Taglines: The only thing white is the house.
Mays Gilliam, a Washington D.C. neighborhood Alderman, is about to be red-lined out of his job. But after the untimely death of the party frontrunner, Gilliam is plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the limelight as his party’s nominee–for President of the United States.
The players in Gilliam’s life include: Mitch Gilliam, his unsophisticated older brother who becomes his running mate; Kim, his ex-girlfriend who had once dumped him, but who now has a sudden change of heart as she sees a chance at becoming First Lady; Martin Geller, his campaign manager; Lisa Clark, the woman who truly believes in Gilliam; and Debra Lassiter, the woman who doesn’t have faith in his candidacy.
Head of State is a comedy film directed, written by, and starring Chris Rock and co-starring Bernie Mac. It marked the directorial debut of Rock, who had previously worked as a writer, producer and actor. The film’s title refers to that function of the President of the United States, the other two functions being head of government and commander in chief.
Directed by: Chris Rock
Starring: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield, Robin Givens, Tamala Jones, James Rebhorn, Tracy Morgan, Stephanie March
Screenplay by: Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Production Design by: Steven J. Jordan
Cinematography by: Donald E. Thorin
Film Editing by: Stephen A. Rotter
Costume Design by: Amanda Sanders
Set Decoration by: Jay Klein
Music by: Marcus Miller, DJ Quik
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug references.
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Release Date: March 28, 2003
