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Dead presidents

Title
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.
Publication
Irvington, NY : Voyager Company : Hollywood Pictures Home Video, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Hughes, Allen.
  • Hughes, Albert.
  • Brown, Michael Henry.
  • Rance, Mark.
  • Boyd, Todd.
  • Green, Al, 1946-
  • Hayes, Isaac.
  • Hollywood Pictures.
  • Caravan Pictures.
  • Underworld Pictures (Firm)
  • Hughes Brothers.
  • Voyager Company.
  • Hollywood Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (184 min.) : sound, color; 12 in.
Summary
  • 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.)
  • a Soul Train bit featuring Al Green, and the music video for Walk on By, by Isaac Hayes.
Series Statement
The Criterion collection ; 301
Uniform Title
Criterion collection ; 301.
Alternative Title
Hughes Brothers\u0027 Dead presidents
Subjects
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.
  • "CC1453L"--Disc labels.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Danny Elfman; editor, Dan Lebental; photography, Lisa Rinzler.
  • Laserdisc producer, Mark Rance.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: R.
System Details (note)
  • 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.
ISBN
1559407263
OCLC
  • 504074130
  • ocn504074130
  • SCSB-3562927
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries