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A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
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Anthony Curtis
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Kirby
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Skip
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Jose
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Juanita Benson
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Delilah Benson
Alvaleta Guess ...
Mrs. Benson
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Mr. Curtis
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Mrs. Curtis
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Cutty
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Marisol
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Cowboy (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Ryan Williams ...
Young Revolutionary
Larry McCoy ...
Nicky
Rodney Winfield ...
Mr. Warren
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Mrs. Barton
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Martin
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Cleon
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Devaughn
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D'ambrosio
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Lt Dugan
Quynh Phann ...
Skivvie Girl #1
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Betancourt (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
Jean-Claude La Marre ...
Ramsuer
Daniel Kruse ...
Cpl. Rob
Bob Smith ...
Helicopter Pilot (as Robert Smith)
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Protester #1
Rik Colitti ...
Cabbie
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Peaches
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Spyder
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Mr. Gianetti
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Officer Brown
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Officer Spinelli
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Attorney Salvatore Rizzo
Joëlle Hernandez ...
Juanita's child (Sarah)
Jordan Hernandez ...
Juanita's child (Sarah)
Tim Zay ...
Protester #2
Charles E. Lesene ...
Numbers Taker
Cuc Dinh ...
Madame Minh
Yen Chin Grow ...
Skivvie Girl #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Marine (uncredited)
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Dodge. (uncredited)
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Man on Street (uncredited)
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Saul (uncredited)
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NVA Hero (uncredited)
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Federal Reserve Guard (uncredited)
Collin Fowler ...
Marine (uncredited)
Johnny Gray ...
Marine #1 (uncredited)
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Protester (uncredited)
Rich Keen ...
Man on Street (uncredited)
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The Judge (uncredited)
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Andrew Curtis (uncredited)

Directed by

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Albert Hughes ... (as The Hughes Brothers)
Allen Hughes ... (as The Hughes Brothers)

Written by

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Allen Hughes ... (story) &
Albert Hughes ... (story) and
Michael Henry Brown ... (story)
 
Michael Henry Brown ... (screenplay)
 
Wallace Terry ... (story "Specialist No.4 Haywood T. 'The Kid' Kirkland") (suggestion)

Produced by

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Michael Bennett ... co-producer
The Hughes Brothers ... producer (produced by)
Albert Hughes ... producer (produced by) (as The Hughes Brothers)
Allen Hughes ... producer (produced by) (as The Hughes Brothers)
Darryl Porter ... executive producer

Music by

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Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

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Lisa Rinzler

Editing by

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Dan Lebental

Editorial Department

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Karim Aïnouz ... assistant editor (as Karim Ainouz)
Pamela Chmiel ... first assistant editor
Lisa Davis ... assistant editor
Winston Han ... post-production assistant
Ann Jackman ... second assistant editor
Bob Kaiser ... color timer
Todd Milner ... second assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Lisa Rodgers ... post coordinator
Brandon Walker ... apprentice editor
Lindsay Mofford ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Risa Bramon Garcia
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by

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David Brisbin

Art Direction by

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Maria Caso
Kenneth Hardy

Set Decoration by

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Karin Wiesel Holmes ... (as Karin Wiesel)

Costume Design by

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Paul A. Simmons Jr. ... (as Paul Simmons)

