Dead Presidents

1995
R
1h 59m

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6.9/10

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Dark Comedy True Crime Action Crime Drama Thriller War

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Trivia
All police officers depicted in this movie are from the fictional 53rd Precinct, the setting for Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and Baretta (1975).

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: 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

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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.