Dead Presidents poster

1995·119 min·Released

Dead Presidents

“The only color that counts is green.”

Crime
Drama
Action

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran 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!

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Cast & Crew

Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Anthony Curtis

Keith David

Keith David

Kirby

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

Skip

Freddy Rodríguez

Freddy Rodríguez

Jose

Rose Jackson

Rose Jackson

Juanita Benson

N'Bushe Wright

N'Bushe Wright

Delilah Benson

Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Cutty

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Cowboy

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Cleon

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Betancourt

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Marisol

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

D'ambrosio

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John Chard

Written on 5/30/2015

Brothers In Arms. Albert and Allen Hughes direct, produce and co-write (with Michael Henry Brown) this tale about Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate), a South Bronx boy who goes off to fight in Vietnam, to then return after his tours of duty to find things just aren't the same anymore. The follow up to their incendiary debut, Menace II Society, the Hughes brothers deliver another in your face picture that is quite frankly on a perpetual downer. This is no bad thing, though, as long as you are not looking to be cheered up. That's Uncle Sam for you! Mean Green. The pic very much harks back to the glory days of film noir in the 40s and 50s, where some talented film makers began to tell stories of returning war veterans finding what they left behind is now alien to them - with some characters, as is the case here - deeply scarred by their experiences. Add in some gangster elements and the coup de grâce that is the scintillating heist, and clearly the brothers have seen many an old classic film. That the narrative is tried and tested stops the piece hitting greater heights, this in spite of some super acting (especially Tate and the always value for money Keith David) and the hard hitting violence that pierces the senses. Predictable yet potent, and certainly memorable, it's well worth a look for the tough of mind and the classic era film of heart. 7/10

CinemaSerf

Written on 4/3/2023

The fairly charismatic Larenz Tate tries quite hard here as "Curtis", a lad with potential who falls in with petty criminal "Kirby" (Keith David) before enlisting in the US Marines to go and fight in Vietnam. After the war, he returns to his girlfriend "Juanita" (Rose Jackson) and his four year old daughter - but acclimatising to his new situation proves too difficult leading him to reunite with his wartime colleagues to carry out a daring armoured car heist. The story is pretty formulaic and the actors are rarely challenged by the lacklustre script - that does little to develop any characterisations - and the largely unimaginative direction. There is a missed opportunity to look at the post war trauma and loneliness; the sense of abandonment felt by many soldiers returning home after the intensity of conflict - but nope, nothing really doing here on that front. The photography has it's moments and the ending is lively, but sadly this film is just all a bit too entrenched in stereotype and a well trammelled plot that is far too long and misses way more than it hits.

Andre Gonzales

Written on 5/13/2023

Bank robbery movie. The planning they do is next to none. Awesome action but also pretty sad.

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Dead Presidents (1995) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Dead Presidents (1995) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p