| | Dead Presidents DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Urban Interest Movies, Dramas Videos, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Suspense, Family Interaction, War, Thieves, 1960s, Social Issues, Vietnam | | Starring | Larenz Tate, Keith David, Clifton Powell, Bokeem Woodbine, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright | | Director | Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes | | Production Designer | David Brisbin |
DVD. Feature film. Rated R. CC. Dolby dig. 5.1 audio, mult iple language, widescreen, orig. theatrical trailer, & chap ter search. The year is 1968, and Anthony, a naive, sweet black teen from the Bronx, impulsively decides to join the Marines and fight in Vietnam. After a very disturbing tour of duty, Anthony returns home in 1973 to discover that a lot has changed: his country has turned its back on him, his neighborhood has deteriorated, and he finds that he's now a father. Furthermore, he's not making enough money to support a family, and matters become even worse when he loses his job.
Desperate, angry and confused, the young man decides to participate in a robbery of "dead presidents", or money. But the results of this crime prove less than fruitful. A young black man from Brooklyn leaves his girlfriend and his numbers-running mentor to fight in Vietnam in 1968 only to return three years later to find no welcome and little hope for him and his buddies. Unemployed and desperate, he plans and executes an armored car robbery to secure enough "dead presidents" (slang for cash) to give him a fresh start. An Underworld Entertainment production.
Color by Technicolor; shot in Panavision widescreen.
Screened at the 1995 New York Film Festival.
Released theatrically in the USA on October 4, 1995,the film went on to gross $24.1 million at the domestic box office.
The Criterion Collection Special Edition laserdisc (CC1453L) includes:
Commentary by the Hughes brothers, Professor Todd Boyd,
and Ari Merretazon
Deleted scenes and theatrical trailers
"The Making of Dead Presidents"
Dr. Boyd's guide to blaxploitation films
An epilogue to the story: "What Happened to the Real
Anthony" by Ari Merretazon
This film was inspired by Wallace Terry's story "Specialist
No. 4 Haywood T. 'The Kid' Kirkland"
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification. Dead Presidents Reviews: "...An exceptionally assured piece of work....Plays like THE DEERHUNTER N THE HOOD..." -- Rating: A
-- Steve Simels, Entertainment Weekly "...Mesmerizing....[The film has] one of the year's great movie scenes..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Its muscular engagement of weighty themes and explosive situations makes it a powerful drama..."
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety Dead Presidents | List Price | $14.99 (You save $4.70) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1433  | | CD Universe Part number | 1254248 | | Catalog number | 01425800 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 20, 1998 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 120 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen |
Dead Presidents Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  excellent movie
This movie is one of my all time favorites
Submitted by a reviewer (Ft Bragg, NC) 
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I seen the movie because it was I always liked it. It had became one of the greatest urban movies ever so I can watch some of it. Most of the movies in my life is my inspiration to the biggest movies like the East Coast rap film,"Gridlock'd" and the upcoming movie "Black Boys". It became the best movie in my entire life to a urban classic. Like one of the biggest movies like "The Corrupter" lands the top of the biggest films in the urban community. I love this movie. It also contains from the music of hip-hop on Hot Boys' 2007 most succeeded, Hot Boys Forever, to rule rap inside the East Coast landmark. Thanks to this movie because I love it so much. Thanks to the props. ASAP!!!
Submitted by Demaskee Holsey (Albany, GA, USA)
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one of the best movies i have ever seen. I love larenz tate in this movie. the movie was filled with action and suspense. I love it and recommend it to everyone.
Submitted by lady M (cincinnati, ohio)
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Just added this one to my collection and not only is it a classic, the music(soundtrack) is awsome. Excellent story and great portrayal of action re: Viet Nam War. Chris Tucker also gave a funny performance but also surprises with some great acting. Larenz Tate simply did an outstanding job. The movie from start to finish is a great story and takes you through lots of emotions.
Submitted by percyjohnson28269 (Charlotte, NC, USA)
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Get ready for action with this explosively exciting hit! On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran (Larenz Tate -- MENACE II SOCIETY) is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency! From the Hughes Brothers, acclaimed directors of the smash hit MENACE II SOCIETY -- you'll love every pulse-pounding second as these bold thieves risk it all for the score of a lifetime!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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