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.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Terrence Howard
- Cowboy
- (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film features five actors from Menace II Society (1993): Larenz Tate, Clifton Powell, James Pickens Jr., Ryan Williams, and Clifton Collins Jr.. Collins is credited as "Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez."
- GoofsIn the scene where Skip dies in his apartment, you can see him still breathing on the chair.
- Alternate versionsCriterion laserdisc version includes additional scenes originally deleted before the theatrical release.
- SoundtracksI 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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"Dead Presidents" is a classic in my book. I could suffice with that statement but I'll add a bit more. It was a well acted and well directed drama that seemed to be funny when it needed to be (thank you Chris Tucker), dramatic when it needed to be, and even violent when it needed to be. Some of, if not most of the violence was pretty graphic--that can be taken as a positive or negative. I'm not perturbed by it, but I can see how some are.
I loved the story. It was simple yet complex. It was really about five years in the life of a young Black man from New York spanning from 1968 to 1973. From his high school years on the streets of the Bronx, to his years in Vietnam, to his return to a family and struggling with life in the world. I think "Dead Presidents" was an excellent production that didn't short change us at all in any aspect.
I loved the story. It was simple yet complex. It was really about five years in the life of a young Black man from New York spanning from 1968 to 1973. From his high school years on the streets of the Bronx, to his years in Vietnam, to his return to a family and struggling with life in the world. I think "Dead Presidents" was an excellent production that didn't short change us at all in any aspect.
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,147,179
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,943,778
- Oct 8, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $24,147,179
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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