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Why is this film called 'Dead Presidents.'


Great, underrated film but I never understood the notion of the title? Why is it called Dead Presidents.

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Well if your not being a troll and really need an explanation the reason for this is because of a street slang..They call dollar bills ''Dead presidents'' because they feature on them the faces of dead presidents.. As simple as that.. Great movie by the way glad you liked it!

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"Dead Presidents" is a slang term for Money since bills have George Washington, Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and other past (Long Dead) presidents on them mainly. And the main climax of the movie was the armored car robbery Hence... "Dead Presidents."

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And yet the biggest bill available has no President on it...the $100 bill...has Benjamin Franklin on it...LOL...

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But yet he is dead.

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Neither does the ten dollar bill

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well when you rob a bank,, each denomination of every bill has a president on them, and well they are all dead , hence you get dead president's

are you going to bark all day little doggie,, or are you going to bite

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I think there's more to it than that it's so ironic that people will risk their lives and do crazy things just to survive all over some Dead Presidents

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The title is pretty much explained in opening titles,it basically means 'money'.

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It’s slang for cash

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It's a racist term for money

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Wtf is racist in "dead presidents"?

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How is it a racist term for money?

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