What up, Alpha Dog?


'Alpha Dog,' directed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), is loosely based on the real life exploits of the notorious SoCal drug dealer, Jesse James Hollywood aka Sean Michaels (he probably changed his name to avoid confusion with the pro-wrestler?). Hollywood is touted as one of the youngest people to crack the FBI's top 10 most wanted list, doing so by the incorrigible age of 20.

In the movie, Hollywood's character is written in under the name Johnny Truelove, and is played by Emile Hirsch. At first I thought that Hirsch was Turtle from Entourage, and lost weight to do the role. After further research it appears that Hirsch is a completely different actor who you may know from his last role in 'The Lords of Dogtown' (apparently the guy loves dogs). The film also stars Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, and then a whole slew of people who are not real actors, including Justin Timberlake, Fernando Vargas, Janet Jones (Wayne Gretzky's wife) and Paulina Gretzky (Wayne's daughter!). Oh, and in a strange twist of fate, Timberlake is cast in a role to play a character that can only be loosely based on Kevin Federline. Take that K-Fed.

If this movie is anything like 'The Notebook,' and I think it will be, then we are all in for a treat.