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Release Date
• USA: Mar 28, 2003
• UK: 3 Nov 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Aug 12, 2003
• R2: 3 Nov 2003
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug references.
Running Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA
Studio 3 Arts Entertainment
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• Head of State
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Genre: Comedy, Satire, Deception, Gay/Lesbian, Political, Prostitution
Tagline: The only thing white is the house.
Plot: Celebrated comedian-writer-actor-talk show host Chris Rock can now add film director to his resume. Cowritten by Rock and Ali LeRoi, HEAD OF STATE follows an unassuming Washington D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock), as he finds himself embroiled in a presidential election. Just weeks before the nation is about to elect a new president, one of the top candidates is killed in a plane crash. Plotting a future run in 2008, Senator Bill Arnot (James Rebhorn) convinces his staff--Debra Lassiter (Lynn Whitfield) and Martin Geller (Dylan Baker)--to pick a replacement who has no chance of winning. But he gets more than he bargained for when he selects Mays. At first merely thankful to be in the spotlight, Mays plays the puppet, but eventually, he uses his power to actually say something meaningful. And when he selects his bail bondsman brother, Mitch (Bernie Mac), to be his running mate, everyone is shocked to discover that Mays is giving the people exactly what they want. Rock uses his natural ability to blend humor and substance as a director, resulting in an entertaining film that pushes buttons without leaving too deep a
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Head of State is deadly predictable and formulaic, but it’s not without its supply of multiple giggles and some real nice shock humor. It’s a film that is so contrived in reasoning and plot, but what can I say, I enjoyed myself (to a light level). B---Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
Given that Chris Rock's last movie, Bad Company, was as awful as it was, it's not much of a stretch to imagine that Head of State has to be better. And indeed it is, though Rock still doesn't seem to possess an ounce of acting talent.  --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
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The Gilmores of Beverly Hills, Pootie Tang, Midnight Sun |
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| Although a reheated formula, Head of State dishes out a few original laughs due to in part to the writing of Chris Rock. 68/100 --Janet Branagan (Apollo Guide)
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