Head of State

Mar 28, 2003

1h 35m

★ 5.6

The only thing white is the house.

Overview

When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman as his replacement.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

3 Arts Entertainment

DreamWorks Pictures

Head of State Trailers

Cast

Mays Gilliam

Chris Rock

Mitch Gilliam

Bernie Mac

Martin Geller

Dylan Baker

Brian Lewis

Nick Searcy

Debra Lassiter

Lynn Whitfield

Kim

Robin Givens

Lisa Clark

Tamala Jones

Senator Bill Arnot

James Rebhorn

Bernard Cooper

Keith David

Meat Man

Tracy Morgan

Nikki

Stephanie March

Advisor

Robert Stanton

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