned I was shocked by how favourable it was viewed on that website...but then it all makes sense. Just look at the youtube comments on all the scenes of this film most of the comments are people praising/agreeing with Derek I don't doubt that they're the mino

Is Lamont, Derricks friend in prison, actually the most dangerous man in the prison?? Lamont tells Derrick when they first meet, that he is the most dangerous man in the prison, and then he says "you know why? because I control the underwear". Lamont makes a joke after telling the truth. Lamont is always joking around too.

My original memory of this was that it was part of the lyrics of a song, like the singer ends a rhyme with Fairuza Balk and then goes on a brief tangent about her. But the more I've thought about it the less I'm convinced that it's part of a song.

I think they also mention the Waterboy at some point, and maybe they check her IMDb

In my opinion, Malcolm X was a king. He represented what all black men in America could be during the fight for equal rights. Ever since I finished his autobiography, I was left in awestruck of how much he fought for black empowerment by any means necessary. I am not black though, I'm hispanic/south Asian. My mother and father were both immigrants so I had to deal with a lot of racism and xenophobia growing up. When I read Malcolm's autobiography, I saw a bit of myself in him. It genuinely made me angry when someone from my school would call me a terrorist. I also grew up very poor, so I really do relate to this man. But I also understand that he was, and still is, a polarizing figure of the civil rights movement. So I was wondering what historians think of him, and I'm very curious on what black historians think of him.

A lot of people (on a lot of subs) simplify this issue to idiotic extents. It’s not just “hey china back off invading other people’s countries”, its a history that goes back so many years into

LEGALLY SPEAKING, Hong Kong’s autonomy was a deal GB made with China, in which the autonomy ends 2047. This in itself is not wrong (one might argue that the true “wrong” party here is GB demanding HK from China after the opium wars). What is wrong here is China’s unwarranted invasion HK autonomy (trying to influence its democratic elections), and the unjust suppression of HK protests. HK is currently under Chinese rule bc it always belonged to China.

I’m not saying that it should. HK and Taiwan is currently too different from mainland rule that forcing them back together does not seem logical; i’m just arguing that the situation is incredibly complex. But simply chanting “FREEDOM” and asking other governments to put pressure on China is not the solution.

For one, if/when they do become independent countries, how do you think China’s attitude will be towards these newly formed nations? Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau all heavily depend on China for most resources, and would likely not be able to sustain themselves (or become poorer) if China refuses to trade with them (which they will). And no, “western countries pressuring China” isn’t going to solve that.

Most Taiwanese and Hker aren’t even for full independence, just more autonomy as China used to have promised.

(fwiw, not chinese, interested in the history).

The way they made a White Supermacist Guy sympathetic, props to Edward Norton, he worked so well in this movie. The movie gets you questioning is anyone beyond saving? Like this guy was a admirer of Adolf Hitler and he changed his ways. So, is it possible to change anyone? If so, the prison system should focus more on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Another thing that I found interesting was when the protagonist's father talks about how Black people got the job even tho the white people were better, and I couldn't help but think of the condition of this group in India called Dalits, they were subjected to years of oppression, and when they get opportunities through reservation, there are some privileged dudes who complain how easy it is for them. And the last thing about Hate creating more Hate, and the cycle goes on and on and it will just consume everyone, so a person has to step out of the cycle.

He said this at 3:40 in this interview: https://youtu.be/Dgy5WG9-Jks

If you haven’t seen American History X, there’s a scene where the Crips and Nazis play a game of basketball against each other for control of the court. This is where Phil Jackson allegedly took footage of Ed Norton’s Nazi character and mixed it in with Jason Williams

https://youtu.be/K3nbiJIEBwk

It wasn’t the best film I’ve seen, but it definitely wasn’t the worst. Edward Norton player his role as Derek perfectly. He was totally believable as a Nazi skinhead. His performance was actually frightening, it was that good. The issues I had with the story are below.

• Edward Furlong turned in a superb performance as Danny, but appeared to have been overlooked by the critics in favour of Norton. For all of Furlong’s troubles, there is no denying his incredible acting ability.

• just 3 years in prison was enough to change a neo Nazi from a violent, hateful racist into someone who rejects racial violence? And this only happened from his interacting with one black dude in the laundry where they both worked? We never see Derek mingling with any other POC. We’re meant to believe that one dude changed his entire mindset, and that being raped in the shower actually helped with this?

• the curb stomp scene that so many have mentioned wasn’t what I expected. I’ve read comments saying ‘that was so brutal’, and ‘I can’t get that sound out of my head’. What sound? I was expecting to hear a loud crunch, and there was nothing. I felt a little let down.

• Danny attends the Nazi party the night his brother comes home from prison. Derek takes Danny away from the party, the two talk, and then both go home and pull down all the hateful posters they’d got plastered on the walls? Really? Derek managed to change Danny’s mindset in less than 24 hours?

Apart from this, it was a good story. I probably wouldn’t watch it again, but it would certainly be on my list of ‘movies to watch before you die’.