who was best u.s. president in a movie

Savman

well whaddya reckon?

hard to decide me thinks, there's ol' Harrison Ford in Airforce One but he was wayyyy too on the edge to be a real prezzy...

Maybe Bill Pullman, that Independence Day speech still makes me wanna kick alien ass

answers on a postcard please

<cue the "this shud be on the Films board" brigade>

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

They nicke that from a Dylan Thomas poem about his father's death

"Do not go quietly into the night, rage, rage, against the dying of the light."

I liked Dennis Raysbert (sp?) as David palmer in 24. Not a movie, but a damn good prez.

leslie nielsen in scary movie 4!:D

Savman

hmm...Leslie Neilson u say....sooo...hard...to....argue

HappyCrackHead

Alan Alda in Canadian Bacon

or...

Martin Sheen in the West Wing... can u find the connection between these two actors... its easy Alan Alda is IN the west wing RUNNING for president.

should be cool when Jimmy Smiths wins.

V9

I'd have to agree about Bill Pullman and yer man from 24. Did Morgan Freeman ever play one? I seem to remember him playing a president but I cant rightly remember, he was good in that film anyway, as he always is.

that would have been "deep impact"

blu_sonic

Travolta in that film, i can't remember nor am i bothered to check IMDB, shouldn't this be film forum (lol just joking OP)

_Kaiser_

Harrison Ford in Air Force One (sure in Scary Movie 3 - I think - Leslie Nielsen even acknowledges it )

blu_sonic

not only woul he be a class a prez he kick your ass too, "hey osama 1 on 1 lets have you" lol

_Kaiser_

Come to think of it Morgan Freeman was good too (Deep Impact) and one of the few actors who can then go on to be God (Bruce Almighty)

Ruu_Old

I would go with airforce one, not a bad slugger for an auld man

_Kaiser_

He was pretty good as Jack Ryan too in Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger

(in the books he actually makes it as far as President (Debt of Honor/Executive Orders) and does pretty well there too).

Stargal

Martin Sheen is great in the West Wing but I really liked Michael Douglas in The American President. Aaron Sorkin, the guy behind the West Wing scripted it so it's not as cheesey as you'd expect

_Kaiser_

Michael Douglas is a legend though - still love him in Wall Street.

HappyCrackHead

nah.. Alan Alda in Canadian Bacon, most realistic representation.

And John Travolta was in "Primary colours".

blu_sonic

HappyCrackHead wrote:

nah.. Alan Alda in Canadian Bacon, most realistic representation.

And John Travolta was in "Primary colours".

ndeed it was, and it was a good movie too

Banphrionsa

Peter Sellers (gets nominated for US President after walking on water) in "Being There."

Demetrius

That comedian from Hotshots. He gets sick in the Japenese prime ministers lap

Sleepy

And John Travolta was in "Primary colours".

You do know that his character was a very thinly veiled Bill Clinton?

My choice would definitely be Martin Sheen in West Wing. Bartlett is the MAN! If I can't have him, Morgan Freeman from Deep Impact.

blu_sonic

Clearly, but he sold the part well, goes to show he's got a great on screen presence and charisma

The Bollox

Demetrius wrote:

That comedian from Hotshots. He gets sick in the Japenese prime ministers lap

that was Leslie Neilson. I think he plays a great President, hell I'd vote for him (or his characters) over Bush any day

EDIT: sorry, I was wrong. it was Lloyd Bridges

Dont be at yourself

Deep Impact was an awful, awful movie.

OMcGovern

Savman wrote:

who was best u.s. president in a movie

I'm sorry, but you're ALL wrong... there can only be one answer.... Ronald Reagan. He is the only U.S. president who was also an actor.

Rcuomo

what about that guy in 13 days? He played jfk pretty well - bruce something or other his name is...

Katykaboom

OMcGovern wrote:

I'm sorry, but you're ALL wrong... there can only be one answer.... Ronald Reagan. He is the only U.S. president who was also an actor.

yeh, I don't hink thats what he meant.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

George W Bush....? Pretending to be president of the US...? No, you;re right, he's doing a crap job even at pretending to do it.

Pazaz 21

Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove

Kevin Pollack in Detterence http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158583/

John Travolta in Primary Colors - Classic Film

Henry Fonda in Failsafe (1964) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/

Richard Dreyfuss in Failsafe (2000) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/

I agree that guy in 13 days who played JFK was good.

