Dave

1993 110 min ★ 6.7 Comedy

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.

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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

Details

Director

Ivan Reitman

Tagline

"In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$28,000,000

Revenue

$92,000,000

Production

Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Northern Lights Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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Rob

June 4, 2023

★ 8/10

A lovely romantic comedy in that true eighties style. A little charmer of a movie starring the ever-watchable Kevin Kline. I'll admit I'm pretty old-fashioned and, even in today's evil world, I cling to the hope there are still good-hearted people out there somewhere. This is one of those movies keeping that hope alive. Let the soft side of you out and enjoy this film.

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CinemaSerf

June 19, 2025

★ 7/10

Kevin Kline is “Dave”, an unassuming fellow who is recruited by the Secret Service to double for the President of the USA whilst he goes for some extracurricular horizontal jogging. It’s a simple task. Turn up, smile, wave, don’t speak - then get in the car! Well that’s the theory, but when the actual president gets a bit too carried away with his activities, he ends up in a coma and “Dave” with a...