Dead Presidents 1995
- Director: Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (the Hughes Brothers)
- Seen by these directors: The Book of Eli, From Hell
- Based on the book: No
- Cast: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddie Rodriguéz, Rose Jackson, N’Bushe Wright, Terrence Howard
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Larenz Tate – Ray, Crash, The Postman
- Keith David – Cloud Atlas, Crash, Requiem for a Dream, Armageddon, Clockers, Bird, Bars and Stars, Platoon
- Chris Tucker – Silver Linings Playbook, Jackie Brown, The Fifth Element,
- Freddie Rodriguéz – Bobby, Six Feet Under
- N’Bushe Wright – I’ll Fly Away
- Terrence Howard – The Butler, Ray
- Why? Good film
- Seen: Once before. Now 26 May 2022
Young Anthony (Tate) starts as a numbers
runner for the local bookie (Keith), then graduates and disappoints his parents,
who want him to go to college like his older brother, by joining the Marines
and going to Vietnam.
War is hell, and hell follows him home to
the Bronx. With a bleak future, doubts about what a black man was doing in
Vietnam, and a growing sense of pointlessness and uselessness, he works out a
plan. A plan involving dead presidents, which is street talk for cash.
It’s a compelling story. You know from the start that it can’t go well. It’s sobering, hard-hitting and though provoking.
4 * of 5.
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