1995 film directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
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Dead Presidents
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
The Hughes Brothers
Screenplay by
Michael Henry Brown
Story by
Albert Hughes Allen Hughes Michael Henry Brown
Produced by
Albert Hughes Allen Hughes
Starring
Larenz Tate
Keith David
Chris Tucker
N'Bushe Wright
Freddy Rodriguez
Bokeem Woodbine
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Edited by
Dan Lebental
Music by
Danny Elfman
Production companies
Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures Underworld Entertainment
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)
Running time
119 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million
Box office
$24.1 million (domestic)[1]
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. As he returns to his hometown in The Bronx, Curtis finds himself struggling to support himself and his family, eventually turning to a life of crime.
Dead Presidents is based partly on the real-life experiences of Haywood T. Kirkland (aka Ari S. Merretazon), whose true story was detailed in the book Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans by Wallace Terry. Certain characters from the film are based on real acquaintances of Kirkland, who served time in prison after committing robbery in facepaint.[2] The film also is loosely based on several incidents involving the Black Liberation Army, notably the Brink's armored truck robbery.
^"Photo Galleries". USA Today.[dead link]
^Masters, Kim (October 15, 1995). "'Dead Presidents' Precedent: The Heist Is Only Half of the Story, Says the Man Who Pulled It Off". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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