Head of State (2003) on Netflix
Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is about to lose his seat. When a plane crash kills the Democratic Party's nominees, the party picks him to run for president.
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Plot summary
Mays Gilliam is the alderman for Washington, D.C.'s 9th Ward, and he is about to lose the seat. Kim, his girlfriend, has just ended their relationship. A plane crash then kills the Democratic Party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees. Gilliam is credited with saving a woman from an explosion, and the party puts him forward as its candidate for the presidency. The incumbent Republican vice president, Brian Lewis, is his opponent. Gilliam is wary of standing for the whole African-American populace and of damaging his reputation.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Head of State (2003)
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- Rock said he got the idea from the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale, who chose a woman, Geraldine Ferraro, as his running mate. The Democrats knew they had little chance of defeating Ronald Reagan, but selected Ferraro in the hope of gaining female support.
