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Head of State
Directed by
Chris Rock
PG-13
2003
1h 35m
Comedy
,
Drama
5.5
30%
46%
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When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
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Cast of Head of State
Chris Rock
Mays Gilliam
Bernie Mac
Mitch Gilliam
Dylan Baker
Martin Geller
Nick Searcy
Brian Lewis
Lynn Whitfield
Debra Lassiter
Robin Givens
Kim
Tamala Jones
Lisa Clark
James Rebhorn
Senator Bill Arnot
Keith David
Bernard Cooper
Tracy Morgan
Meat Man
Stephanie March
Nikki
Robert Stanton
Advisor
Jude Ciccolella
Mr. Earl
Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Angie Mattson
Nate's Girl
Elizabeth J. Carlisle
Nate's Girl
Kirk Penberthy
Gaines
John Badila
General Olson James
Ed Wheeler
Mr. Hawkins
Jamil Shaw
Kid
Gammy Singer
Miss Pearl
Ned Eisenberg
Mike Blake
Reg E. Cathey
Officer Waters
Brad Marshall
Demolition Man
Patrice O'Neal
Warren
Mario Joyner
Lotto Man
Donald Neal
Senator
Beau James
Senator
Doug Roberts
Senator
Charles Able
Charlie
Raymond Clark
Mays Jr.
Camille Jeannine
Super Whore Drill Instructor
Mark Zeisler
1st Fundraiser Issue Guy
Pat Moran
1st Fundraiser Issue Woman
Tad Ohta
Asian Man
Eddy Shalita
French Man
Clarke Peters
Fundraiser Demo-Tape Man
Delaney Williams
Teamster
Wes Johnson
Teamster
Madeline DeVan
Singing Lady
Deborah S. Smith
Singing Lady
Victoria Chapman
Singing Lady
John Hall
Hip Hop Dancer
Robin L. Hall
Hip Hop Dancer
Barbara G. Suto
Hip Hop Dancer
Thomas Bevans
Hip Hop Dancer
Helaine Fonda
Hip Hop Dancer
Sharon Savoy
Hip Hop Dancer
David Savoy
Hip Hop Dancer
Terry Chasteen
Hip Hop Dancer
Robert J. Norman
Hip Hop Dancer
Ann Haynsworth
Hip Hop Dancer
James R. Bergdahl
Hip Hop Dancer
Linda Kenyon
Screaming Woman
Alan Chadsey
Falling Man
Irving Jacobs
1st Fundraiser Party Goer
Norman Seltzer
1st Fundraiser Husband
Patsy Grady Abrams
1st Fundraiser Wife
Ashton Marks
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
Michael Munford
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
Michael Marceau
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
Akira Otsuka
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
Bob Perilla
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
Cornell S. Thomas
Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad
Lee E. Cox
Players Ball Pimp
Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash
Scott James
Referee
Michael Ahl
Klansman
Annika Pergament
Cable Anchorwoman
Gwendolyn Mulamba
2nd Fundraiser Issue Woman
Mike Hodge
2nd Fundraiser Issue Man
Gabrielle Goyette
The Woman
Gustave Johnson
Chester Allen
Heather Simms
Tish
Kevin Witt
Secret Service Agent
Brenna McDonough
School Reporter
Cory Rosemeier
Helicopter Pilot
David DeBoy
Police Chief
Caitlin Ray
Little Girl
Kate Guyton
Foot Lady
Jim Scopelitis
Pork Man
Billoah Greene
Train Station Demo Man
Mojo Gentry
Porter
Lucy Newman-Williams
Train Station Reporter
Jimmy Tingle
Talk Show Host
Ivan Scott
Talk Show Host
Doris E. McMillon
Talk Show Host
Sloane Brown
Roadside Reporter
Steven Maurice
Shorty G
Lois Kelso Hunt
Lewis' Mother
Novella Nelson
Moderator
Nancy Ding
Voter on Street
John F. Degen
Voter on Street
H. Renee Cogar
Voter on Street
James G. Pasierb
Voter on Street
Ali LeRoi
Crazy Hostile Dreadlock Voter
Sade Baderinwa
Transit Reporter
Leeanna Saunders
Old Woman Transit Rider
Kevin Reese
Anchor
Stan Stovall
Anchor
Peter Puglisi
California Screamer
Marilyn Getas
National Anchor
Bruce Elliott
National Anchor
Tony Harris
Local Anchor
Jennifer Gilbert
Local Anchor
Donna Hamilton
Regional Anchor
Funkmaster Flex
Inaugural Ball Announcer
Ben Bachelder
Runner #6 (uncredited)
Don Harris
Himself (uncredited)
Brian James
Himself (as BG James) (uncredited)
TJ Jackson
Young Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jeffrey Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett (uncredited)
Ron Killings
Himself (as Ron "The Truth" Killings) (uncredited)
Nyla Rose
Angry Mob Member (uncredited)
Chandra Wilson
Jaime (uncredited)
Head of State Ratings & Reviews
Newsday
John Anderson
[Rock] and Bernie Mac ... provide a furious combination of stylistically different but equally effective jabs at the status quo.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
It's mostly just bland and occasionally embarrassing.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
A pleasing and occasionally very funny movie that maintains a mild but consistent hold on its audience.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
A missed opportunity.
Houston Chronicle
Bruce Westbrook
It hits easy targets with broad swipes, and its simple message is the same as Disney kiddie fare: Be yourself.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Ascends to caustic comic outrage every so often and is dopily amusing the rest of the time.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
But in his acting pursuits, Rock just doesn't do well. He's stiff and uncomfortable on camera, especially when it comes to romantic or emotional scenes.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Chris Rock runs for president.
Boxoffice Magazine
Tim Cogshell
The satirical parts are sharp and funny while the broad comedy is banal and not funny. It makes for an insanely uneven movie.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
What it does wrong is hard to miss, but what it does right is hard to find: it makes an angry and fairly timely comic attack on an electoral system where candidates don't say what they really think but simply repeat safe centrist banalities.
Nitrate Online
Nick Schager
[Rock] seems to think that expanding his critiques to feature-length form requires a cookie-cutter white southern governor as the enemy and lots of "bling bling" style as a positive counterpoint.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
It's pretty much a toothless dog.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
... I liked this premise in movies like Dave, or the Eddie Murphy movie The Distinguished Gentleman, where the unknown or the underdog becomes the candidate or even the president, but this is so poorly done.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Not the sharpest political humor I've ever heard, but it gets my vote for the stupidest fun I've had in a long time.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Though the comedy falls short of a debacle -- which is what such egocentric projects tend to be -- it isn't as sharp, fast or funny as Rock's stand-up routines.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
A political comedy that refuses to address a single real political topic.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Based on Rock's awkward performances, it's anybody's guess why DreamWorks thought the comic was remotely ready to step behind the camera.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Chris Rock was busy directing, producing, co-writing and starring in this light comedy. Given his hilarious stand-up routines, one wishes he had spent a little more time on the script.
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis
Rock can't set up a decent-looking shot, and he doesn't care about niceties such as character development and all that narrative downtime in between jokes. But he nonetheless wrings biting humor from serious issues.
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