Dave | 
| Director: Ivan Reitman
Actors: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 1603
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
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
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: WARD12962D
ISBN: 6304907613
UPC: 085391296225
EAN: 9780790735481
ASIN: 6304907613
Theatrical Release Date: May 7, 1993
Release Date: April 29, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
DAVE KOVIC IS EMPLOYED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DOUBLE FOR HIM IN PUBLIC, SINCE THE TWO MEN LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE. BUT WHEN PRESIDENT MITCHELL SUDDENLY BECOMES MORTALLY ILL, DAVE FINDS HIMSELF CONTINUING HIS MASQUERADE AS AMERICA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. HE FACES MANY CHALLENGES.
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A heartwarming story of mistaken identity and idealism, director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) takes on the political establishment in this fresh, funny comedy. Kevin Kline (Sophie's Choice, A Fish Called Wanda) 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. --Robert Lane
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 The Funny Imposter June 17, 2009
Scrutinizing Consumer (Los Angeles, CA)
"Dave" is a movie about a guy who pretends to be someone he isn't - The President of the United States. Kevin Klein and Sigourney Weaver both play their characters well, injecting ample amounts of humor and heart. This is a good comedy fit for the entire family with a rich cast of supporting characters and a satisfying ending.
 Language March 18, 2009
Richard A. Kramer
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was disappointed in the video because of the foul language. When I saw it on TV the foul language must have been deleted.
Average Film March 8, 2009
Richard Lang
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As much as I like Kevin Kline, this film is just an average film. I enjoyed watching it and would recommend it as a family film. I might watch it again. I prefer the film, "American President"
 A fantasy of Washington February 18, 2009
Michael T Kennedy (Mission Viejo, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fun movie that is based on the novel The Prisoner of Zenda (Penguin Red Classics), in which a ruler (the President in this story) is replaced by a double to solve a sudden crisis. In the novel, the king is drugged the night before his coronation; in Dave the President has a stroke during sex with a young secretary. In both cases, the impostor is called upon to prolong the impersonation because of complications. The story is fun as Dave and the First Lady fall for each other even though she knows of his masquerade. There is a bit of dumb political nonsense about a "jobs bill" but the entire movie is fun and enjoyable. Kevin Kline is, as always, a great character actor and Sigourney Weaver plays a good foil as the First Lady who hates her husband and what he has become but is intrigued with this new side of him. Once she learns of the deception, she allies herself with Kevin Kline to try to rescue the legacy of her husband who is fatally ill. The ending is well done. I recommend it.
Great cast makes this film work February 9, 2009
R. Swanson (New Mexico)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The story is implausible--getting a guy who runs a temp agency to stand in for the President of the US. But when you cast Kevin Kline as both characters you have the makings of a terrific film. Kline is so good that we suspend our disbelief and willingly follow him through this madcap scenario. Sigourney Weaver is excellent as the first lady whose starch begins to melt under the warmth of the fake president, Frank Langella is terrific as the evil brains behind the throne, Ving Rhames embues what could be a stock character with real warmth, Charles Grodin is always wonderfully funny, and Ben Kingsley is his usual sterling self. Who have I left out? Laura Linney has a small part but she always shines. I guess Kevin Dunn plays the other bad guy and he's good too.
I found the first half, which is funnier, much more entertaining than the second part when the fake President (Dave) starts to take his job seriously and tries to implement real change. That's where the plausibility gap got too big for me and a lot of shmaltzy stuff turned me off a bit (the fight to save the homeless shelter). However by that time I was hooked by Kline/Dave and hung in there to see how the film makers were going to wind the thing up.
I kept thinking of how this could have been a real bomb (in the bad sense) with lesser actors---like Jim Carrey as Dave. Kline takes what could have been a silly role and makes it something wonderful. It's a film worth seeing.
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