Makeup Department

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Lance Anderson ... makeup artist
Sharyn Cordice ... makeup artist
Annie M. DeMille ... hair stylist
Ted Long ... hair stylist
Ellie Winslow ... makeup artist
Mary Cooke ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Randy Ostrow ... unit production manager: Vietnam sequence
Dwight Williams ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mitchell Bock ... first assistant director: additional second unit
H.H. Cooper ... first assistant director
Edward C. Dilks ... second assistant director: additional photography
Heidi McGowen ... second second assistant director
Dale M. Nielsen ... second assistant director
Jenny Peek ... dga trainee
Kia B. Puriefoy ... first assistant director: second unit
Joseph Ray ... first assistant director
Jeff Ward ... second unit director
Jerri Churchill ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Elise Bennett ... assistant art director
Glen Bowen ... construction grip (as Glenn Bowen)
Peter Clark ... construction grip
Rocky Claxton ... construction grip
David Cooney ... storyboard artist
Duke Crawford ... storyboard artist
Claudette Didul ... assistant set decorator
David Scott Gagnon ... set dresser (as David Gagnon)
Peter Gelfman ... lead man
Charles Goodman ... construction grip
Jonathan Graham ... second construction grip
Joanna Hartell ... shop manager
Brent Haywood ... construction foreman
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Byron K. Lovelace ... set dresser
Jann McClary ... first assistant props
Nick Miller ... construction coordinator
Monique Mitchell ... key construction grip
Michele Monterio ... art department coordinator
William D. Moran ... construction grip
Scott P. Murphy ... assistant art director
Ron Norsworthy ... associate art director (as Ronald L. Norsworthy)
Geoffrey D. Pound ... construction grip
Robert D. Shulman ... third construction grip
Allen Stillman ... shop electrician
Frank A. Torres ... set dresser: Florida
Paul Weathered ... second assistant props
Joshua M. Weiner ... construction grip
Stephen Barth ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Andrew Baseman ... buyer (uncredited)
Stitch Crisp ... property master: Florida (uncredited)
Lauren Doner ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Natalie N. Dorset ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey L. Glave ... scenic foreman (uncredited)
Hank Liebeskind ... set dresser (uncredited)
Elizabeth Linn ... scenic chargeperson (uncredited)
Jeffrey Mars ... head painter: second unit (uncredited)
Linda L. Rebman ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins ... set dresser (uncredited)
Tim Steinouer ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Joseph E. Stone ... Vietnam advisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bobbi Banks ... adr supervisor
Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Ricardo Broadus ... sound effects editor
Harry Cohen ... sound designer
Jeff Courtie ... adr mixer
William Dotson ... dialogue editor (as Bill Dotson)
David Farmer ... sound effects editor
Tim Frank ... assistant dialogue editor
William Freesh ... re-recording mixer
Keith Gardner ... boom operator
Tim Gedemer ... sound effects editor
Evelyn Hokanson ... adr recordist (as Evelyn Hokanson-Nickle)
Jason King ... dialogue editor
Toussaint Kotright ... cable person
Mike Moser ... sound effects editor
Vince Nicastro ... foley artist
Terry O'Bright ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Paul Rodriguez ... manager of sound services
Ann Scibelli ... sound effects editor
Tony Sereno ... re-recording assistant
Cathie Speakman ... adr editor
Frank Stettner ... sound mixer
Gary Sula-Goff ... foley assistant
Ken Teaney ... re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson ... foley mixer
Jeff Vaughn ... foley editor
Marty Vites ... dialogue editor
Steven D. Williams ... supervising sound editor
Geoffrey Patterson ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Darren Polish ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Wilfred Caban ... special effects foreman
Chip Houghton ... special effects
Steven Kirshoff ... special effects coordinator
Jeff 'J.Mac' McDonald ... special effects assistant
Woody Lawhon ... special effects (uncredited)
Rudy Perez ... special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Susan Bradley ... effects animator
Mark Dornfeld ... optical effects supervision
Scott Harper ... digital artist
Patric Kenly ... optical line-up
Laurel Klick ... digital artist
Dan Leigh ... visual consultant
Ron Peterson ... optical camera
Steven T Puri ... visual effects producer
Ashley Beck ... pre-visualization (uncredited)
Michael Curtis ... digital compositor (uncredited)
J.W. Kompare ... visual effects editor (uncredited)
Linda Renaud ... I/O manager (uncredited)
Eric Withee ... digital film technician: RGA/LA (uncredited)

