Dead Presidents (film)
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German title | Dead Presidents |
Original title | Dead Presidents |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1995 |
length | 119 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 18 JK / SPIO |
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Director |
Albert Hughes Allen Hughes |
script |
Michael Henry Brown Albert Hughes Allen Hughes |
production | Albert Hughes Allen Hughes |
music | Danny Elfman |
camera | Lisa Rinzler |
cut | Dan Lebental |
occupation | |
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Dead Presidents , and Dead Presidents - The road to hell is an American action - thriller from 1995. Directed led the brothers Albert and Allen Hughes , who were also involved in the story of the film and worked as a producer. The main roles were played by Larenz Tate , Keith David and Chris Tucker .
The world premiere took place on September 29, 1995 in New York . Dead Presidents hit theaters on October 4th . The German premiere was on October 24, 1996.
action
In 1968, Anthony Curtis, an 18-year-old African-American from the Bronx who recently graduated from high school , signed up for military service in Vietnam with his two friends, José and Skip . He returns to his home country three years later. There he has to find out that he is not treated as a hero . Rather, he is losing his job so that he cannot give his daughter the support he would like to give her.
Anthony, Skip, José and Anthony's close friend Kirby and their new acquaintances Delilah and Cleon want revenge. They plan to rob an armored van and rob the Brooklyn Federal Reserve Bank . But the coup goes wrong: the van explodes, José and Delilah are shot in an exchange of fire with the police . Anthony, Kirby and Cleon are arrested and Skip dies of a heroin overdose in his apartment .
Trivia
- The word Fuck and its variations are mentioned 247 times in the film .
- With Menace II Society, the Hughes brothers have already drawn a violent drama from the American ghetto scene .
- This film shows Chris Tucker in his first and so far only dramatic role.
Grossing results
With a production budget of $ 14 million, the film grossed approximately $ 24 million.
Awards
- 1996: Image Awards , nominated for Best Album for Danny Elfman
- 1996: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , nominated for Best Director for Allen and Albert Hughes
Web links
- Dead Presidents in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 18 ARD - DVD JK approval , Spio / JK - Criterion of Dead Presidents at Schnittberichte.com
- Dead Presidents at Rotten Tomatoes (English)