Movie Info
Genre
Drama, ThrillerRelease Date
August 24, 2007MPAA Rating
RProduction Budget
$10 millionsStudio
Universal PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Franc ReyesProducer
John SingletonScreenwriter
Franc ReyesStarring
- Rick Gonzalez as Wilson De Leon, Jr.
- Wanda De Jesus
- Dania Ramirez as Ana
- Tego Calderon as Choco
- Manny Perez
- Gary Perez
Movie Story
After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers. Producer John Singleton ("Four Brothers," "Hustle & Flow") and writer/director Franc. Reyes ("Empire") join forces to tell the story of one Latino family's quest for honor and revenge as the hunted become the hunters in the new thriller "Illegal Tender."
Wilson De Leon, Jr. (Rick Gonzalez) is an exceptional college student with an adoring girlfriend, doting mother and a future full of promise. He has never wanted for anything, and he has never been forced to stand his ground. But when ghosts from his mother's past come back to haunt his present, he must defend his family...and quickly turn into the strong man his father prayed he'd become.
Nothing could stop Wilson's mother, Millie (Wanda De Jesus), from protecting her two boys. Forced to flee her home after gangsters killed her husband, she made an oath to give her children only the best. But all that changes when an enemy from the past catches up with them. It's finally time to take action--and now, they're done running.
Weapons at the ready, Wilson, Jr. and Millie prepare for a final showdown with the murderer who robbed him of a father and her of a husband. Now, in a battle fueled by family ties and blood feuds, it will become very clear what happens when anyone tries to come between this son and his mother.
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Reader's Reviews
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH....VERY GOOD!!!!
posted by GUCCIGIRLRAGE on Aug 02, 2008i loved this movie it was amazing i loved everything about and in it (RICK GONZALEZ, WANDA, DANIA, MY FAVES AND THE OTHERS!!!!!!!!!!)
posted by born2ball4eva on Sep 01, 2008
any one know the song that was palying in the car and his girlfriend was bopping to
posted by dimi on Nov 01, 2008ya i wanna kno that song too!!! its a wutang beat im pretty sure
posted by heather garriock on Nov 10, 2008name of the song is dale don dale, by don omar..enjoy babi!!!
posted by don omar on Nov 12, 2008u also myte wanna jek out the tokyo drift soundtrack..tri you tube!!
posted by don omar on Nov 12, 2008aye anyone know the song that wilson jr. was playing in the car when it first showed him.
posted by rob on Nov 13, 2008LOL are u guys serious? The song is CREAM by the Wu Tang Clan...
posted by Tek on Nov 16, 2008what is the last song played in ending credits?
posted by asdf on Nov 22, 2008
the song in the car is called "dale don dale" by don omar
posted by amberrr09 on Dec 02, 2008Movie was not very good, but goot to watch fot one time. The soundtrack put move at the top one! Great latino - modern beat!!! The best!!!
posted by Sonjjaa on Dec 19, 2008What was the song near the start of the movie when a coupel were having sex? It sounded excellent?
posted by Slick on Dec 29, 2008I really liked this movie; it's not as bad as the critics say it is. And yes, the soundtrack is bumpin!!
posted by Vanessa on Feb 06, 2009crazy & hella realistic movie true gangsta right there. freakin excellent movie & a hell of a movie also love it.
posted by papiecho on Feb 21, 2009what was the name of the song that was playing in the club scene. I think the chorus was gansta for life, who sings it?
posted by royal 32nd on Apr 26, 2009To royal 32nd -the song u want 2 kno is called Darker side of Jamaica-Tafari...can any1 tell me the name of the song when wilson is in his car and he comes home to see his mom with her new man?and the 1 in teh club,it comes right after welcome to jamrock?
posted by Vida rehman on May 30, 2009Does anyone know the name of the song that comes on when Jr. goes to PR the 1st time,gets beat up and put in the car and taken to his hotel. What's the name of the song that's playing during the drive to te hotel?
posted by hk2731 on Jun 17, 2009what was the slow song wilson was playin in his car
posted by cherrylips on Jun 21, 2009I would like to know the name of the song towards the end of the movie when the thug gets shot, the music is played while rick and his mom are exiting the club. (The beat is unbelievable).
posted by Aloush on Jul 23, 2009