Illegal Tender Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Illegal Tender

Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2007

The film tells the story of Latino college student Wilson Jr. (Rick Gonzalez) and his courageous mother Millie De Leon (Wanda de Jesus) fleeing from the thugs that killed his father (Manny Perez). After years of uncertainty about the true meaning behind their life on the run, Wilson Jr. and his love, Ana, (Dania Ramirez) find themselves in life-threatening danger. Wilson Jr. must return to Puerto Rico to unveil the dark secrets from his family's past.

Director: Franc Reyes

Starring: Rick Gonzalez • Manny Perez • Dania Ramirez

R Drama N/A

3 / 5.0

56% WILL SEE 44% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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.

Drama

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Who stars in Illegal Tender – Cast List

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Rick Gonzalez
Predator: Killer of Killers, War of the Worlds
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Manny Perez
The Butcher's Son, La Soga Salvation
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Dania Ramirez
American Reunion, Mojave

Who is making Illegal Tender – Crew List

A look at Illegal Tender behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Franc Reyes last helmed The Ministers and Empire. The film's writer Franc Reyes last penned The Ministers and Tiny Dancer.

Director: Franc Reyes
Screenwriter: Franc Reyes
Producer: John Singleton

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: New Deal Productions

Production – What we know about the Illegal Tender

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Illegal Tender movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence, language and some sexuality
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Illegal Tender Release Date: When was the film released?

Illegal Tender was released in on Friday, August 24 , 2007. There were five other movies released on the same date, including The Nanny Diaries, Resurrecting the Champ and War.