Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. Harris uses a teen wronged by gangsters to get to him.
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| Harvey Keitel | ... | John Harris | |
| Iain Glen | ... | Edward Foster | |
| John Wood | ... | Richard Donnelly | |
| Terence Rigby | ... | Sidney Callow | |
| Keith Allen | ... | Jack Doyle | |
| Craig Kelly | ... | Christian O'Neill | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Rachael Stevens | |
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Carl Frazer | |
| Dave Duffy | ... | Louis Carnegie | |
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Geoffrey McGivern | ... | Brian Carver |
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Nigel Clauzel | ... | Lionel Stevens |
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Huggy Leaver | ... | Mark Byrne |
| Dig Wayne | ... | Gary Washington | |
| Christopher Adamson | ... | Billy Cohen (as Chris Adamson) | |
| James Duggan | ... | Dermot O'Neill | |
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The London police is having trouble with organized crime commited by juvenile delinquents. Their leader is an American who is an expert at turning young men into ruthless gangsters. American cop John Harris is asked to help the London police to break up the organization. Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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8 October 1993 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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When the Molotov cocktail is thrown through the windshield of the vehicle with the two cops inside, you can easily see, by the way it breaks, that the windshield is not made of safety glass. All vehicle windshields have been made of safety glass for decades. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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When THE YOUNG AMERICANS was released it was marketed as a cool , tough British thriller . But after watching it the reality is that it`s average at best and is disappointing in many ways , especially its casting , Harvey Keitel as a tough NY cop , Keith Allen as a violent London gangster , wow get ready for some on screen fireworks ! Or rather don`t because these two characters become sidelined halfway through and Chris O`Neill becomes the film`s focus . In truth THE YOUNG AMERICANS is more of a drama with some subtle political comment about the Americanisation of Britain rather than a tough action thriller as it was marketed