... , Elliot Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, and Beverly D'Angelo. The setting of the movie is based in Venice Beach California. Derek and Danny come from a middle class family. Derek is in his early 30's while Danny is in high school. Their father Dennis was a firefighter. Their mother is very sick and is appears as if ... fire at a drug den. Dennis is murdered by a black crack dealer. Derek spills his racist bigotry during a newscast interview after his father's death. The murder sets Derek off. Derek and his racist friend Cameron start up a white supreme gang called the D.O.C. After th...

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... a way to vent his rage, Derek finds himself transformed by a philosophy of hate as he turns into a charismatic leader of a local white power movement in Venice, California. . "Hooking up with a local white-power activist Cameron (Stacey Keach), he organizes a group of white kids into an organized mob who terrorize ... and direct the country. These scenes illustrate the mob mentality, which is created by white power groups. Despite his undisputable intelligence, his incendiary actions culminate in a brutal murder and ultimately, a prison sentence. Three years later, everyone awaits Dere...

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• Grade Level: High School