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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
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:56
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    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)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    • 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

    User reviews108

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Hughes Brothers Deliver
    "Dead Presidents" is a classic in my book. I could suffice with that statement but I'll add a bit more. It was a well acted and well directed drama that seemed to be funny when it needed to be (thank you Chris Tucker), dramatic when it needed to be, and even violent when it needed to be. Some of, if not most of the violence was pretty graphic--that can be taken as a positive or negative. I'm not perturbed by it, but I can see how some are.

    I loved the story. It was simple yet complex. It was really about five years in the life of a young Black man from New York spanning from 1968 to 1973. From his high school years on the streets of the Bronx, to his years in Vietnam, to his return to a family and struggling with life in the world. I think "Dead Presidents" was an excellent production that didn't short change us at all in any aspect.
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    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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