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.
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Title: Dead Presidents (1995)
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2 nominations.
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Cast
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| Larenz Tate | ... | Anthony Curtis | |
| Keith David | ... | Kirby | |
| Chris Tucker | ... | Skip | |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Jose | |
| Rose Jackson | ... | Juanita Benson | |
| N'Bushe Wright | ... | Delilah Benson | |
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Alvaleta Guess | ... | Mrs. Benson |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | Mr. Curtis | |
| Jenifer Lewis | ... | Mrs. Curtis | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Cutty | |
| Elizabeth Rodriguez | ... | Marisol | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Cowboy (as Terrence Dashon Howard) | |
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Ryan Williams | ... | Young Revolutionary |
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Larry McCoy | ... | Nicky |
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Rodney Winfield | ... | Mr. Warren |
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This action film, directed by the Hughes brothers, depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn." However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent disillusionment with progress in social issues and civil rights back home in the United States, during the 1960's. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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vietnam war | 1960s | black panthers | new york city | black militant |Taglines:
They'll risk everything for the ultimate score. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Kirby: That's Uncle Sam for you, son. Money to burn.
[fade out]
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Written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
Performed by Sly and the Family Stone
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement With Sony Music Licensing
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Both Larenz Tate & Chris Tucker's characters are hail from The Bronx and end up fighting in the Vietnam war. In Apocalypse Now (1979) Laurence Fishburne's character was also from The Bronx, there's even an Apocalypse Now moment as the sun is shinning behind a flying chopper. See more »Goofs
At the bank doors on the dock. The soundtrack implies metal doors being unlocked and opened/closed. The door opens and you can see that there are no bolts. It has a deadbolt but nothing on the door edge suggesting an opening. At the top edge of the door it looks almost wood like. The door did not even lock or have a doorknob channel. See more »Quotes
Skip: [at the table, dividing up a huge stack of bills after the big score] Man, one thing I can't figure out. People be out of work everywhere and the government just be throwing money away!Kirby: That's Uncle Sam for you, son. Money to burn.
[fade out]
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Criterion laserdisc version includes additional scenes originally deleted before the theatrical release. See more »Soundtracks
If You Want Me To StayWritten by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
Performed by Sly and the Family Stone
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement With Sony Music Licensing
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,943,778, 8 October 1995Gross USA:
$24,147,179Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$24,147,179Company Credits
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This movie jumps from one movie-cliché to another. Even a half-hearted movie buff can't avoid wincing at the amount of 'déja-vu' moments the Hughes Bros. chuck at you... There's Scorsese 'moments' galore (even DeNiro film-debut re-makes), and ideas from Lynch's "Wild at Heart" are randomly (and stupidly) used here and there. Oliver Stone is ransacked in the Vietnam sequences, as is Coppola (in sloppy "Apocalypse Now" re-creations). In fact all is told in such a heavy-handed,un-intelligent way, that the viewer is 'turned off' pretty quickly. No one likes to be treated like a moron, least of all a movie-buff... So who was this movie made for? Audiences who have never seen the seminal movies of the last 25 years? Oh! It was a surprise to see the excellent Martin Sheen in the un-billed role of a heartless war-vet judge. At least he managed to avoid being hit by a flying chair. I sat through this and wished I had avoided this graceless BOMB!