United States / May 07, 1993 / PG-13
In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alba Oms | Lola |
| Steve Witting | Secret Service #1 |
| Kellen Sampson | David |
| Lexie Bigham | White House Guard |
| Frederic W. Barnes | Frederic W. Barnes |
| Ronald Brownstein | Ronald Brownstein |
| Eleanor Clift | Eleanor Clift |
| Tom Harkin | Tom Harkin |
| Bernard Kalb | Bernard Kalb |
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| Larry King | Larry King |
| Michael Kinsley | Michael Kinsley |
| Morton Kondracke | Morton Kondracke |
| Jay Leno | Jay Leno |
| Frank Mankiewicz | Frank Mankiewicz |
| Chris Matthews | Chris Matthews |
| John McLaughlin | John McLaughlin |
| Howard Metzenbaum | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Abner J. Mikva | Abner J. Mikva |
| Robert D. Novak | Robert D. Novak |
| Tip O'Neill | Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill |
| Richard Reeves | Richard Reeves |
| Ben Stein | Ben Stein |
| Oliver Stone | Oliver Stone |
| Kathleen Sullivan | Kathleen Sullivan |
| Jeff Tackett | Jeff Tackett |
| Helen Thomas | Helen Thomas |
| Nina Totenberg | Nina Totenberg |
| Sander Vanocur | Sander Vanocur |
| John Yang | John Yang |
| Stephen Root | Don Durenberger |
| Catherine Reitman | Girl at Durenberger's |
| Dawn Arnemann | Mom at Durenberger's |
| Marianna Harris | Clara |
| Sarah Marshall | Diane |
| Ralph Manza | White House Barber |
| George Martin | President's Physician |
| Laurie Franks | White House Nurse |
| Tom Kurlander | Trauma Doctor |
| Dendrie Taylor | Trauma Nurse |
| Joe Kuroda | Japanese Prime Minister |
| Geneviève Robert | Vice-President's Wife |
| Jason Reitman | Vice-President's Son |
| Ruth Goldway | Secretary of Education |
| Frank Birney | Director of OMB |
| Paul Collins | Secretary of Treasury |
| Peter White | Secretary of Commerce |
| Robin Gammell | Postmaster General |
| Heather Hewitt | Judy |
| Gary Ross | Policeman #2 |
| Jeffrey Joseph | Ellen's Aide |
| Bonnie Bartlett | Female Senator |
| Robert V. Walsh | Speaker of the House |
| William Pitts | Congressional Doorkeeper |
| Dan Butler | Reporter |
| Wendy Gordon | Announcer |
| Ben Patrick Johnson | Announcer |
| Steve Kmetko | Announcer |
| Chris Dodd | Chris Dodd |
| Alan K. Simpson | Alan K. Simpson |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Françoise Ruggieri | White House Secretary (uncredited) |
| Paul Simon | Senator Paul Simon |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dave |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Español, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Northern Lights Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 7 maggio 1993 |
| Executive producer | Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross |
| Production | Ivan Reitman, Lauren Shuler Donner, Gordon A. Webb |
| Writer | Gary Ross |
| Casting | Michael Chinich, Bonnie Timmermann |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg, Elizabeth Ziegler, Peter Norman, Bill Coe, François Duhamel |
| Assistant directors | Kate Davey, Peter Giuliano, Ivan Reitman, Karen Hale Wookey, Michael C. Gross |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Jul 29, 1993 / 6
South Korea / Aug 21, 1993 / 15
Australia / Oct 14, 1993 / PG
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Portugal / Nov 05, 1993 / M/12
France / Nov 10, 1993
Czechia / Nov 19, 1993 / 12+
United Kingdom / Mar 07, 1994 / 15
TV
Slovakia / Oct 27, 1996 / 12 / TV Markíza
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