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Dead Presidents

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
22K
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Dead Presidents (1995)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Albert Hughes
    • Allen Hughes
  • Writers
    • Allen Hughes(story)
    • Albert Hughes(story)
    • Michael Henry Brown(story)
  • Stars
    • Larenz Tate
    • Keith David
    • Chris Tucker
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Albert Hughes
    • Allen Hughes
  • Writers
    • Allen Hughes(story)
    • Albert Hughes(story)
    • Michael Henry Brown(story)
  • Stars
    • Larenz Tate
    • Keith David
    • Chris Tucker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 108User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:56
    Trailer

    Photos41

    N'Bushe Wright in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Larenz Tate, Freddy Rodríguez, Keith David, and Bokeem Woodbine in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Larenz Tate, Freddy Rodríguez, Keith David, and Bokeem Woodbine in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Larenz Tate and Rose Jackson in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Concealed behind whiteface, Anthony (Larenz Tate) is poised to hold up an armored car filled with dead presidents - a slang term for cash.
    Freddy Rodríguez in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Larenz Tate in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Chris Tucker, Larenz Tate, and Freddy Rodríguez in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Larenz Tate and Keith David in Dead Presidents (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Larenz Tate in Dead Presidents (1995)

    Top cast

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    Larenz Tate
    Larenz Tate
    • Anthony Curtisas Anthony Curtis
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Kirbyas Kirby
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Skipas Skip
    Freddy Rodríguez
    Freddy Rodríguez
    • Joseas Jose
    Rose Jackson
    Rose Jackson
    • Juanita Bensonas Juanita Benson
    N'Bushe Wright
    N'Bushe Wright
    • Delilah Bensonas Delilah Benson
    Alvaleta Guess
    • Mrs. Bensonas Mrs. Benson
    James Pickens Jr.
    James Pickens Jr.
    • Mr. Curtisas Mr. Curtis
    Jenifer Lewis
    Jenifer Lewis
    • Mrs. Curtisas Mrs. Curtis
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Cuttyas Cutty
    Elizabeth Rodriguez
    Elizabeth Rodriguez
    • Marisolas Marisol
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Cowboyas Cowboy
    • (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
    Ryan Williams
    • Young Revolutionaryas Young Revolutionary
    Larry McCoy
    • Nickyas Nicky
    Rodney Winfield
    • Mr. Warrenas Mr. Warren
    Cheryl Freeman
    Cheryl Freeman
    • Mrs. Bartonas Mrs. Barton
    Sticky Fingaz
    Sticky Fingaz
    • Martinas Martin
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Cleonas Cleon
    • Directors
      • Albert Hughes
      • Allen Hughes
    • Writers
      • Allen Hughes(story)
      • Albert Hughes(story)
      • Michael Henry Brown(story) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      All police officers depicted in this movie are from the fictional 53rd Precinct. This precinct was also used in the television series Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and Baretta (1975).
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Skip dies in his apartment, you can see him still breathing on the chair.
    • Quotes

      Kirby: Everyone in this town knows I've only got one leg. And that motherfucker grabbed the wrong one.

    • Alternate versions
      Criterion laserdisc version includes additional scenes originally deleted before the theatrical release.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      I Was Made To Love Her
      Written by Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvia Moy

      Performed by Stevie Wonder

      Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.

      By Arrangement With Polygram Special Markets

    User reviews108

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Great movie
    I really enjoyed this movie. Everyone in it did an excellent job and it was very gripping. It keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Larenz Tate, in his best role ever, plays Anthony Curtis, a young black man from late 1960's The Bronx, who is just a regular guy who hangs out with his friends played by Chris Tucker also in his best role ever as Skip, and Freddy Rodriguez as Jose. Shortly after graduation from high school, Anthony decides he doesn't want to follow his big brother's path of going to college but instead, joining the Marine Corps and fight for his country. Shortly thereafter, we are taken to Vietnam with the boys and we meet some other interesting characters, one of them a psychotic preacher, Cleon, played by Bokeem Woodbine,and the Vietnam sequences are executed very realistically and are very bloody. After a while, we are taken back to the boogie down Bronx, where Anthony upon returning to the old neighborhood after four years,realizes that things are even worse than before, and everyone, including his pre-Vietnam girlfriend, Juanita, all have taken their lives in a different direction. Anthony is now a father, and cannot find a job anywhere and realizes that his own country has turned his back on him and many young black veterans from 'Nam, including his old boys Skip and Jose. We also meet Kirby, played by Keith David, a once cold and ruthless hustler, who has now left the life because the corruption of the city has forced him to quit his old habits, and Juanita's sister Delilah, played by N'Bushe Wright, who is an activist with the Black Panthers. Pretty soon all of these characters, save Juanita, fed up with their lives and their situation, get together to plan a stickup on an armored truck that is making a pickup of old dollar bills and is taking them to a location in Washington to burn them. The stickup sequence is very well made, but of course, bloody. This movie is filled with great performances, the best coming from Larenz Tate, Bokeem Woodbine and Keith David, heart-pounding action and good dialogue. A Hughes Brothers' classic. 9.5 out of 10.
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    • Mar 8, 2005

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    • What are the differences between the R-Rated Ending and the Laserdisc Ending by Criterion?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 絕命戰場
    • Filming locations
      • Mount Vernon, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Caravan Pictures
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Underworld Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,147,179
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,943,778
      • Oct 8, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,147,179
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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