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Allen Hughes

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Allen Hughes at an event for From Hell (2001)
Albert and Allen Hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal film education began their freshman year of high school when Allen took a TV production class. They soon made a short film entitled How To Be A Burglar and people began to take notice. Their next work, Uncensored videos, was broadcast on cable, introducing them to a wider audience. After high school Albert began taking classes at LACC Film School: two shorts established the twins' reputation as innovative filmmakers and allowed them to direct Menace II Society (1993), which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and grossed nearly 10 times as much as its $3 million budget. After following up with Dead Presidents (1995) they directed the feature-length documentary American Pimp (1999).
BornApril 1, 1972
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BornApril 1, 1972
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Allen Hughes, Sung Kang, Terry O'Quinn, RZA, Ramón Rodríguez, and Scott Rosenbaum in Gang Related (2014)
Mark Wahlberg and Allen Hughes in Broken City (2013)
Russell Crowe and Allen Hughes in Broken City (2013)
Allen Hughes in Broken City (2013)
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes in Dead Presidents (1995)
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes in Dead Presidents (1995)
Denzel Washington, Albert Hughes, and Allen Hughes in The Book of Eli (2010)
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes in The Book of Eli (2010)
Gary Oldman, Albert Hughes, and Allen Hughes in The Book of Eli (2010)
Denzel Washington, Albert Hughes, and Allen Hughes in The Book of Eli (2010)
Denzel Washington, Albert Hughes, and Allen Hughes in The Book of Eli (2010)
Directors Allen Hughes (left) and Albert Hughes (right) discuss a scene with Johnny Depp on a location in the Czech Republic.

Known for

Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
The Book of Eli
6.8
  • Director(as The Hughes Brothers)
  • 2010
Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
Menace II Society
7.5
  • Director(as The Hughes Brothers, directed by)
  • 1993
Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
From Hell
6.7
  • Director(as The Hughes Brothers)
  • 2001
Dead Presidents (1995)
Dead Presidents
6.9
  • Director(as The Hughes Brothers)
  • 1995

Credits

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Director

  • What's Going On
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Dear Mama (2022)
    Dear Mama
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine in The Defiant Ones (2017)
    The Defiant Ones
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Ramón Rodríguez in Gang Related (2014)
    Gang Related
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg in Broken City (2013)
    Broken City
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor (2011)
    Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
    The Book of Eli
    • Director (as The Hughes Brothers)
    • 2010
  • Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Andy Garcia, John Hurt, Robin Wright, James Caan, Julie Christie, Drea de Matteo, Carlos Acosta, Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen, Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Irrfan Khan, Shia LaBeouf, Maggie Q, Shu Qi, Anton Yelchin, Rachel Bilson, and Olivia Thirlby in New York, I Love You (2008)
    New York, I Love You
    • Director (segment Allen Hughes)
    • 2008
  • Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Knights of the South Bronx
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Touching Evil (2004)
    Touching Evil
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Korn: Thoughtless (2002)
    Korn: Thoughtless
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • Jonathan Davis, Reginald 'Fieldy' Arvizu, James 'Munky' Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian 'Head' Welch, and Korn in Korn: Here to Stay (2002)
    Korn: Here to Stay
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
    From Hell
    • Director (as The Hughes Brothers)
    • 2001
  • American Pimp (1999)
    American Pimp
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Dead Presidents (1995)
    Dead Presidents
    • Director (as The Hughes Brothers)
    • 1995
  • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
    Menace II Society
    • Director (as The Hughes Brothers, directed by)
    • 1993

Producer

  • Dear Mama (2022)
    Dear Mama
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine in The Defiant Ones (2017)
    The Defiant Ones
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Ramón Rodríguez in Gang Related (2014)
    Gang Related
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg in Broken City (2013)
    Broken City
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Knights of the South Bronx
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Touching Evil (2004)
    Touching Evil
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in From Hell (2001)
    From Hell
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Scratch (2001)
    Scratch
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • American Pimp (1999)
    American Pimp
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Dead Presidents (1995)
    Dead Presidents
    • producer (as The Hughes Brothers, produced by)
    • 1995
  • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
    Menace II Society
    • co-producer (as The Hughes Brothers)
    • 1993

Writer

  • Dear Mama (2022)
    Dear Mama
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine in The Defiant Ones (2017)
    The Defiant Ones
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor (2011)
    Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Dead Presidents (1995)
    Dead Presidents
    • story
    • 1995
  • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
    Menace II Society
    • story
    • 1993

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Allen
  • Born
    • April 1, 1972
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Relatives
    • Albert Hughes(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Directed Korn music video "Here to Stay" (2002).
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    Had an altercation with Tupac Shakur for which Shakur was convicted of assault and battery.
  • Quotes
    I think all filmmakers below the age of 45 should be banned from doing Criterion [special edition discs] and audio commentary.

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