Bill Mitchell is the philandering and distant President of the United States. Dave Kovic is a sweet-natured and caring Temp Agency operator, who by a staggering coincidence looks exactly like the President. As such, when Mitchell wants to escape an official luncheon, the Secret Service hires Dave to stand in for him. Unfortunately, Mitchell suffers a severe stroke whilst having sex with one of his aides, and Dave finds himself stuck in the role indefinitely. The corrupt and manipulative Chief of Staff, Bob Alexander, plans to use Dave to elevate himself to the White House - but unfortunately, he doesn't count on Dave enjoying himself in office, using his luck to make the country a better place, and falling in love with the beautiful First Lady...

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Tagline
In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did.
Release date
1993-05-07
Runtime
1h 50m
Global rating
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Director


  1. Ivan Reitman

Writer


  1. Gary Ross

Cast


  1. Stephen Root
    Don Durenberger
  2. Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
  3. Oliver Stone
    Oliver Stone
  4. Sigourney Weaver
    Ellen Mitchell
  5. Ving Rhames
    Duane Stevenson
  6. Ben Kingsley
    Vice-President Nance
  7. Bonnie Hunt
    White House Tour Guide
  8. Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
  9. Laura Linney
    Randi
  10. Jason Reitman
    Vice-President's Son
  11. Larry King
    Larry King
  12. Kevin Dunn
    Alan Reed
  13. Frank Langella
    Bob Alexander
  14. Kevin Kline
    Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell
  15. Catherine Reitman
    Girl at Durenberger's
  16. Steve Witting
    Secret Service #1
  17. Gary Ross
    Policeman #2
  18. Dendrie Taylor
    Trauma Nurse
  19. Dan Butler
    Reporter
  20. Ben Stein
    Ben Stein
  21. Chris Matthews
    Chris Matthews
  22. Anna Deavere Smith
    Mrs. Travis
  23. Tom Dugan
    Jerry
  24. Charles Hallahan
    Policeman
  25. Lexie Bigham
    White House Guard
  26. Paul Collins
    Secretary of Treasury
  27. Charles Grodin
    Murray Blum
  28. Ralph Manza
    White House Barber
  29. George Martin
    President's Physician
  30. John McLaughlin
    John McLaughlin
  31. Robin Gammell
    Postmaster General
  32. Peter White
    Secretary of Commerce
  33. Steve Kmetko
    Announcer
  34. Stefan Gierasch
    House Majority Leader
  35. Bonnie Bartlett
    Female Senator
  36. Robert Walsh
    Speaker of the House
  37. Wendy Gordon
    Announcer
  38. Jeffrey Joseph
    Ellen's Aide
  39. Chris Dodd
    Chris Dodd
  40. Frank Birney
    Director of OMB
  41. Tom Kurlander
    Trauma Doctor
  42. John Yang
    John Yang
  43. Heather Hewitt
    Judy
  44. Frederic W. Barnes
    Frederic W. Barnes
  45. Morton Kondracke
    Morton Kondracke
  46. Eleanor Clift
    Eleanor Clift
  47. Michael Kinsley
    Michael Kinsley
  48. Alan Simpson
  49. Chris Dodd
  50. Nina Totenberg
  51. Faith Prince
    Alice
  52. Parley Baer
    Senate Majority Leader
  53. Sarah Marshall
    Diane
  54. Geneviève Robert
    Vice-President's Wife
  55. Ronald Brownstein
    Ronald Brownstein
  56. Laurie Franks
    White House Nurse
  57. Alba Oms
    Lola
  58. Nina Totenberg
    Nina Totenberg
  59. Dawn Arnemann
    Mom at Durenberger's
  60. Howard Metzenbaum
    Howard Metzenbaum
  61. Richard Reeves
    Richard Reeves
  62. Ruth Goldway
    Secretary of Education
  63. Sander Vanocur
    Sander Vanocur
  64. Marianna Harris
    Clara
  65. Kellen Sampson
    David
  66. Alan K. Simpson
    Alan K. Simpson
  67. Ben Patrick Johnson
    Announcer
  68. Paul Simon
    Paul Simon
  69. Bernard Kalb
    Bernard Kalb
  70. Helen Thomas
    Helen Thomas
  71. Kathleen Sullivan
    Kathleen Sullivan
  72. Robert D. Novak
    Robert D. Novak
  73. Abner J. Mikva
    Abner J. Mikva
  74. Frank Mankiewicz
    Frank Mankiewicz
  75. Jeff Tackett
    Jeff Tackett
  76. Joe Kuroda
    Japanese Prime Minister
  77. Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill
    Tip O'Neill
  78. Tom Harkin
    Tom Harkin
  79. William Pitts
    Congressional Doorkeeper

Composer


  1. James Newton Howard

Producer


  1. Ivan Reitman
  2. Lauren Shuler Donner
  3. Joe Medjuck
  4. Michael C. Gross

Director of Photography


  1. Adam Greenberg

Editor


  1. Sheldon Kahn