Dave
A good-natured temp who looks exactly like the president is thrust into the Oval Office as a stand‑in, forcing him to navigate high‑stakes political intrigue and keep a deadly secret from the nation.
“In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did.”
Synopsis
A kind-hearted temp agency worker and amateur presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to serve as a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
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A crew of 85+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Sheldon KahnShot by Adam GreenbergScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by J Michael Riva
Box Office
1993 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$92.0M
US & Canada: $63.3M — 69% of worldwide · International: $28.7M (31%)
Opening weekend: $7.3M — 12% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $9.9M — 16% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,155 theaters
Also known as
- Président d'un jourfr
- Dave - Presidente per un giornoit
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Cast & Crew
85 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kevin Kline
as Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell
Sigourney Weaver
as Ellen Mitchell
Frank Langella
as Bob Alexander
Kevin Dunn
as Alan Reed
Ving Rhames
as Duane Stevenson
Ben Kingsley
as Vice-President Nance
Charles Grodin
as Murray Blum
Faith Prince
as Alice
Laura Linney
as Randi
Bonnie Hunt
as White House Tour Guide
Parley Baer
as Senate Majority Leader
Stefan Gierasch
as House Majority Leader
Supporting cast
65Anna Deavere Smith
as Mrs. Travis
Charles Hallahan
as Policeman
Tom Dugan
as Jerry
Alba Oms
as Lola
Steve Witting
as Secret Service #1
Kellen Sampson
as David
Lexie Bigham
as White House Guard
Frederic W Barnes
as Frederic W. Barnes
Ronald Brownstein
as Ronald Brownstein
Eleanor Clift
as Eleanor Clift
Tom Harkin
as Tom Harkin
Bernard Kalb
as Bernard Kalb
Larry King
as Larry King
Michael Kinsley
as Michael Kinsley
Morton Kondracke
as Morton Kondracke
Jay Leno
as Jay Leno
Frank Mankiewicz
as Frank Mankiewicz
Chris Matthews
as Chris Matthews
John Mclaughlin
as John McLaughlin
Howard Metzenbaum
as Howard Metzenbaum
Abner J Mikva
as Abner J. Mikva
Robert D Novak
as Robert D. Novak
Tip O Neill
as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill
Richard Reeves
as Richard Reeves
Ben Stein
as Ben Stein
Oliver Stone
as Oliver Stone
Kathleen Sullivan
as Kathleen Sullivan
Jeff Tackett
as Jeff Tackett
Helen Thomas
as Helen Thomas
Nina Totenberg
as Nina Totenberg
Sander Vanocur
as Sander Vanocur
John Yang
as John Yang
Stephen Root
as Don Durenberger
Catherine Reitman
as Girl at Durenberger's
Dawn Arnemann
as Mom at Durenberger's
Marianna Harris
as Clara
Sarah Marshall
as Diane
Ralph Manza
as White House Barber
George Martin
as President's Physician
Laurie Franks
as White House Nurse
Tom Kurlander
as Trauma Doctor
Dendrie Taylor
as Trauma Nurse
Joe Kuroda
as Japanese Prime Minister
Genevieve Robert
as Vice-President's Wife
Jason Reitman
as Vice-President's Son
Ruth Goldway
as Secretary of Education
Frank Birney
as Director of OMB
Paul Collins
as Secretary of Treasury
Peter White
as Secretary of Commerce
Robin Gammell
as Postmaster General
Heather Hewitt
as Judy
Gary Ross
as Policeman #2
Jeffrey Joseph
as Ellen's Aide
Bonnie Bartlett
as Female Senator
Robert V Walsh
as Speaker of the House
William Pitts
as Congressional Doorkeeper
Dan Butler
as Reporter
Wendy Gordon
as Announcer
Ben Patrick Johnson
as Announcer
Steve Kmetko
as Announcer
Chris Dodd
as Chris Dodd
Alan K Simpson
as Alan K. Simpson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
Francoise Ruggieri
as White House Secretary (uncredited)
Paul Simon
as Senator Paul Simon
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