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The ghost of Frank Capra must have smiled when he saw Dave, an amusing and effective update of one of Capra's favorite themes -- the scrupulously honest little guy who becomes a force for good against a corrupt system. Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) runs an employment agency and seems to genuinely enjoy finding work for people who need it. He also bears a striking resemblance to the president of the United States, Bill Mitchell (also played by Kline) and occasionally gets work as a Bill Mitchell impersonator. One day, Dave gets a call from the Secret Service -- for security purposes, they want to hire him to act as a decoy for an upcoming appearance by the president. All goes well, but later that evening President Mitchell suffers a massive stroke while in bed with his mistress. Wanting to keep the matter a secret, two of the president's top advisors appeal to Dave to stand in as Bill Mitchell until he regains his health. One of the men behind this scheme, Bob Alexander (Frank Langella), hopes to use Mitchell's absence to promote his own right-wing political agenda, but after a few weeks "in office," Dave decides it's time to promote some changes of his own that will help increase employment and keep homeless shelters open. Dave also finds himself growing fond of Ellen Mitchell (Sigourney Weaver), the President's wife, while Ellen sees in Dave the idealism her husband left behind years ago. Dave features numerous cameo appearances by politicians, Washington insiders, and journalists; Oliver Stone also appears to explain a conspiracy theory regarding sudden changes in Bill Mitchell's behavior. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Kevin Kline - Dave Kovic/Bill Mitchell
Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Mitchell
Frank Langella - Bob Alexander
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Ving Rhames - Duane Stevensen
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Written by Gary Ross
Produced by Lauren Shuler-Donner and Ivan Reitman
Directed by Ivan Reitman
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Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Mitchell
Frank Langella - Bob Alexander
Kevin Dunn - Alan Reed
Ving Rhames - Duane Stevensen
Ben Kingsley - Vice-President Nance
Written by Gary Ross
Produced by Lauren Shuler-Donner and Ivan Reitman
Directed by Ivan Reitman
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Recreating The White House
On Location
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Disc #1, Side A -- Dave [FS]
1. First Family Home [3:16]
2. Two Prez Styles [2:02]
3. Murray to Rescue [2:03]
4. Gov't Needs You [1:33]
5. Walk Like the Man [6:36]
6. A Prez Problem [3:30]
7. Get to Hospital [6:29]
8. Orchestrate Recovery [8:15]
9. The First Lady [2:54]
10. New Bill Mitchell [4:07]
11. After Hours [2:36]
12. Help Hand Shelter [5:19]
13. Veto Power [3:45]
14. Who Does Books? [2:27]
15. Money Management [6:53]
16. Trip To Basement [4:11]
17. A Night Out [6:29]
18. A Nice President [4:16]
19. Bombshell for Bob [5:19]
20. Swift Reactions [1:58]
21. Vice-Prez Nance [2:12]
22. Bob Strikes Back [6:00]
23. The Prez Tells All [6:17]
24. He Would've Done [2:36]
25. Succession/Power [1:58]
26. New Campaign Aide [2:13]
27. Secure End Credits [4:23]
Disc #1, Side B -- Dave
1. First Family Home [3:16]
2. Two Prez Styles [2:02]
3. Murray to Rescue [2:03]
4. Gov't Needs You [1:33]
5. Walk Like the Man [6:36]
6. A Prez Problem [3:30]
7. Get to Hospital [6:29]
8. Orchestrate Recovery [8:15]
9. The First Lady [2:54]
10. New Bill Mitchell [4:07]
11. After Hours [2:36]
12. Help Hand Shelter [5:19]
13. Veto Power [3:45]
14. Who Does Books? [2:27]
15. Money Management [6:53]
16. Trip To Basement [4:11]
17. A Night Out [6:29]
18. A Nice President [4:16]
19. Bombshell for Bob [5:19]
20. Swift Reactions [1:58]
21. Vice-Prez Nance [2:12]
22. Bob Strikes Back [6:00]
23. The Prez Tells All [6:17]
24. He Would've Done [2:36]
25. Succession/Power [1:58]
26. New Campaign Aide [2:13]
27. Secure End Credits [4:23]
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Featurette: The Making of Dave
4 Theatrical Trailers
Languages & Subtitles: English, Français & Espanol
Steve Arnold Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. Michael Taylor John Dexter
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Art Director - David F. Klassen
Associate Producer - Sherry Fadely
Associate Producer - Gordon A. Webb
Casting - Michael Chinich
Casting - Bonnie Timmermann
Cinematographer - Adam Greenberg
Composer (Music Score) - James Newton Howard
Costume Designer - Richard Hornung
Costume Designer - Ann Roth
Executive Producer - Joe Medjuck
Executive Producer - Michael J. Gross
Makeup - Linda de Vetta
Makeup - Ron Berkeley
Production Designer - J. Michael Riva
Production Sound Mixer - Gene S. Cantamessa
Unit Production Manager - Gordon A. Webb
Say what you will about Bill Clinton, there's no denying that he's inspired filmmaking like few presidents before him. Love him or hate him, in the '90s there was a film to reflect your opinion, be it aligned with the Rush Limbaugh-inspired conspiracies of "Murder At 1600" or the idealized fantasy Clintons like the character played by Michael Douglas in "The American President", the kindhearted, strong-willed liberal many of Clinton's supporters always wanted him to be. (See also TV's "The West Wing"). The Ivan Reitman-directed Dave manages to combine a little of both types of films, offering a jaded, debauched, opportunistic liberal president replaced by a compassionate doppelganger. Dave gets a lot of mileage out of the notion that politics would be better if run with the common sense of an ordinary person. It's a willfully naive, but deeply appealing fantasy here made convincing by Kevin Kline's enjoyable performance and a smart, funny script from Gary Ross. All involved keep a light touch throughout, making this particular fantasy Clinton all the more seductive. ~ Keith Phipps, Rovi
Kevin Kline : Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 1993
Gary Ross : Best Original Screenplay - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1993
