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Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film co-written, produced and directed by the Hughes Brothers. The film chronicles the life of Anthony Curtis ( Larenz Tate ), focusing on his teenage years as a high school graduate and his experiences during the Vietnam War as a Recon Marine.
Oct 6, 1995 · Dead Presidents: Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. With Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez. 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.
- (25K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- 1995-10-06
Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in Vietnam. But the nightmare continues for Anthony and his friends as they suffer the indignities ...
- (35)
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- R
- Drama
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran (Larenz Tate) is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime....
Once in the Marines, Curtis meets the gung-ho lieutenant, Dugan (Jaimz Woolvett), and his wartime friend, Cleon (Bokeem Woodbine), a religious yet deadly staff sergeant. During their tour in Vietnam as members of a Force Recon unit, they experience the horror of war, losing several fellow Marines during combat.
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Dead Presidents" suggests that the Hughes Brothers, whose great film "Menace II Society" (1993) was finished when they were only 21, are born filmmakers. They have a sure sense of the camera, of actors, of the life within a scene.
Dead Presidents. 1995 · 2 hr. R. Crime · Drama · Action. A Vietnam War veteran returns home and is drawn into a life of crime when he pulls off a daring armored car robbery with a group of fellow vets. Subtitles: English. Starring: Larenz Tate Keith David Chris Tucker. Directed by: The Hughes Brothers.