Stunts

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Roy Farfel ... stunts
Henry Kingi Jr. ... stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch ... stunts
Jeff Ward ... stunt coordinator
Peter Bucossi ... stunts (uncredited)
Damian Chuck ... stunts (uncredited)
John Copeman ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Lynna' Davis ... stunt double (uncredited)
Danny Downey ... stunts (uncredited)
Lex D. Geddings ... stunt double (uncredited)
Johnny Gray ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Jeffreys ... stunts (uncredited)
James Sang Lee ... stunts (uncredited)
Jalil Jay Lynch ... stunt double: Larenz Tate (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Greg Addison ... electrician
K.C. Bailey ... still photographer
Alec Boehm ... first assistant camera
Brian Carmichael ... video assist operator
John Farina ... grip
Brian Fitzsimons ... best boy grip
Morris Flam ... gaffer: Florida
Richie Ford ... rigging gaffer
Tony Foresta ... Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera
Dennis Gamiello ... key grip
Joe Humphreys ... set electrician
Jeremy Knaster ... second electric
Edward W. Lowry ... dolly grip (as Ed Lowry)
John Lowry ... rigging grip
Gary Martone ... key grip: second unit
Anastas N. Michos ... camera operator
Richie Montgomery ... grip
William Moore ... best boy
Bill O'Leary ... gaffer
Christopher T. Paul ... second assistant camera
John Sosenko ... camera operator
David Waterston ... director of photography: second unit
Jonathan Weaver ... camera loader
Joe Williams ... grip
Kevin P. Williams ... grip (as Kevin Williams)
Steven Cohen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
W.D. Hill ... key grip: second unit, Florida (uncredited)
Ken Palladino ... grip (uncredited)
Greg Patterson ... electrician (uncredited)
Lance E. Phox ... gaffer (uncredited)
Noah Prince ... electrician (uncredited)
Richard Rutkowski ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Steve Spallone ... rigging electric best boy (uncredited)
Phillip Todd ... first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Michael J. Walsh ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Kimberly Mullen ... casting associate
Ángela Núñez ... casting associate
Ria Pavia ... casting associate
Winsome Sinclair ... extras casting
Mark Mullen ... casting: Florida (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Donna Berwick ... assistant costume designer
Jennifer L. Bryan ... key costume supervisor
Dana Campbell ... key costume supervisor
Yolanda Carter ... costumer
Sharon Graham ... costumer
Chris Debiec ... set costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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R.W. Dixon ... assistant location manager
G.M. Hill ... location scout (as G.M. Hill)
Jay Horne ... location assistant (as Jeff Horne)
Eric Klein ... location scout
Brent Owens ... location manager
Dale Watkins ... assistant location manager
Adam G. Williams ... location assistant (as Adam Williams)
Maria Christina Williams ... location coordinator
Charles E. Yates ... location assistant
Grant Harper Reid ... location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Stanley Robinson ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Steve Bartek ... orchestrator
Lisa Brown ... music coordinator
Danny Elfman ... score producer
Nora Felder ... music coordinator
Robert Fernandez ... score mixer
Bonnie Greenberg ... music supervisor
John La Salandra ... supervising music editor
Marc Mann ... orchestrator
Jill Meyers ... music clearances
Dennis S. Sands ... score mixer
E. Gedney Webb ... music editor
Patti Zimmitti ... orchestra contractor
Tom Boyd ... oboe (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bobbi Page ... score vocalist (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer/vocal contractor (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Barbara Tuss ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Harry J. Leavey ... transportation co-captain
James Leavey ... transportation captain
Patrick Hogan ... driver (uncredited)
John F. Teeple ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Rachel Ames ... adr voice
Kimberly Bailey ... adr voice
Craig Bankey ... unit publicist
Charles Bazaldua ... adr voice
Michael Begasse ... assistant production coordinator
