American Heart is a 1993 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. American Heart tells the story of a recently released convict pursued by his 12-year-old son , who hungers for a father and insists on joining him on Seattle's skid row. The film's non-Hollywood realism can be explained by its origins. First came "Streetwise," a series of documentary photographs of Seattle street kids, for Life magazine, by Mary Ellen Mark. Next Mark and her husband, Martin... Bell, produced a documentary film called "Streetwise." The screenplay for "American Heart," the fictionalized dramatization, was based on this material.
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| Release date: | 1992 |
| Directed by: | Martin Bell |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeff Bridges |
| Cinematography: | James R. Bagdonas |