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| Dead Presidents |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 21 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, N’Bushe Wright. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1453L-301 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$99.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
119 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1995 |
| (LD Release Date): |
6/1/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
The Hughes Bros. |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Michael Henry Brown |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes & Danny Elfman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
David Brisbin |
| (Visual Effects): |
R/Greenburg Associates & Buena Vista Imaging |
| (Costume Designer): |
Paul A. Simmons |
| (Editor): |
Dan Lebental |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Steven D. Williams, MPSE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Darryl Porter |
| (Co-Producers): |
Michael Bennett |
| (Producers): |
The Hughes Brothers |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.39:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.28:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Dead Presidents is the powerful story of a young man’s struggle to define his place in the chaotic social environment of the late ’60s and early ’70s. After serving his country in Vietnam, Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns home to find his neighborhood in turmoil and his prospects for employment bleak. As a means of survival, he teams up with a couple of his fellow veterans to plan an armored car heist.
LaserDisc Picture:
(See comparative review)
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(See comparative review)
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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