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Dead Presidents

Summary: 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.
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 24,147,179
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1960s1970sactivistafrican americanafrican american protagonistagent orangeair strikeairplaneak 47ambushanti heroanti warapartmentarmored car robberyarmored guardarmored truckarmy basearrestassault riflebag of moneybarbare chested malebased on true storybattlebattlefieldbeaten to deathbeatingbetrayalblack comedyblack militantblack panthersblaxploitationbloodblood on camera lensblood splatterbloodbathbombbooby trapboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbrawlbronx new york citybrooklyn bridgebrother brother relationshipbrutalitybullet balletbullet timebullybully comeuppanceburning moneybus stopbutchercameocar crashcar hit by a truckcard gamecarnagecastrationchasechristmaschristmas presentchurchcigar smokingcigarette smokingcockroachcombatcomic reliefcoming of agecommandocommando unitcorpsecourtroomcovered in bloodcowcrime bosscriminal as protagonistcrushed by a carcrushed to deathcult directorcult filmdeathdeath of frienddecapitationdeceptiondesperationdisembowelmentdismembermentdisneydrug abusedrug addictdrug addictiondrug overdosedual wieldemployee dismissalerrand boyescapeescape attemptethnic slurex marineexecutionexit woundexploding bodyexploding carexploding truckexplosionexplosives expertextreme close upf wordface paintfade to blackfalling down stairsfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfederal reserve bankfightfirefired from a jobfistfightfreeze framefriendshipgamblinggangstagangsterghettogoregraduationgrenadeguardgungun battlegunfighthand injuryhandcuffshead buttheavy rainheistheld at gunpointhelicopterheroinheroin addicthiding in a dumpsterhigh school graduationhigh school studenthit by a carhoodhusband wife relationshiphypodermic needleinfidelityinjectioninner cityinsanityinterracial friendshipintestinesjudgejukeboxjunglejungle warfarejunkiekilled in police carkissing while having sexkitchenknifekorean war veteranlandminelatin americanlawyerletterlighterlightninglong takeloss of virginityloud sexmachetemachine gunmachismoman murders a womanman punches a womanmarijuana jointmarinemassacremeat cleavermedicmercy killingmilitantmilitarymilkmilkmanmoneymoney falling through the airmontagemorphinemother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipmurdermurder of a police officern wordneo noirnew york citynightmareold moneyone legged manorganized crimeparanoiapartyperson on firephotographphotographerpimppistolpistol whippedplaying footsie while in bedpokerpolicepolice chasepolice officerpolice officer shot in the backpolice officer shot in the chestpolice officer shot in the headpolice officer shot in the legpolice officer shot in the neckpolice raidpolice shootoutpool hallpool tablepovertypreacherpregnancypremarital sexprison busprofanityprosthetic limbptsd post traumatic stress disorderpunched in the facepyromaniacracial slurradiorainstormred lightredemptionreference to john waynereference to nat turnerreference to sleeping beautyrevengereverendrevolutionaryrevolverrivalryrobberyrobbery gone awryrocket launchersanta hatsecurity guardsergeantsevered armsevered headsevered legsevered penisshooting a police officershootoutshot in the armshot in the backshot in the chestshot in the earshot in the foreheadshot in the headshot in the kneeshot in the legshot in the neckshot in the shouldershot in the throatshot through a windowshot to deathshotgunsister sister relationshipslow motion scenesnowsoldierspecial forcesstrangulationstreet lifestreet shootoutswitchbladetaxiteen movieteenage loveteenagerthanksgivingthreatened with a knifethrown through a windowtimeframe 1960stimeframe 1970stommy guntorso cut in halftragic endingtragic eventtranslatortrialtwo word titleu.s. marine corpsunemploymentveteranvietnamvietnam warvietnam war veteranviolencevomitingwalkie talkiewar woundwoman murders a manworld war two veteranwriting a letter
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