Joe Buda ... payroll accountant
Alan Burke ... projectionist
Cathy Cavadini ... adr voice
Lanei Chapman ... adr voice
Stanley Bennett Clay ... adr voice
Rickey D'Shon Collins ... adr voice (as Ricky Collins)
Ricky Collins ... adr voice
Wayne Collins ... adr voice (as Wayne Collins Jr.)
Kyle Cooper ... title designer
Jeff Coopwood ... adr voice
Phillipa Davis ... production coordinator
Marcia del Mar ... adr voice
Alex Dent ... adr voice
Cody Dorkin ... adr voice
Judi M. Durand ... adr voice
Greg Finley ... adr voice
Rick Fitts ... adr voice
Joel Franklin ... supervising copyist
Javier Grajeda ... adr voice
Sabrina Gray ... assistant to unit production manager / second unit coordinator
Karla Green ... adr voice
J.D. Hall ... adr voice
Tracey Hinds ... key production assistant
Vien Hong ... adr voice
J.J. Johnson ... adr voice
RaéVen Kelly ... adr voice (as Rae'ven Kelly)
Marsha Kramer ... adr voice
Carlos Lacamara ... adr voice
John Lafayette ... adr voice
Sondra Lieu ... adr voice
Terence Mathews ... adr voice
Maureen McComsey ... assistant production coordinator
Victoria Brown McCready ... second assistant accountant
Ari Sesu Merretazon ... technical advisor
Arlin Miller ... adr voice
Bob Neill ... adr voice
DeVaughn Nixon ... adr voice
Emanuel Orlando ... adr voice
Hari Oziol ... adr voice
Mike Phillips ... production accountant
Juan Pope ... adr voice (as J. Lamont Pope)
Steven T Puri ... title producer
J. Max Ruschak ... first assistant accountant
Bryan Scott ... adr voice
Bob Smith ... pilot (as Robert Smith)
Cheryl Tyre Smith ... adr voice
Seth St. Laurent ... Adr Voice
Shana Swanson ... video archivist
John Terrence ... adr voice
April Tran ... adr voice
Joey Tyllesen ... Adr Voice
John Vargas ... adr voice
Katreniah L. Washington ... production secretary
Greg Webb ... adr voice
Lee Mary Weilnau ... adr voice
Sabrina Wiener ... adr voice (as Sabrina Weiner)
Billy 'Sly' Williams ... adr voice
Ruth Zalduondo ... adr voice
David Zyler ... adr voice (as David Kramer)
Tammy Blackburn ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Lauren Bullock ... production staff (uncredited)
Brother Eden Douglas ... stand-in: Keith David (uncredited)
Mark Ebenhoch ... technical advisor: military (uncredited)
Jack W. Haddox ... production accountant (uncredited)
Mandel Holland ... production assistant (uncredited)
John Nemec ... production assistant (uncredited)
Nelson Pereyra ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jean-Andre Sassine ... parking coordinator (uncredited)
Andrew Wert ... armorer (uncredited)

Thanks

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Roger Birnbaum ... special thanks
Tamra Davis ... special thanks
Ned Dowd ... special thanks
Jeff Robinov ... special thanks
Joe Roth ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

This action film, directed by the Hughes brothers, depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn." However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent disillusionment with progress in social issues and civil rights back home in the United States, during the 1960's. Written by Tad Dibbern

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Taglines In a daring armed robbery, they'll risk everything for the ultimate score. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Génération sacrifiée (France)
  • Dinero para quemar (Spain)
  • 绝命战场 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Les billets verts (Canada, French title)
  • Halott pénz (Hungary)
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Runtime
  • 119 min
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Box Office

Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Jada Pinkett Smith turned down the role of Delilah. Her long-time friend, rapper Tupac Shakur, had been fired from Menace II Society (1993) after an altercation with Albert Hughes, one of the film's directors. See more »
Goofs In the scene where Skip dies in his apartment, you can see him still breathing on the chair. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion (1995). See more »
Soundtracks I Was Made To Love Her See more »
Quotes Kirby: Everyone in this town knows I've only got one leg. And that motherfucker grabbed the wrong one.
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