Peter Sellers's performance as President Merkin Muffley in 'Dr
Chapter 1

The Founders on film

Chapter 2

The Lincoln legacy

Chapter 3

Playing modern commanders-in-chief

Chapter 4

Fictional commanders-in-chief

Ch 4 · Fictional commanders-in-chief
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schopenhauer Peter Sellers brought a calm voice of reason to Dr. Strangelove.

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schopenhauer Actor Kevin Kline plays a presidential double in the movie Dave

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schopenhauer Harrison Ford played a fictional action-hero president in Air Force One.

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The ultimate action leader

schopenhauer Without official blueprints, filmmakers watched CNN to recreate the aircraft where Harrison Ford's President James Marshall fights off terrorists

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Because the White House refused to provide official blueprints of the presidential aircraft for security reasons, how did the design team of 'Air Force One' figure out the interior layout?

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What is the name of the fictional, combat-ready U.S. president portrayed by Harrison Ford in the 1997 action film 'Air Force One'?

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We project our desire for moral clarity onto idealized figures of power.

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Bill Pullman's Shakespearean speech

schopenhauer Pullman portrayed fighter pilot turned President Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 blockbuster

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The famous pre-battle speech delivered by Bill Pullman's President Whitmore in 'Independence Day' was inspired by which Shakespeare play?

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What was the original proposed title of the movie 'Independence Day,' which prompted the filmmakers to rush the shooting of the president's speech to secure their preferred title?

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Fun Fact

Fake Air Force One: The movie prop plane used in 'Air Force One' looked so realistic that two military jets scrambled to intercept it.

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Dave's Double Take
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schopenhauer Match actors to their presidential movie roles to learn who portrayed America's leaders on screen.

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What does Kevin Kline's character Dave Kovic do for a living before he is recruited to impersonate the president of the United States?

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Which real-life U.S. president was in office when 'Dave' was released in 1993 and publicly declared himself a huge fan of the film?

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president (noun)
The chief executive and head of state of a modern republic. Harrison Ford played a fictional president in the 1997 action thriller Air Force One.

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schopenhauer Peter Sellers's Voice of Reason

He channels Stevenson to keep us all calm! (Calm down, Dimitri!) / A voice of reason, he keeps us from harm! (Yeah, keeping it cool!)

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Quiz

How many different characters did comedic genius Peter Sellers portray in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic 'Dr. Strangelove'?

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Peter Sellers's performance as President Merkin Muffley in 'Dr. Strangelove' was physically and behaviorally modeled after which real-life American political figure?

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Gossip

Which fictional movie president would you vote for?

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