
The Founders on film
The Lincoln legacy
Playing modern commanders-in-chief
Fictional commanders-in-chief
schopenhauer Harrison Ford played a fictional action-hero president in Air Force One.

schopenhauer Without official blueprints, filmmakers watched CNN to recreate the aircraft where Harrison Ford's President James Marshall fights off terrorists
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?
What is the name of the fictional, combat-ready U.S. president portrayed by Harrison Ford in the 1997 action film 'Air Force One'?

schopenhauer Pullman portrayed fighter pilot turned President Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 blockbuster
The famous pre-battle speech delivered by Bill Pullman's President Whitmore in 'Independence Day' was inspired by which Shakespeare play?
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?
Fake Air Force One: The movie prop plane used in 'Air Force One' looked so realistic that two military jets scrambled to intercept it.

schopenhauer Match actors to their presidential movie roles to learn who portrayed America's leaders on screen.
What does Kevin Kline's character Dave Kovic do for a living before he is recruited to impersonate the president of the United States?
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?
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.
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!)
How many different characters did comedic genius Peter Sellers portray in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic 'Dr. Strangelove'?
Peter Sellers's performance as President Merkin Muffley in 'Dr. Strangelove' was physically and behaviorally modeled after which real-life American political figure?

