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 Dave
Kevin Kline. Kevin Kline did a great job in this role. You might also remember him from 'A Fish Called Wanda.'
He owns a Temp Agency where he finds people jobs. Dave does his part to help solve the unemployment problem.
The President. Dave looks exactly like the President in the movie, Bill Mitchell.
| When Dave arrived at home on his bicycle there were Secret Service men waiting for him. What song was he singing before he realized he had company? | 'Dave' The Movie
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'Oklahoma'. Dave sang 'Oklahoma' very boisterously until he realized that two men were in his living room.
| Initially, why did the Secret Service want Dave to impersonate the President? | 'Dave' The Movie
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So the president could stay at the hotel with his secretary. The president gave a speech at a hotel where he intended to rendevous later with his secretary. Dave was to impersonate him leaving the hotel so no one would suspect the President's impropriety.
| What happened to cause Dave's impersonation of the President to be extended? | 'Dave' The Movie
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The President had a stroke during sex. President Bill Mitchell had a massive stroke while having sex with his secretary. He never regained consciousness.
Sigourney Weaver. Sigourney Weaver played the part of Ellen Mitchell, the president's wife.
She thinks he is a callous womanizer. Ellen didn't like her husband because he had become too callous to be concerned with the needs of the poor. He was also a womanizer.
| When did Ellen first begin to suspect that Dave was an imposter? | 'Dave' The Movie
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When she caught him staring at her legs. When they were riding in the limo, she caught him looking at her legs and became suspicious because the real Bill Mitchell had stopped looking at her legs years ago.
A homeless shelter for children. Ellen needed money to fund a homeless shelter where children were fed, clothed, and cared for.
'Hail to the Chief'. Dave's version went as follows: 'Hail to the chief, he's the one we all say hail to. He is the chief 'cause he keeps himself so clean. He's got the power, that's why he's in the shower...'
| The real Bill Mitchell performed some illegal actions as president. Who did White House chief of staff Bob Alexander shift the blame to? | 'Dave' The Movie
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The Vice-President. Bob Alexander framed the Vice-President for Bill Mitchell's illegal practices. Eventually Bob was caught.
Ben Kingsley. Ben Kingsley is a very talented actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Gandhi.
He died. Dave faked a stroke and switched places with the comatose Bill Mitchell in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
| When Dave got back to his normal life what political office did he run for? | 'Dave' The Movie
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City Council. Dave's personal Secret Service agent, who protected him while he was at the White House, became his body guard while he was running for City Council.
| The first shot of President Bill Mitchell showed him arriving at the White House. How did he get there? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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Helicopter. The chopper set down and he and his wife stepped out in front of all the press people.
| The first shot of Dave showed him impersonating the president at an auto dealership. How did Dave get onto the stage? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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by pig. He rode onto the stage on the back of a pig. This was a nice contrast to Mitchell's cinematic entrance.
thumbs up. President Mitchell gave the gesture when he stepped out of the chopper in his first scene. Dave made it when riding the pig onto the dealership's stage.
| When Dave returned to his office after the stint at the car dealership, three women were awaiting his services. Lola was in his office crying, and from what she told Dave, it seemed the problem was computer-related. What did Lola say she learned on? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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IBM. She said she learned on the IBM, but they put her on "the Wang." She didn't want Dave to blame her for having lost the job. Not to worry, though, he got her a new one.
Bike. Dave rode a bike to and from work. When he needed a car (as when he needed to drive Lola to Murray's), he borrowed his secretary's.
| When Dave returned to his home after getting Lola a job with Murray, what game were kids playing in the street in front of his building? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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Baseball. Dave also seemed to like the game. He had a baseball mitt in his office drawer, asked Murray if he wanted to play some ball, and caught the kids' ball as he rode by their game.
| As Dave approached and entered his home after procuring Lola's new job, he was singing a song from what musical? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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Oklahoma. He got really creative with the song when he was inside, but stopped immediately when he saw the Secret Service guys.
| When the Secret Service guys first introduced themselves, what did Dave think they were there to talk to him about? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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Taxes. Dave immediately started in on an explanation: "I swear I thought that was a legitimate deduction, see, I do impersonation, so I use that television for my work." Duane interrupted him to say they weren't there about Dave's taxes.
| For his last speech, President Mitchell took the podium and mentioned a Yale friend of his who had since become a public servant. What was he? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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Judge. Mitchell referred to the man as Justice Blankfort, and said they hadn't seen one another since their days back at Yale.
| When President Mitchell and Dave first met, Mitchell told Dave he was a very handsome man, but to get rid of the grin. What did Mitchell say the smile made Dave look like? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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a schmuck. The president clearly wasn't the nicest (or most tactful) guy in the world.
| For the night of President Mitchell's last speech, Dave was hired to wave and walk silently to his limo. He didn't do this, though, and instead stopped to say something to the crowd. What did he say? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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God bless you. God bless America!. The Secret Service guys weren't too pleased, and all but shoved Dave into the limo as he concluded: "Thank you very much!"
| When Duane got the call and told the limousine driver to take Dave back to the White House, what did he call it? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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The Cottage. He simply, and somewhat ominously, instructed the driver: "Back to the cottage."
| When Alan and Bob were talking to Dave about "extending" their arrangement, what did they have Dave try out in the Oval Office? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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sitting in the President's chair. They then asked Dave how it was, and he replied, "Oh, very nice."
he was mentally unstable. Dave seemed surprised, but they reassured him that the Vice President was "certifiable."
| In the analogy that Al and Bob used of driving through a red light, where did they say Dave was taking the United States of America? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty I
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the hospital. Al told him that the country was sick and Dave needed to get it to the hospital, so the legality of his continued impersonation shouldn't be a question.
| When left in the President's bedroom on his first night, Dave picked up the phone, then tried on something of the President's. What was it? | "Dave" Nitty-Gritty II
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Glasses. Dave found the glasses next to the phone and seemed to be aided by them in getting into the presidential character.
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