Dave (movie)

Dave is a 1993 American comedy movie directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, and Ben Kingsley.

Plot
It is about the President of the United States (Kevin Kline) suffering a stroke while having an affair and the White House Chief of Staff (Frank Langella) and assistant (Kevin Dunn) hiring a double (also Kevin Kline) to impersonate the president.

Cast
 Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic/President William Harrison (Bill) Mitchell
 Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Mitchell
 Frank Langella as Bob Alexander
 Kevin Dunn as Alan Reed
 Ving Rhames as Duane Stevensen
 Ben Kingsley as Vice President/President Gary Nance
 Tom Dugan as Jerry
 Charles Grodin as Murray Blum
 Faith Prince as Alice
 Laura Linney as Randi
 Stephen Root as Don Durenberger
 Ralph Manza as White House Barber
 Bonnie Hunt as White House Tour Guide
 Anna Deavere Smith as Mrs. Travis
 Charles Hallahan as Policeman
 Stefan Gierasch as House Majority Leader

Cameos
Politicians
 Senator Christopher Dodd
 Senator Tom Harkin
 Senator Howard Metzenbaum
 Judge Abner J. Mikva
 Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
 Senator Paul Simon
 Senator Alan K. Simpson

Media personalities
 Frank Mankiewicz
 Fred Barnes
 Eleanor Clift
 Bernard Kalb
 Larry King
 Michael Kinsley
 Morton Kondracke
 Jay Leno
 Chris Matthews
 John McLaughlin
 Robert D. Novak
 Richard Reeves
 Arnold Schwarzenegger
 Ben Stein
 Oliver Stone
 Kathleen Sullivan
 Jeff Tackett
 Helen Thomas
 Nina Totenberg
 Sander Vanocur
 John Yang

Release
It's movie score was composed by James Newton Howard. It was released to very positive reviews on May 7, 1993. It has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critic Roger Ebert gave the movie 3.5/4 stars. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.

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Category:1993 comedy movies
Category:American comedy movies
Category:Political movies
Category:Adultery in movies
Category:Movies set in Washington, D.C.
Category:Movies composed by James Newton Howard
Category:Movies directed by Ivan Reitman
Category:Warner Bros. movies