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.

Dave
Directed by	Ivan Reitman
Written by	Gary Ross
Produced by	Ivan Reitman Lauren Shuler Donner
Starring	Kevin Kline Sigourney Weaver
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Northern Lights Entertainment Lauren Shuler Donner Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 7, 1993 (1993-05-07)
Running time	110 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$63,270,710 (Domestic)

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.

Other websites

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