Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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| Writing | David McKenna | Screenplay |
| Production | Valerie McCaffrey | Casting |
| Directing | Tony Kaye | Director |
| Sound | Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Editor |
| Production | John Morrissey | Producer |
| Camera | John Sekula | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Sound | Paul Broucek | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Ford | Music Editor |
| Production | Michael De Luca | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Bill Carraro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Witten | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Steve Tisch | Executive Producer |
| Production | David McKenna | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lawrence Turman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jon Hess | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kearie Peak | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Chris Warren | Chef |
| Art | Tim Swan | Location Scout |
| Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Dan Olexiewicz | Art Direction |
| Crew | Adam Pinkstaff | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Geno Hart | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karyn Huston | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Ira Hurvitz | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Fletcher | Wigmaker |
| Crew | Diana Kaufman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Matt Baird | Set Production Assistant |
| Art | J. Kyler Black | Art Direction |
| Art | Tessa Posnansky | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Joe Cosentino | Transportation Captain |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Fraker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulker Irazat | Seamstress |
| Crew | Charles Belardinelli | Stunts |
| Art | Jon Gary Steele | Production Design |
| Crew | Brian R. Keathley | Craft Service |
| Camera | Tony Kaye | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Crew | Joseph Aroesti | Driver |
| Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Aboitiz | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Bob McMillian | Color Timer |
| Crew | Dyanne C. Deuel | Set Medic |
| Crew | Andrew Lipschultz | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Pete Josephs | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Charles Papert | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Curtis Baruth | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Brandon S. Gilgen | Painter |
| Sound | Roger Dudley | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Glenn Cocco | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter | Choreographer |
| Production | Carla Fry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Gavyn Wright | Orchestrator |
| Lighting | Curtis A. Andrews Jr. | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | James Scott | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Joe Crouch | Electrician |
| Production | Paul Belenardo | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Tom Hartig | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Wendy Cox | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Dale Obert | Gaffer |
| Sound | Paul Hulme | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Marc E. Spiegel | Location Manager |
| Production | Michael Mandaville | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Frederick Howard | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Thomas L. Bellissimo | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Joe Barnett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Joe Fineman | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Production | Bill Carraro | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Paul Prokop | Production Controller |
| Sound | Susan Shin | ADR Supervisor |
| Lighting | David Jarrell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Mark Cotone | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | John T. Martin | Key Grip |
| Camera | Sean Hunter Moe | Camera Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Parmet | Key Costumer |
| Camera | James Alden | Grip |
| Directing | David Larson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Craig Jurkiewicz | Foley Editor |
| Art | Peter Menich | Title Designer |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Pilot |
| Art | Franco Esile | Set Dresser |
| Production | Karen Jarnecke | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Art | Parker Swanson | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Joe Adams | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Marc Cancel | Musician |
| Camera | Mark Bolin | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Robert Getty | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Alan Freedman | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Nelson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Yuri Reese | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bob McNabb | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Mann | Foley Editor |
| Sound | David Lee Fein | Foley Artist |
| Sound | David Grant | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jed M. Dodge | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Diane Marshall | Foley Artist |
| Art | Lynda Reiss | Property Master |
| Sound | Mary Erstad | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | William Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Scoville | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ossama Khuluki | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Sharleen Bright | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Brandon Smith | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Tim Angelo | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Natalie Trussell | Production Executive |
| Camera | David Elmore | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Kim Ettinger | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paul Tompkins | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | William Robinson | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Karen Elliott | Music Coordinator |
| Production | Leo Stefanos | General Manager |
| Production | Timothy P. Tundel | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Bill Dance | Extras Casting |
| Production | Erik Holmberg | Production Executive |
| Crew | Courtney Pakiz | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Bradley Richard | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Michael Keller | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kelly Vandever | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Terrence Harris | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Tony Kaye | Cinematography |
| Crew | Merritt Yohnka | Stunts |
| Crew | Denney Pierce | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul E. Short | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
