The Young Americans

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 appear in the film.