Wonkette Movie Night: Dave
'I think there are certain things you should expect from your president. I had to care more about you than I do about me. I had to care more about what's right than I do about what's popular.'
Wonkette Movie Night: Dave Dave Kovic, an ordinary man who resembles President Bill Mitchell, is hired to impersonate the president to cover for his illicit affairs. When the real president suffers a stroke and falls into a coma, Dave is forced to continue the charade, becoming entangled in a plot by the president’s aide, Bob Alexander, to seize power. The First Lady, Ellen, discovers the truth and, along with Dave, conspires to expose the corruption and restore the real president.
- Dave Kovic, a look-alike of President Bill Mitchell, is hired for comedic impersonations.
- President Mitchell is a philandering leader with an ambitious aide, Bob Alexander.
- Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to impersonate the president during Mitchell’s private encounters.
- The real president suffers a stroke and is left in a coma, extending Dave’s role.
- Bob Alexander plots to oust the Vice President and take power through deceit.
- The First Lady realizes Dave is not her husband and they team up to expose the corruption.
- The movie features Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, and is directed by Ivan Reitman.
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