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You must be out your f-ckin' mind, man.
~ Luther confronting Saladene.

Luther is the main antagonist of the 1991 indie film, Straight Out of Brooklyn. He is a womanizing and ruthless crime lord, the head of a major crime family in Brooklyn, especially in the Red Hook area, that serves as the master of drug lord, Saladene and his underling, James, ordering the former to do pickups for him.

He was portrayed by Ali Shahid Abdul Wahhab, who also played Keenan in 1993 short crime film Game Of Survival, directed by Live Squad.

Personality[]

Luther is an extremely ruthless and dreadful head of the crime family, whose impatience inflicts fear upon others. Luther has shown to be extremely wrathful, threatening his men with death if they fail him, and actively intimidates them all. Saying that Luther is very impatient is an understatement, who refused to take Saladene's reason that he was robbed as an excuse and demanded him to find where the money s now before Luther chops him into little pieces. Luther is also extremely womanizing, flirting with women he finds whenever he isn't dealing with any criminal activity.

Biography[]

Luther is first seen inside his car driven by Saladene, who opens the door for him after he parks the car. Luther, who is busy making a call, pulls his lover out of the car. He is next seen being driven by another driver to a meeting with Saladene, who wants the money Saladene was tasked to retrieve, to which beforehand, Saladene recommends a teenage underling called James, who he was impressed by after he shot Eric to death in the park. However, Luther was impatient and intimidates Saladene and grabbing him to go on and give the money, demanding him to give the money using his own hands. Luther then calls James and interviews him, giving him a job in his criminal organization. Luther then tells Saladene there will be another pickup, and he is expecting the money.

However, Saladene was robbed by Dennis, who pointed a gun at his face to give the money. When he was supposed to meet Luther in the bar, who was flirting with a woman. However, Luther was more focused on the money and his rage on Saladene's failure, eying him and then shouting at everyone to get out the way as he pins Saladene to the ground and threatens to mutilate him and send his body parts to Kingston. After Saladene and James, who were looking for Dennis, find Roy, Dennis' father, they chase him to which a furious Luther blocks his path after the latter jumps over a fence to escape and shoots him dead 3 times. Luther eventually gets away with his crimes.

It is unknown whether he tracked down and killed Dennis as well.

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Trivia[]

  • Despite being the main antagonist, Luther and Dennis, the main protagonist, never confront each-other directly.
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