Dead Presidents (1995)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Albert Hughes
Allen Hughes

Writers (WGA):

Allen Hughes (story) &
Albert Hughes (story) ...

Release Date:

4 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

In this daring heist, the only color that counts is green

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Heist | Money | Vietnam War | 1960s

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

3:35 AM

MAX

Cast

Larenz Tate	...	Anthony Curtis
Keith David	...	Kirby
Chris Tucker	...	Skip
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Jose
Rose Jackson	...	Juanita Benson
N'Bushe Wright	...	Delilah Benson
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)
Ryan Williams	...	Young revolutionary
Larry McCoy	...	Nicky
Rodney Winfield	...	Mr. Warren

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33864) | Australia:R | Canada:R | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

The word "fuck" and its variants are spoken 247 times.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The armored car that was blown up in the 1973 scenes was an International Harvester "S- series" Medium Duty Conventional truck. So was the prison bus in 1974. International Harvester Company did not manufacture these types of trucks until 1978.

Quotes:

Delilah Benson: [Delilah saying to Anthony after he returns from the war] It's not your fault you've been brain washed by america

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Walk On By

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.