Directed by:
Chris RockScreenplay:
Ali LeRoiCinematography:
Donald E. ThorinCast:
Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Dylan Baker, Nick Searcy, Lynn Whitfield, Robin Givens, Tamala Jones, Chandra Wilson, Keith David, Tracy Morgan, Robert Stanton (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Chris Rock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429202_5e54a5.jpg)
Chris Rock
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
![Bernie Mac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273598_8e427f.jpg)
Bernie Mac
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Transformers (2007)
Above the Rim (1994)
![Dylan Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272722_a09c14.jpg)
Dylan Baker
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Road to Perdition (2002)
![Nick Searcy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679581_b6fee2.png)
Nick Searcy
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Cast Away (2000)
![Lynn Whitfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272636_706ca8.jpg)
Lynn Whitfield
USA
Best movies:
Silverado (1985)
The Color of Courage (1999) (TV movie)
Stepmom (1998)
![Robin Givens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132006_e710e2.jpg)
Robin Givens
USA
Best movies:
The Wiz (1978)
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
KIMI (2022)
![Tamala Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273074_d65aee.jpg)
Tamala Jones
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Blue Streak (1999)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
![Chandra Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/058/163058340_d5492f.png)
Chandra Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Lone Star (1996)
Frankie & Alice (2010)
![Keith David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271686_45b61d.jpg)
Keith David
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Thing (1982)
![Tracy Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/300/164300489_060639.jpg)
Tracy Morgan
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Yard (2005)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Rio (2011)
![Robert Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280101_dad36f.jpg)
Robert Stanton
USA
Best movies:
A League of Their Own (1992)
Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV movie)
Find Me Guilty (2006)
![Jude Ciccolella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279786_8dc735.jpg)
Jude Ciccolella
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Sin City (2005)
Nate Dogg
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (concert)
Head of State (2003)
![Reg E. Cathey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386686_3399da.jpg)
Reg E. Cathey
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Corner (2000) (series)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Patrice O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
25th Hour (2002)
In the Cut (2003)
Head of State (2003)
![James Rebhorn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268833_b21ffd.jpg)
James Rebhorn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
![Stephanie March](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/463/159463577_8b7ce3.jpg)
Stephanie March
USA
Best movies:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) (TV movie)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
![Christina DeRosa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386717_f19264.jpg)
Christina DeRosa
USA
Best movies:
Palo Alto, CA (2007)
Liberty Heights (1999)
Head of State (2003)
![Delaney Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/608/162608230_433add.jpg)
Delaney Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
Godless (2017) (series)
Contact (1997)
![Michael Ahl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280410_3702b3.jpg)
Michael Ahl
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Minority Report (2002)