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Bill Mitchell/Dave Kovic

PLAYED BY Kevin Kline

Testing the theory that anybody can be president, the Capra-ish 1993 comedy finds mild-mannered presidential double Dave Kovic stepping in for Bill Mitchell when the chief executive suffers a stroke while cheating on his First Lady. Suddenly, the stiff, patrician, heartless president is a sentimental, baby-hugging, compassionate advocate for homeless shelters and job creation programs. But in a nice twist, the only people in America who notice the switch are the First Lady (Sigourney Weaver) and conspiracy-theorist-in-chief Oliver Stone. Just think how hard Dave's plot would have been to pull off if director Ivan Reitman had gone with his first choice for the role: Arnold Schwarzenegger.