Edward Norton opens up about an embarrassing fact regarding how his American History X basketball dunk scene was really filmed for the movie.
Edward Norton has opened up about an embarrassing fact surrounding his infamous basketball dunking scene in American History X. The crime drama stars Norton as Derek Vinyard, a former neo-Nazi leader who comes out of prison reformed, telling his story to his younger brother Danny. One well-known scene from the movie sees Derek making a dunk during a basketball game, claiming the court as territory for his white supremacist gang.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT "There's a lot to say about this. I was very pumped up for that film, and everyone thought that equated to vertical jumping capability, right? So we get out there to shoot it. They're going to do these special shots to get the dunk. In the Venice basketball courts, so there's a lot of real players all around and everything like that.
Why American History X Holds Up Today Norton's embarrassing story about his basketball dunk in American History X underscores how much effort went into crafting the film to make it look as convincing as possible. Despite the film's protagonist being a neo-Nazi, American History X is a powerful condemnation of bigotry.
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