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Dave (Widescreen/Full Screen) | 
| Director: Ivan Reitman
Actors: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 9.93
Buy New: CDN$ 8.50
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 1741
Format: Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD12962D
ISBN: 6304907613
UPC: 085391296225
EAN: 9780790735481
ASIN: 6304907613
Theatrical Release Date: May 7, 1993
Release Date: April 28, 1998
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
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From Amazon.co.uk
A heart-warming story of mistaken identity and idealism, director Ivan Reitman (IGhostbusters/I) takes on the political establishment in this fresh, funny comedy. Kevin Kline (ISophie's Choice/I, IA Fish Called Wanda/i) plays Dave Kovic, a sweet man with a big heart running an employment agency. Dave happens to be a dead ringer for the current president of the United States and he hires himself out as an impersonator for parties and mall openings. When the real president has a stroke while in bed with an aide, his ambitious chief of staff (Frank Langella) decides to hold onto the White House by appealing to Dave's sense of patriotism and having him pose as the president. Soon, however, Dave is running the country in a way contrary to what the chief of staff would like, even as he finds himself falling in love with the unsuspecting first lady (Sigourney Weaver). The movie's unbridled optimism is its best asset and it makes this a pleasant comedy worth seeing. I--Robert Lane/I
Amazon.com Essential Video
A heartwarming story of mistaken identity and idealism, director Ivan Reitman (IGhostbusters/I) takes on the political establishment in this fresh, funny comedy. Kevin Kline (ISophie's Choice/I, IA Fish Called Wanda/i) plays Dave Kovic, a sweet man with a big heart running an employment agency. Dave happens to be a dead ringer for the current president of the United States, and he hires himself out as an impersonator for parties and mall openings. When the real president has a stroke while in bed with an aide, his ambitious chief of staff (Frank Langella) decides to hold onto the White House by appealing to Dave's sense of patriotism and having him pose as the president. Soon, however, Dave is running the country in a way contrary to what the chief of staff would like, even as he finds himself falling in love with the unsuspecting first lady (Sigourney Weaver). The movie's unbridled optimism is its best asset, and it makes this a pleasant comedy worth seeing. I--Robert Lane/I
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 GOOD DEMOCRATS, BAD REPUBLICANS, SAME OLD STORY June 8, 2004
Steven R. Travers (CALIFORNIA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The film Dave went through a script change. The story of a Presidential look-alike (Kevin Kline) who fills in for the secretly deceased real thing, the original story featured a Republican who brought his skills as a small entrepreneur to the job. Hollywood turned him into a Democrat, but kept his G.O.P common sense, such as when he and his partner look at the Federal budget and balance it by using the methods any small businessman would use. Naturally, pet liberal projects are all interjected while Republican priorities are given the heave-ho. You can search far and wide, and you will not find Hollywood films that openly portray a Democrat as the bad guy. I wrote a screenplay a few years ago called A Murderous Campaign. It had all the elements of a great script. A beautiful porn star has an affair with a Democrat Louisiana Senator. She overhears him plotting the assassination of a political rival, but they find out she heard the plan. They try to kill her, so she goes into hiding and hooks up with a crusty old Washington reporter who is considered kooky because he has been accusing this Democrat of these crimes for years. A retired FBI friend of the reporter helps them. The Democrat announces a Presidential bid. The porn star uses her considerable charms and discovers that the Governor of New Jersey is the assassination target at a Statue of Liberty rally. She saves the Governor, and the plot is revealed, but the Democrat candidate goes into spin control. Nobody can really prove the plan. It looks like he will win the nomination, having weathered the politics of personal destruction. Finally, the porn girl and the reporter find the old father of the Democrat's chief of staff, a former Ku Klux Klansman who wants to get what he knows off his chest before passing from this mortal coil. He tells them about the drug smuggling operation the candidate has been running in the Louisiana Bayou. The reporter's FBI pal arranges a raid. They discover all the smoking gun evidence of a series of political murders going back years. The girl is re-united with her family, gets out of the porn business, the reporter wins the Pulitzer, and it is jail time for the Democrat. The end.br Creative execs who loved the verbal pitch when I simply described the Democrat as a politician, a candidate or the Senator all passed when they read the part in the script that identifies him as an actual Democrat. Pamela Anderson would be perfect as the porn chick. I could see Denzel Washington as the reporter, and Gary Busey as the Democrat Senator. I was asked if I would change him to a Republican. My answer was that I wanted to maintain the realism of the story. See ya.pSTEVEN TRAVERSbrAUTHOR OF BARRY BONDS: BASEBALL'S SUPERMANbrSTWRITES@AOL.COM
 Light romantic comedy. January 30, 2004
A. Vegan (Ontario Canada)
President Bill Mitchell is not exactly an ideal President. He looks after those who helped get him into office than the people and he is a philanderer. One of the ways that he keeps his amorous play a secret is to hire a lookalike to impersonate him. Now the man whom they have hired is Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline), a goodhearted man who likes to help people find jobs. After making his little exit, the real President suffers a stroke and is completely incapacitated. The corrupt and manipulative Chief of Staff, Bob Alexander, plans to use Dave to elevate himself to the White House. 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.
 A fun Political Drama/Comedy! August 9, 2003
Jon P. (Charleston, SC United States)
DAVE is a great movie. It's fun to watch and is family friendly. At the same time, though, it has plenty of political jargon and Oval Office scenes to keep the political drama lover happy. DAVE follows a man who could pass as a twin of the President. He is recruited as a double for the Prez. for public appearances, but quite unexpectedly, gets a big promotion! Definately see this one.
Recommended For Almost Anyone March 21, 2003
Melanie Hawthorne (North Bellmore, NY)
If you want a fast laugh, a feel-good movie, and a happy ending (of sorts), this is the movie that you should see. Pretty clean except for one slight sex scene.
Heartwarming and Funny February 21, 2003
Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL)
Kevin Kline stars as Dave Kovic, an owner of a temporary employment agency. He is hired to serve as a double for the President of the United States. However, things don't turn out as planned and Dave finds himself continuing his charade.pThe real President has suffered a stroke while making love to his secretary and Dave continues his impersonation. The President's advisors don't want to inform Vice President Nance, played by Ben Kingsley, because Chief Of Staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) is jealous of him. Bob has his sights set on the Presidency, so he has sent the Vice President away on an African goodwill tour. While the V.P. is gone, Bob begins digging up dirt about him.pMeanwhile, Dave continues to learn more about the Presidency, and he's taking over some of the Presidential tasks. Eventually, he meets First Lady Helen Mitchell, played by Sigourney Weaver. The real President and First Lady have a very rocky relationship and they rarely see each other, but Dave is attracted to he immediately. pSoon, Dave is making visits to factories and sitting in on Cabinet meetings, all the while charming everyone and watching the approval ratings soar. While Dave is enjoying his success, Bob is seething. He's angry that Dave has become so popular, and he fears losing his chance at the Presidency. Also, Dave is beginning to see the schemer that Bob really is, and he asks for Bob's resignation. This leads to Bob blowing the lid off a White House scandal involving the President and Vice President. But due to some quick thinking by Dave, he manages to clear the Vice President and inform Congress that Bob was really behind the scandal.pWhile addressing Congress, Dave fakes a reoccurance of the stroke that plagued the real President, paving the way for Vice President Nance to take over as President. Dave then goes back to work at his Temp agency, having decided to run for city council, and he gets a little help from the former First Lady as well.pI enjoyed this movie very much. The acting is excellecnt. Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley give top notch performances. This is a funny and uplifting movie and shows that the little guy can enjoy the limelight once in a while.
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