Dave (1993)

Comedy Directed by Ivan Reitman
← Inspired by 1 films

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.

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Films that influenced Dave

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Influenced By

  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    "Variety on Dave: 'the same bumpkin-bucks-the-system formula that director Frank Capra raised to an art form in 1939 with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Ivan Reitman and screenwriter Gary Ross built the film on Capra's template — an outsider in Washington takes on institutional corruption — with the explicit Capraesque tone." source

Dave (1993), directed by Ivan Reitman, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Check out the citations below.