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)

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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. —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
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use
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 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

Top review

7/10

great (esp.Tucker)

Chris Tucker is hilarious in this movie, he has great on screen charisma, and he speaks his lines very fluidly, as if he was improvising. Larenz Tate is great as well, being able to pull off the young version of his character, since he has a boyish face. And Bokeem Woodbine reminds me of Samuel L. Jackson in this movie. The cinematography is also great and so is the acting overall. Like everyone says, its not so much as a heist movie, but a reflection on the hardships of the black individual, such as finding work and drug abuse; after fighting a war that wasnt really meant for them or their country.

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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
- 絕命戰場
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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