The Young Americans
Directed by	Danny Cannon
Written by	Danny Cannon David Hilton
Produced by	Alison Owen Paul Trijbits
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Vernon Layton
Edited by	Alex Mackie
Music by	David Arnold
Production companies	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	8 October 1993 (1993-10-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1]
Box office	$3 million[1]

The Young Americans is a 1993 crime drama that marked the feature film debut of British director Danny Cannon and his friend David Arnold, best known for composing scores for five of the James Bond films.

Premise

Harvey Keitel plays an American Drug Enforcement Agent who travels to London to apprehend a gangster (Viggo Mortensen) who has formed a new gang of sociopathic teenagers trying to imitate American culture.

Cast

• Harvey Keitel as DEA Agent John Harris
• Iain Glen as Edward Foster
• John Wood as Richard Donnelly
• Terence Rigby as Sidney Callow
• Keith Allen as Jack Doyle
• Craig Kelly as Christian O'Neill
• Thandie Newton as Rachael Stevens
• Viggo Mortensen as Carl Frazer

Music

The music was by David Arnold; Björk's song "Play Dead" and a remix of "Gave Up" by Nine Inch Nails^[2] appear in the film.

Reception

The film opened on 88 screens in the United Kingdom on 8 October 1993 and finished eighth for the weekend with a gross of £101,904.^[3] It went on to gross £240,576 in the UK and $3 million worldwide.^[4][1]