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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   19,521 votes
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Director:
Ivan Reitman
Writer (WGA):
Gary Ross (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 May 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did more
Plot:
To avoid a potentially explosive scandal when the U.S. President goes into a coma, an affable temp agency owner with an uncanny resemblance, is put in his place. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(27 articles)
Top Three Parties: Party Like It's 1984, Chic Boutique, and Gucci Guy
 (From Vanity Fair. 7 April 2009, 4:44 PM, PDT)
On the Late Show: Talk Show Hosts in Movies
 (From IFC. 3 March 2009, 6:35 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Great Fun, Great Story! more (91 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Kline ... Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell

Sigourney Weaver ... Ellen Mitchell

Frank Langella ... Bob Alexander

Kevin Dunn ... Alan Reed

Ving Rhames ... Duane Stevenson

Ben Kingsley ... Vice-President Nance
Charles Grodin ... Murray Blum

Faith Prince ... Alice

Laura Linney ... Randi

Bonnie Hunt ... White House Tour Guide
Parley Baer ... Senate Majority Leader
Stefan Gierasch ... House Majority Leader
Anna Deavere Smith ... Mrs. Travis
Charles Hallahan ... Policeman

Tom Dugan ... Jerry
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Italy:T | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Company:
Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many Hollywood personalities, US Congressmen, and political commentators appear in this film as themselves. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The DC City Council is not separated by "districts" but rather by "wards". more
Quotes:
Dave: You know, I've always wondered about you guys. You know, about how you're trained to take a bullet for the president?
Duane: What about it?
Dave: Is that really true? I mean, would you let yourself be killed to save his life?
Duane: Certainly.
Dave: So, now that means you'd get killed for me too.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Hail to the Chief more

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32 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
Great Fun, Great Story!, 15 July 2002
9/10
Author: LebowskiT1000 from Escondido, California, USA

This film just has greatness written all over it! First you have a great director, Ivan Reitman, then you have a slew of great actors: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kinsley, Charles Grodin and Laura Linney. All the actors did a great job in this film. The film is sometimes funny, and sometimes touching. It's all very well done in this film. The story is a very interesting one, and not too terribly far-fetched.

There really isn't much to say other than if you like any of these actors or director above, then you should probably see this film. Or, if you think you'd like a little comedy/drama, then check it out. I really enjoyed this film and I hope you will as well. Thanks for reading,

-Chris

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