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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Barry Levinson (written by)
Release Date:
13 October 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Could this man be our next president? more
Plot:
A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
E! Now That's Entertainment
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 August 2007)
Universal Sells Broadcast Rights to 11 Movies for $60 Million
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 August 2007)
User Comments:
This is not the movie that was advertised more (220 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Williams | ... | Tom Dobbs | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Jack Menken | |
| Laura Linney | ... | Eleanor Green | |
| Lewis Black | ... | Eddie Langston | |
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Stewart | |
| David Alpay | ... | Danny | |
| Faith Daniels | ... | Moderator | |
| Tina Fey | ... | Herself | |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Herself | |
| Doug Murray | ... | Mathias | |
| Chris Matthews | ... | News Anchor #1 | |
| James Carville | ... | Political Commentator #1 | |
| Cathleen Crier | ... | Political Commentator #2 | |
| Rick Roberts | ... | Hemmings | |
| Karen Hines | ... | Alison McAndrews |
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Rated PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence.
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115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11
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Trivia:
Howard Stern was originally casted for the lead role, but turned it down claiming that he was too busy launching his new show. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When President Elect Dobbs leaves his dressing room to perform on Saturday Night Live, no secret service agents are guarding his door, nor do any follow him to the stage set. more
Quotes:
Tom Dobbs: We'll pay for your Viagra but not for your glasses. That way, you get a hard-on but can't see where to put it! more
Movie Connections:
References "The Daily Show" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Hail To The Chief more
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Saw this movie at a Saturday matinée with a friend. Theater was about 70% full.
Although there are quite a few funny lines, it is more of a drama/suspense with humor sprinkled on top. Robin Williams gives a decent performance as does Laura Linney. Being a Daily Show fan, Lewis Black is pretty good in this. Christopher Walken gives a good performance also.
The movie starts out slow and remains that way for about the first thirty minutes, then the suspense part kicks in and starts keeping you a little on edge throughout the rest of the movie. Suspense in a supposed comedy movie? I know that I, as well as everybody else in the place, was struggling a bit with this. A character would crack a joke during suspense sequence and you would hear just one or two laughs in the theater.
In all fairness, after the movie was over there was smattering of applause. So, definitely, some people enjoyed this movie.
I gave this movie a four out of ten, because I believe the comedy aspect doesn't work very well in a suspense/drama movie and the actors performances, while not bad, were just decent.
Again, this movie isn't what was advertised.