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. It was the first film directed by Mitch Marcus, who also wrote the screenplay.

Plot

Steve (Scott Caan) is a maladjusted Los Angeles teenager who renames himself "Hate" following a run-in with the local police. He lives with his father ( James Caan), who is bilking a former employer in a

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fraud scheme. One evening while taking a motorcycle ride, Hate witnesses what appears to be an attempted rape. He shoots the would-be attacker and takes off with Cindy, the young girl being assaulted (Missy Crider). It turns out that the rapist is an assistant district attorney (Elliott Gould), who survives the shooting and falsely reports that he was the victim of a robbery. Hate and Cindy leave Los Angeles, but their situation deteriorates when Hate fatally shoots a motorcycle officer whom he mistakenly believes has come to arrest him.

Critical reaction

''A Boy Called Hate'' had a brief theatrical release in June 1996 and received mixed reviews. Peter Stack, reviewing the film for the '' San Francisco Chronicle'', suggested that "Two aspects of ''A Boy Called Hate'' are definitely worth the trip to the Lumiere, where the film opens today: James Caan's look-alike son, Scott, plays the lead role, and writer-director Mitch Marcus succeeds in capturing the grim essence of Los Angeles' arid outskirts as a tacky wasteland." Ella Taylor, reviewing the film for the ''LA Weekly'' wrote, "Mitch Marcus' first feature is living proof that the most fatigued of plots (young lovers-on-the-run-plus-gun) can be recharged by a director who understands the difference between exploration and exploitation."

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boy Called Hate 1995 films 1995 crime drama films American crime drama films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Mitch Marcus 1990s American films