Dave (film)
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| German title | Dave |
| Original title | Dave |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Ivan Reitman |
| script | Gary Ross |
| production |
Lauren Shuler Donner , Ivan Reitman |
| music | James Newton Howard |
| camera | Adam Greenberg |
| cut | Sheldon Kahn |
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Dave is an American comedy film by director Ivan Reitman from 1993 in which a double of the US president suddenly actually has to take over his job. The leading roles are played by Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver .
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The job agent Dave Kovic is hired as a doppelganger for US President William Harrison Mitchell to represent him for a few hours. While the president had a stroke while having a nap with one of his secretaries , the White House chief of staff - Bob Alexander - and the press secretary - Alan Reed - developed a plan in which Dave Kovic would rule until Vice-President Gary Nance was ousted and Bob Alexander is named as the new Vice President. Later Alexander is supposed to take over the office of president.
However, Dave is becoming increasingly independent, he wants to carry out far-reaching social reforms. He is supported by his friend Murray Blum and also by First Lady Ellen Mitchell. Ellen finds that she has more in common with Dave than with her real, unfaithful husband. Vice President Gary Nance proves to be a decent person who welcomes reforms.
Angry, Bob Alexander publicly accuses the President of several illegal acts that took place years ago. In a speech to Congress , Dave admits these acts, but also publishes evidence that Bob Alexander was involved in the criminal machinations. He simulates a stroke in the middle of a speech; on the way to the hospital he is replaced by the real Bill Mitchell.
Shortly afterwards, the president dies in a coma, Gary Nance is sworn in as the new president and promises to continue the reforms. Ellen visits Dave, who is now running for public office in his hometown.
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The film received mostly positive reviews and achieved a rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews and 72% from the audience with around 43,000 votes. At Metacritic one could Metascore of 76, are on 30 reviews, achieved based. At IMDb , the film received 6.8 out of a possible 10 stars with around 46,000 ratings. (As of September 21, 2019)
The film service wrote that the film was "a comedy in the style of the old master Frank Capra , which gives expression to the boredom with parties and politics". It is "entertaining and full of ironic highlights."
Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a “skilful mix of fairy tales, romance and comedy”, which guest appearances by real politicians and personalities such as Jay Leno , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oliver Stone would “ennoble”. He offers "fun with a bite".
In the book The Chronicle of the Film , the film was described as follows: “» Dave «is a wonderful comedy of confusion, which makes its political criticism weightless, but thereby loses none of its seriousness.” And further: “The quality of the film is evident especially in the mood of the ensemble, which is superbly cast right down to the supporting roles. "
Awards
- Profit
- 1994: ASCAP Film and Television Music Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for James Newton Howard
- 1994: American Comedy Award for Charles Grodin for the funniest supporting actor in a feature film
- Nominations
- 1994 : Oscar for Best Original Screenplay ( Gary Ross )
- 1994: Golden Globes in the categories of Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) ( Kevin Kline )
- 1994: Political Film Society Award for Democracy
- 1994: WGA Writers Guild of America Award for Gary Ross
The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable .
background
- It was released in the US on May 7, 1993, and in Germany on July 29, 1993. Dave grossed around 63.3 million US dollars in cinemas. In Germany there were 741,992 viewers in the cinema and took 42nd place among the most successful films in Germany in 1993.
- The oval office set was built specifically for the film and later reused in Hello, Mr. President ( 1995 ) and in the television series The West Wing .
- In addition to numerous appearances by real US politicians such as Tip O'Neill , Howard Metzenbaum , Tom Harkin , Alan K. Simpson , Chris Dodd and Paul Simon , the talk show hosts Larry King , John McLaughlin and Jay Leno as well as the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger are involved. Oliver Stone pokes fun at his reputation as a conspiracy theorist.
- Warren Beatty and Kevin Costner were initially planned for the male lead . But both refused the offer.
- Jason Reitman , son of director Ivan Reitman and now successful in the film business himself, makes a brief appearance as the son of Vice President Nance.
- The name of Chief of Staff Bob Alexander is a reference to Bob Haldeman and Alexander Haig , both chiefs of staff under Nixon .
- In the film, Mitchell is the 44th President of the United States. At the end of the film, Vice President Nance is sworn in as the 45th (in German dubbing: 44th) President of the USA. At the time of shooting in 1993, only the 41st President ( George Bush ) and the 42nd President ( Bill Clinton ) were in office.
- Journalist Helen Thomas , who actually reported from the White House for 50 years, made a cameo in the film .
- Some scenes and the entire story of the film are strongly reminiscent of the classic science fiction novel Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos (original title: Double Star ) by Robert A. Heinlein from 1956.
Web links
- Dave in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dave at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Dave at Rotten Tomatoes (English), accessed on September 21, 2019
- ↑ a b Dave at Metacritic (English) , accessed on September 21, 2019
- ↑ a b Dave in the Internet Movie Database (English) , accessed on September 21, 2019
- ↑ Dave. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Dave. In: cinema.de. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Die Chronik des Films , Chronik Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 1994, ISBN 3-86047-132-5 .
- ↑ Dave. Box Office Mojo , accessed September 21, 2019 .
- ^ The most successful films in Germany 1993. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .
- ^ Richard Schickel: The Beltway Follies. In: time.com. May 10, 1993. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris McGreal: Helen Thomas, veteran reporter: why she had to resign. In: theguardian.com. June 9, 2010, accessed September 21, 2019 .