Dead Presidents (1995) on Netflix
In 1968, Anthony Curtis enlists in the Marine Corps instead of college. He leaves the Bronx, his girlfriend Juanita and Kirby, a crook who is like a second father to him.
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Plot summary
Anthony Curtis is a high school senior in the Bronx in 1968 who chooses the Marine Corps over college. His middle-class family stays behind, along with Juanita, the girlfriend he leaves, and Kirby, the small-time crook he looks on as a second father. His friend Skip drops out of Hunter College to join Curtis' Recon squad, while their friend Jose is drafted into the Army. Curtis deploys to Vietnam.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dead Presidents (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Larenz Tate said Jada Pickett Smith was considered to portray Delilah Benson in Dead Presidents, but she turned the role down out of respect for her close friend Tupac Shakur, who was feuding with the Hughes Brothers.
- Every Vietnam scene in the film was shot in Florida, where Lee Ranch, a former celery farm, served as the outdoor sets standing in for the war.
