In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did
Plot Summary
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.
Run Time
110 min
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Language
English
Keyword
First Lady, Stroke, Chief Of Staff, Sex, U.S. President
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Dolby SR
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Political Satire, Americana
Themes
Twins and Lookalikes, Assumed Identities, Heads of State, Fighting the System, Political Corruption
Dave is a 1993 comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Tom Dugan, and Laura Linney. Ross was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay which is based on Anthony Hope's novel The Prisoner of Zenda. There are also plot similarities to Mark Twain's 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper, as well as George M. Cohan's 1932 film The Phantom President, Robert Heinlein's 1956 novel Double Star, Akira Kurosawa's 1980 film Kagemusha and Paul Mazursky's 1988 Richard Dreyfuss/Raul Julia film Moon over Parador. Kline's performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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