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Dead presidents

Title
  1. Dead presidents / Hollywood Pictures presents in association with Caravan Pictures an Underworld Entertainment production ; a Hughes Brothers film ; story by Allen & Albert Hughes, and Michael Henry Brown ; screenplay by Michael Henry Brown ; produced and directed by The Hughes Brothers.
Published by
  1. Irvington, NY : Voyager Company : Hollywood Pictures Home Video, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional authors
  1. Hughes, Allen.
  2. Hughes, Albert.
  3. Brown, Michael Henry.
  4. Rance, Mark.
  5. Boyd, Todd.
  6. Green, Al, 1946-
  7. Hayes, Isaac.
  8. Hollywood Pictures.
  9. Caravan Pictures.
  10. Underworld Pictures (Firm)
  11. Hughes Brothers.
  12. Voyager Company.
  13. Hollywood Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (184 min.) : sound, color; 12 in.
Summary
  1. A Vietnam vet and his childhood buddies return home from the war only to find rampant crime and dead-end jobs. Sucked into a life of crime, they plan an armored car robbery that goes terribly wrong. This release includes the original/uncut version of several scenes and scenes deleted from the final release, running commentary by many of the film\u0027s principals, the story boards, promotional materials, a featurette, movie and t.v. trailers, Todd Boyd\u0027s guide to Blaxploitation films, (cont.)
  2. a Soul Train bit featuring Al Green, and the music video for Walk on By, by Isaac Hayes.
Series statement
  1. The Criterion collection ; 301
Uniform title
  1. Criterion collection ; 301.
Alternative title
  1. Hughes Brothers\u0027 Dead presidents
Subject
  1. Merretazon, Ali > Drama
  2. Feature films
  3. Gangster films
  4. African Americans in motion pictures
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.
  2. "CC1453L"--Disc labels.
Credits (note)
  1. Music, Danny Elfman; editor, Dan Lebental; photography, Lisa Rinzler.
  2. Laserdisc producer, Mark Rance.
Audience (note)
  1. MPAA rating: R.
System details (note)
  1. LaserDisc; Extended play (CLV, sides 1, 2, 4), Standard play (CAV, side 3); original aspect ration (2.35:1, letterboxed); digital sound; Dolby surround AC-3 digital; stereo.