Dave 1993

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 105 min

genre: political

director: Ivan Reitman

Score: 6 / 10

Dave is a 1993 American political comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Gary Ross, and starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Laura Linney, Ving Rhames, Charles Grodin, and Ben Kingsley appear in supporting roles.

Plot

Dave Kovic runs a temporary employment agency in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and impersonates President Bill Mitchell as a side job. Secret Service agent Duane Stevenson recruits him to impersonate Mitchell after a speech, ostensibly as a security precaution, but in reality to cover up Mitchell’s affair with a staffer. Dave’s appearance goes well, but Mitchell suffers a major stroke while having sex, leading White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander and Communications Director Alan Reed to ask Dave to continue in his role. Bob’s scheme is to force Vice President Gary Nance, a good man, to resign after purposefully embroiling him in a savings and loan scandal, and then have Dave, acting as Mitchell, appoint Bob as vice president, whereupon they will reveal Mitchell’s incapacity and Bob will become president. Alan is initially reluctant to agree to the plan, but eventually acquiesces and tells the press corps the stroke was minor. Dave agrees to keep impersonating Mitchell and Nance is sent on a good will tour of Africa.

Cast

More details

author	Gary Ross
contentLocation	Washington, D.C.
director	Ivan Reitman
editor	Sheldon Kahn
genre	comedy political satire
keywords	accountant act africa cabinet cabinet of the united states chief of staff city council coma communications director employment agency estrange first kiss first lady first lady of the united states forge forgery good will tour homeless shelter hospital room impeachment joint session of congress joint session of the united states congress married night out president president of the united states press conference press corps public works savings and loan crisis savings and loan scandal secret service stroke temporary employment agency temporary work the white house united states secret service veto vice president vice president of the united states wash white house chief of staff white house communications director white house press corps
musicBy	James Newton Howard
nomination	Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Lauren Shuler Donner
productionCompany	Ivan Reitman The Donners' Company
publisher	Warner Bros.