A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Cast
Kevin Kline
Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell
Sigourney Weaver
Ellen Mitchell
Frank Langella
Bob Alexander
Kevin Dunn
Alan Reed
Ving Rhames
Duane Stevenson
Ben Kingsley
Vice-President Nance
Charles Grodin
Murray Blum
Faith Prince
Alice
Laura Linney
Randi
Bonnie Hunt
White House Tour Guide
Parley Baer
Senate Majority Leader
Stefan Gierasch
House Majority Leader
Anna Deavere Smith
Mrs. Travis
Charles Hallahan
Policeman
Tom Dugan
Jerry
Alba Oms
Lola
Steve Witting
Secret Service #1
Kellen Sampson
David
Lexie Bigham
White House Guard
Frederic W. Barnes
Frederic W. Barnes
Ronald Brownstein
Ronald Brownstein
Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
Bernard Kalb
Bernard Kalb
Larry King
Larry King
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley
Morton Kondracke
Morton Kondracke
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Frank Mankiewicz
Frank Mankiewicz
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
Howard Metzenbaum
Howard Metzenbaum
Abner J. Mikva
Abner J. Mikva
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Tip O'Neill
Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves
Ben Stein
Ben Stein
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
Jeff Tackett
Jeff Tackett
Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas
Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg
Sander Vanocur
Sander Vanocur
John Yang
John Yang
Stephen Root
Don Durenberger
Catherine Reitman
Girl at Durenberger's
Dawn Arnemann
Mom at Durenberger's
Marianna Harris
Clara
Sarah Marshall
Diane
Ralph Manza
White House Barber
George Martin
President's Physician
Laurie Franks
White House Nurse
Tom Kurlander
Trauma Doctor
Dendrie Taylor
Trauma Nurse
Joe Kuroda
Japanese Prime Minister
Geneviève Robert
Vice-President's Wife
Jason Reitman
Vice-President's Son
Ruth Goldway
Secretary of Education
Frank Birney
Director of OMB
Paul Collins
Secretary of Treasury
Peter White
Secretary of Commerce
Robin Gammell
Postmaster General
Heather Hewitt
Judy
Gary Ross
Policeman #2
Jeffrey Joseph
Ellen's Aide
Bonnie Bartlett
Female Senator
Robert V. Walsh
Speaker of the House
William Pitts
Congressional Doorkeeper
Dan Butler
Reporter
Wendy Gordon
Announcer
Ben Patrick Johnson
Announcer
Steve Kmetko
Announcer
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
Alan K. Simpson
Alan K. Simpson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Françoise Ruggieri
White House Secretary (uncredited)
Paul Simon
Senator Paul Simon
Crew
Ivan Reitman
Director, Producer
Gary Ross
Screenplay
Sheldon Kahn
Editor
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Peter Giuliano
First Assistant Director
Kate Davey
Second Assistant Director
Michael C. Gross
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
Joe Medjuck
Executive Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Gordon A. Webb
Associate Producer
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Bill Coe
Camera Operator
Elizabeth Ziegler
Steadicam Operator
Alan Berger
Casting Associate
Michael Chinich
Casting
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
James W. Tyson
Costume Supervisor
Richard Hornung
Costume Design
Christopher Shihar
Hairstylist
Marlene D. Williams
Hairstylist
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
Linda DeVetta
Makeup Artist
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Peter Norman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jessica Gallavan
Supervising ADR Editor
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Michael Taylor
Set Decoration
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
Set Designer
Steve Arnold
Set Designer
Darrell L. Wight
Set Designer
Terry Scott
Construction Coordinator
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Karen Hale Wookey
Script Supervisor
John Calvin Doyle
Stunt Driver
David F. Klassen
Art Direction
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