DAVE (DVD/ST/FR&SP-SUB/BEHIND SCENES FEATURETTE/9-TRAILERS) DVD

Dave
The ghost of Frank Capra must have smiled when he saw Dave, an amusing and effective update of one of Capra's favorite themes -- the scrupulously honest little guy who becomes a force for good against a corrupt system. Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) runs an employment agency and seems to genuinely enjoy finding work for people who need it. He also bears a striking resemblance to the president of the United States, Bill Mitchell (also played by Kline) and occasionally gets work as a Bill Mitchell impersonator. One day, Dave gets a call from the Secret Service -- for security purposes, they want to hire him to act as a decoy for an upcoming appearance by the president. All goes well, but later that evening President Mitchell suffers a massive stroke while in bed with his mistress. Wanting to keep the matter a secret, two of the president's top advisors appeal to Dave to stand in as Bill Mitchell until he regains his health. One of the men behind this scheme, Bob Alexander (Frank Langella), hopes to use Mitchell's absence to promote his own right-wing political agenda, but after a few weeks "in office," Dave decides it's time to promote some changes of his own that will help increase employment and keep homeless shelters open. Dave also finds himself growing fond of Ellen Mitchell (Sigourney Weaver), the President's wife, while Ellen sees in Dave the idealism her husband left behind years ago. Dave features numerous cameo appearances by politicians, Washington insiders, and journalists; Oliver Stone also appears to explain a conspiracy theory regarding sudden changes in Bill Mitchell's behavior. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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

Crew David F. Klassen - Art Director Sherry Fadely - Associate Producer Gordon A. Webb - Associate Producer Bonnie Timmermann - Casting Michael Chinich - Casting Richard Hornung - Costume Designer Ann Roth - Costume Designer Ivan Reitman - Director Sheldon Kahn - Editor Joe Medjuck - Executive Producer Michael J. Gross - Executive Producer James Newton Howard - Composer (Music Score) Ron Berkeley - Makeup Linda de Vetta - Makeup J. Michael Riva - Production Designer Adam Greenberg - Cinematographer Ivan Reitman - Producer Lauren Shuler-Donner - Producer John Dexter - Set Designer Michael Taylor - Set Designer Steve Arnold - Set Designer Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. - Set Designer Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer Gordon A. Webb - Unit Production Manager Gary Ross - Screenwriter

Dave
Say what you will about Bill Clinton, there's no denying that he's inspired filmmaking like few presidents before him. Love him or hate him, in the '90s there was a film to reflect your opinion, be it aligned with the Rush Limbaugh-inspired conspiracies of Murder At 1600 or the idealized fantasy Clintons like the character played by Michael Douglas in The American President, the kindhearted, strong-willed liberal many of Clinton's supporters always wanted him to be. (See also TV's The West Wing). The Ivan Reitman-directed Dave manages to combine a little of both types of films, offering a jaded, debauched, opportunistic liberal president replaced by a compassionate doppelganger. Dave gets a lot of mileage out of the notion that politics would be better if run with the common sense of an ordinary person. It's a willfully naive, but deeply appealing fantasy here made convincing by Kevin Kline's enjoyable performance and a smart, funny script from Gary Ross. All involved keep a light touch throughout, making this particular fantasy Clinton all the more seductive. ~ Keith Phipps, All Movie Guide
 

Gary Ross: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (nominated) Kevin Kline: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: Featurette: "The Making of Dave" Interactive menus Production notes 4 theatrical trailers Scene access Languages and subtitles: English, Français, Español DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 110 min   DVD Chapters: Jump to a Scene 0. Jump to a Scene 1. The First Family arrives home (Credits). [3:16] 2. Two Presidential styles. [2:02] 3. Murray to the rescue. [2:03] 4. "Your government needs you help." [1:33] 5. Walking like the man. [6:36] 6. A Presidental problem. [3:30] 7. Getting America to the hospital. [6:29] 8. Orchestrated recovery. [8:15] 9. The First Lady. [2:54] 10. The new Bill Mitchell. [4:07] 11. After hours: Ellen and Duane. [2:36] 12. The Helping Hand Shelter. [5:19] 13. Veto power. [3:45] 14. "Who does these books?" [2:27] 15. Money management. [6:53] 16. A trip to the basement. [4:11] 17. A night out (Tomorrow). [6:29] 18. "You make a nice President." [4:16] 19. A bombshell for Bob; deciding to try. [5:19] 20. Swift reactions. [1:58] 21. Vice-President Nance. [2:12] 22. Bob strikes back. [6:00] 23. The President Nance. [6:17] 24. What Duane would've done. [2:36] 25. The succession of power. [1:58] 26. A new campaign worker. [2:13] 27. Secure End Credits. [4:23] Side #2 -- WIDESCREEN 0. Jump to a Scene 1. The First Family arrives home (Credits). [3:16] 2. Two Presidential styles. [2:02] 3. Murray to the rescue. [2:03] 4. "Your government needs you help." [1:33] 5. Walking like the man. [6:36] 6. A Presidental problem. [3:30] 7. Getting America to the hospital. [6:29] 8. Orchestrated recovery. [8:15] 9. The First Lady. [2:54] 10. The new Bill Mitchell. [4:07] 11. After hours: Ellen and Duane. [2:36] 12. The Helping Hand Shelter. [5:19] 13. Veto power. [3:45] 14. "Who does these books?" [2:27] 15. Money management. [6:53] 16. A trip to the basement. [4:11] 17. A night out (Tomorrow). [6:29] 18. "You make a nice President." [4:16] 19. A bombshell for Bob; deciding to try. [5:19] 20. Swift reactions. [1:58] 21. Vice-President Nance. [2:12] 22. Bob strikes back. [6:00] 23. The President Nance. [6:17] 24. What Duane would've done. [2:36] 25. The succession of power. [1:58] 26. A new campaign worker. [2:13] 27. Secure End Credits. [4:23]