Dead Presidents

19951995
RR
1h 59m

Dead Presidents (1995)

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Action Crime Drama

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.

Directors
- Albert Hughes
- Allen Hughes
Writers
- Allen Hughes(story)
- Albert Hughes(story)
- Michael Henry Brown(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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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)

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. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines
- In a daring armed robbery, they'll risk everything for the ultimate score.
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The role of Delilah was offered to Jada Pinkett-Smith, who turned it down. The reason was because her long-time friend, rapper Tupac Shakur, had had an altercation with one of the film's directors Allen Hughes on the set of her previous film Menace II Society and was fired.

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 Siskel & Ebert & 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

Top review

A strong movie about life for a black man after the Vietnam war

For all those who liked the movie "Menace 2 Society",you are going to love this one. This movie features the star from Menace to Society "Larenz Tate" and the well known "Chris Tucker". This is a very violent movie and have a few very gory scenes of the Vietnam war,but that is okay because this movie really shows how difficult it must have been for a black man growing up in the Bronx in the 60's.And it shows how life is for him and his friends after coming home from the Vietnam war. The language in this movie is of course very tough and rough and I could actually count the f-word 247 times in this movie and that speaks for it's self.

This is an extremely well made movie that really shows the reality of how hard the world can be for some people.

I advice everybody to go out and pick up this movie, because it is a story that you got to hear.

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martymaster
Jun 19, 2001

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

Release date
- October 6, 1995 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Les billets verts
Filming locations
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Production companies
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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

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

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