Michael Douglas in the American President

Martin Sheen in the West Wing - Bartlett kicks A**!!

P.S. Geena Davis is RUBBISH as the president in Commander in Chief

monkeyfudge

Bill Clinton in Contact.

aidan01

the guy in J F K
the oliver stone movie
John Fitzgerald Kenneddy
i thought he was very convincing

Fairy Dust

I'm going for Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley in Dr. Strangelove.
Sellers can do some acting!
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room

phantom_lord

OMcGovern wrote:

I'm sorry, but you're ALL wrong... there can only be one answer.... Ronald Reagan. He is the only U.S. president who was also an actor.

That's what I was thinking when I saw the title of the thread...

Anyway...what about that guy in that dave? film.

netwhizkid

OMcGovern wrote:

I'm sorry, but you're ALL wrong... there can only be one answer.... Ronald Reagan. He is the only U.S. president who was also an actor.

Didn't Dubya feature in Fahrenheit 9/11 albeit unwittingly I guess. The best President in a film in the guy from "Independence Day". The President who wins the Georg W. Bush Idiotic award is whoever starred in "Mars Attacks" I think he was a bit of a dope and I nominate him for realism of George W. Bush

Khannie

Ruu wrote:

I would go with airforce one, not a bad slugger for an auld man

"Get off my plane"

Worst line ever in a movie. I'm laughing just thinking about it. Trying to decide if it's genius or pure, unadulterated, sh1te.

The Bollox

Khannie wrote:

"Get off my plane"

Worst line ever in a movie. I'm laughing just thinking about it. Trying to decide if it's genius or pure, unadulterated, sh1te.

what would you rather? "get your commie ass of my plane!"

pants on fire

I reckon if Shane MacGowan went for President, other candidates would have a hard time beating him!!

bonkey

Pazaz 21 wrote:

John Travolta in Primary Colors - Classic Film

'cept that he's not playing a President, but rather a Presidential Candidate.

Morgan Freeman for Deep Impact gets my vote, even though the film is seriously dodge.

jc

Tchocky

Bruce Greenwood was excellent in Thirteen Days

Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove

BUT

my pick has to be Anthony Hopkins in Nixon

ChityWest

Damien Thorne (Sam Neil) in The Omen III, or Martin sheen in 'Deadzone' (flash/forward scenes). Morgan Freeman was good in deep impact - but for a black president you cant beat Samuel L Jackson - he would have been much more fun in that role.

Ruu_Old

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

George W Bush....? Pretending to be president of the US...? No, you;re right, he's doing a crap job even at pretending to do it.

That got me thinking, in a few years someone is bound to make a film depicting Dubya, I bet they'll get someone like Jim Carey or Adam Sandler to play him

Savman

aha! I forgots about Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks :D

Monty - the one and only

moved to films.

Bodhidharma

What was the name of that movie where Gene Hackman is the president and he kills a prostitute, while Clint Eastwood is watching. God that was rubbish!

Best pres - Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots, almost too realistic ( he's got a bassett hounds tongue cos his was shot off in the war, Classic!)

Pazaz 21

bonkey wrote:

'cept that he's not playing a President, but rather a Presidential Candidate.

Technically he IS the preident at the end of the film, so he did in actual fact portray the president in the film.

Pazaz 21

Bodhidharma wrote:

What was the name of that movie where Gene Hackman is the president and he kills a prostitute, while Clint Eastwood is watching. God that was rubbish!

Absolute Power

Pigman II

Michael Pate in The Return of Captain Invincible

"Bull**** bull**** bull**** bull**** bull****,"

Rhyme

Morgan Freeman... and then perhaps Bill Pullman although hearing him speak above a whisper in that film didn't seem right.

Pazaz 21

Air Force One On Now On Network 2 Or Rte 1

lukin

Pazaz 21 wrote:

Air Force One On Now On Network 2 Or Rte 1

What a pile of jingoistic crap that was. Especially the part where the Pres's daughter says to Gary Oldman's baddie: "My father is a great man".
Although it was good the way all the action was claustophobic, inside a small area, just like in the other film the director (Wolfgang Peterson or something I think) made (Das Boot).
I thought Oldman stole it from Ford completley. He can do roles like that in his sleep.
I liked the "Get off my plane" line too.

Pepe LeFrits

Kevin Kline in 'Dave'.

meldrew

Leslie Nielsen in Scary Movie 4