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Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes Brothers, are American twin brother filmmakers. They are known for films, including Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), From Hell (2001), and The Book of Eli (2010). They did most of their collaborations between 1993 and 2001. They have primarily worked separately since Albert moved to Prague in 2004, with The Book of Eli being the only film they have directed together following his move.
Albert and Allen Hughes were born in Detroit on April 1, 1972, the twin sons of Armenian-American mother Aida and African-American father Albert Hughes. Aida's family were Iranian-Armenians from Tehran. Albert is older by nine minutes. Although they originally believed themselves to be fraternal twins, the brothers now suspect they may be identical despite not having had a DNA test. Their parents divorced when they were two years old. At the age of nine, the brothers moved with their mother to Claremont, California, where she raised them alone while putting herself through school and starting her own vocational center. Supportive of her sons' ambitions as filmmakers, she gave them a video camera when they were 12. They spent their free time making short films, and when a teacher suggested that they make a "How-To" film for an assignment, they created the short film How to Be a Burglar.
Allen and singer Stevvi Alexander had a son together at the age of 18, prompting the twins to drop out of high school and begin working on music videos. They soon directed for artists such as Tone Loc and Tupac Shakur. Their first feature film, 1993's Menace II Society, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Centering on a young black man from LA, that wanted out of the gang life. It was made on a budget of $3.5 million when they were 20 years old. Tyger Williams wrote the screenplay, and shared story credit with the brothers. It became a critical as well as a box office success and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Because of their previous experience in directing music videos, they became the first sibling duo since Jerry and David Zucker allowed a waiver by the Directors Guild of America to take co-credit as directors.
Their second film was Dead Presidents in 1995. Dealing with the a young black man that served in Vietnam and how he dealt with society upon his return. Like their feature film debut, and also starring Larenz Tate, the film centered on war veterans during the racially charged Vietnam War era. The film, which was released at the New York Critics Film Festival, failed to make as much of a profit as their first film. They followed Dead Presidents with American Pimp, a feature-length documentary about the underground pimp culture and exploitation of women. It premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. They had originally set out to do an adaptation of Iceberg Slim's novel Pimp, but someone else acquired the rights. The brothers have stated that the film's perspective was partially shaped by being raised by their mother, who is a feminist and a lesbian. In between projects, they filmed several anti-handgun public service announcements.
In a departure from their previous material, the Hughes brothers co-directed From Hell, the 2001 film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name about the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian England, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Considered too violent and gory by some critics, the film had to be edited in order to avoid an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. As described by the film's star, there were sometimes disagreements between the twins regarding the direction of the film. For example, the amount of shown violence was a point of contention between the two; one brother thought the brutality should be shown, while the other believed implied violence would suffice.
Their only film together since 2001's From Hell was the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli, which was released in January 2010.
In 2006, the brothers were announced as directing The Iceman, a film about serial killer Richard Kuklinski, but it was eventually directed by Ariel Vromen, and released in 2012. They were also slated to direct a film version of the classic TV series Kung Fu. It was announced in 2010 that the brothers were tapped to direct a live-action adaptation of the 1988 manga Akira, but they left the project in 2011.
When the brothers collaborate, Allen typically works with the actors while Albert handles the technical aspects of their films, stemming from his experience of studying at Los Angeles City College's film school.
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Hughes brothers
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes Brothers, are American twin brother filmmakers. They are known for films, including Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), From Hell (2001), and The Book of Eli (2010). They did most of their collaborations between 1993 and 2001. They have primarily worked separately since Albert moved to Prague in 2004, with The Book of Eli being the only film they have directed together following his move.
Albert and Allen Hughes were born in Detroit on April 1, 1972, the twin sons of Armenian-American mother Aida and African-American father Albert Hughes. Aida's family were Iranian-Armenians from Tehran. Albert is older by nine minutes. Although they originally believed themselves to be fraternal twins, the brothers now suspect they may be identical despite not having had a DNA test. Their parents divorced when they were two years old. At the age of nine, the brothers moved with their mother to Claremont, California, where she raised them alone while putting herself through school and starting her own vocational center. Supportive of her sons' ambitions as filmmakers, she gave them a video camera when they were 12. They spent their free time making short films, and when a teacher suggested that they make a "How-To" film for an assignment, they created the short film How to Be a Burglar.
Allen and singer Stevvi Alexander had a son together at the age of 18, prompting the twins to drop out of high school and begin working on music videos. They soon directed for artists such as Tone Loc and Tupac Shakur. Their first feature film, 1993's Menace II Society, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Centering on a young black man from LA, that wanted out of the gang life. It was made on a budget of $3.5 million when they were 20 years old. Tyger Williams wrote the screenplay, and shared story credit with the brothers. It became a critical as well as a box office success and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Because of their previous experience in directing music videos, they became the first sibling duo since Jerry and David Zucker allowed a waiver by the Directors Guild of America to take co-credit as directors.
Their second film was Dead Presidents in 1995. Dealing with the a young black man that served in Vietnam and how he dealt with society upon his return. Like their feature film debut, and also starring Larenz Tate, the film centered on war veterans during the racially charged Vietnam War era. The film, which was released at the New York Critics Film Festival, failed to make as much of a profit as their first film. They followed Dead Presidents with American Pimp, a feature-length documentary about the underground pimp culture and exploitation of women. It premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. They had originally set out to do an adaptation of Iceberg Slim's novel Pimp, but someone else acquired the rights. The brothers have stated that the film's perspective was partially shaped by being raised by their mother, who is a feminist and a lesbian. In between projects, they filmed several anti-handgun public service announcements.
In a departure from their previous material, the Hughes brothers co-directed From Hell, the 2001 film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name about the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian England, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Considered too violent and gory by some critics, the film had to be edited in order to avoid an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. As described by the film's star, there were sometimes disagreements between the twins regarding the direction of the film. For example, the amount of shown violence was a point of contention between the two; one brother thought the brutality should be shown, while the other believed implied violence would suffice.
Their only film together since 2001's From Hell was the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli, which was released in January 2010.
In 2006, the brothers were announced as directing The Iceman, a film about serial killer Richard Kuklinski, but it was eventually directed by Ariel Vromen, and released in 2012. They were also slated to direct a film version of the classic TV series Kung Fu. It was announced in 2010 that the brothers were tapped to direct a live-action adaptation of the 1988 manga Akira, but they left the project in 2011.
When the brothers collaborate, Allen typically works with the actors while Albert handles the technical aspects of their films, stemming from his experience of studying at Los Angeles City College's film school.
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