Per evitare uno scandalo potenzialmente esplosivo quando il presidente degli Stati Uniti entra in coma, viene messo al suo posto un affabile proprietario dell'agenzia con una strana somiglia... Leggi tuttoPer evitare uno scandalo potenzialmente esplosivo quando il presidente degli Stati Uniti entra in coma, viene messo al suo posto un affabile proprietario dell'agenzia con una strana somiglianza.Per evitare uno scandalo potenzialmente esplosivo quando il presidente degli Stati Uniti entra in coma, viene messo al suo posto un affabile proprietario dell'agenzia con una strana somiglianza.
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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
When an ordinary every-man look-alike to the president is asked to briefly pose as the chief executive, he reluctantly agrees to the put-on. Things get complicated because the real president suffers a debilitating stroke, and the poser is asked to maintain the deception for national security reasons by a corrupt power mongering chief-of-staff.
Kevin Kline does an excellent job as the innocent who finds he is a modern day Mr. Smith going to Washington, encountering scandals and corruption going on at these levels. The shadow-government conspiracy theory is nothing new, but this film utilizes the idea with an optimistic viewpoint, since the lead character chooses to effect positive changes, rather than exploit the situation. Corruption is seen as the exception rather than the rule, and that honest people can remove this blight from the landscape, if only they had the bravery to do so. Certainly this is a wildly idealistic premise, but it works.
Political insiders are the baddies, the rest of us are the good guys, represented by Dave (a great acting performance by Kevin Kline). Ben Kingsley is great as the sincere and benevolent vice president. Sigourney Weaver is wonderful as the ignored first lady who keys into the deception, and Frank Langella is well cast as the plotting diabolical foe of democracy, Bob Alexander. There are several standouts in the supporting cast, as well.
An entertaining "feel good" movie, certainly worth a watch.
A strong cast and a heart warming story provide entertainment value throughout this movie, and Kevin Kline's dual role as the corrupt President and the struggling employment agency owner is another in the long list of examples of his versatility.
"Dave" makes you wish that a dose of common sense could actually enter into the picture in our federal government, but of course that element of the film makes it the biggest fantasy effort of all time. LOL
This is one of the few movies I will watch any time it comes on, and I enjoy it just as much every time I see it.
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- QuizAlthough the plot of this movie is largely fantasy, there was a real instance in U.S. history of a president's administration covering up the extent of his stroke and debilitation and instead allowing an un-elected non-politician to govern in his place after his incapacity. In the autumn of 1919, about two years into Woodrow Wilson's second term, he suffered a stroke that left him semi-paralyzed, partly blind, and mentally incapacitated to an extent that is, a century later, still not completely known. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment (which establishes the procedures for responding to a presidential incapacity) had not yet been ratified. Instead of Wilson simply resigning and passing the presidency to his vice-president, Thomas R. Marshall, what happened instead was that the extent of Wilson's illness was kept secret, and his second wife, Edith, started running the executive branch of the U.S. government in his place.
- BlooperIn the opening scene when the president's helicopter lands and President Mitchell disembarks, the engine is running and the rotors are spinning. The president is never allowed to enter or leave the aircraft while the rotors are in motion.
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Dave: If you've ever seen the look on somebody's face the day they finally get a job, I've had some experience with this, they look like they could fly. And its not about the paycheck, it's about respect, it's about looking in the mirror and knowing that you've done something valuable with your day. And if one person could start to feel this way, and then another person, and then another person, soon all these other problems may not seem so impossible. You don't really know how much you can do, until you stand up and decide to really try.
- Colonne sonoreDon't
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Produced by Jerry Leiber (uncredited) and Mike Stoller (uncredited)
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Music
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- Dave, presidente por un día
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- Budget
- 28.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 63.270.710 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 7.306.755 USD
- 9 mag 1993
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 63.270.710 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 50 minuti
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- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1