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Overview

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Director:
Rod Lurie
Writer (WGA):
Rod Lurie (written by)
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Release Date:
10 March 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Every President has a defining moment. Walter Emerson is about to have his.
Plot:
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Nothing But The Truth
 (From The AV Club. 17 December 2008, 9:58 AM, PST)

User Comments:
WOW...talk about hitting close to home! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Pollak ... President Walter Emerson

Timothy Hutton ... Marshall Thompson

Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Gayle Redford
Clotilde Courau ... Katie
Badja Djola ... Harvey

Sean Astin ... Ralph
Mark Thompson ... Gerald Irvin

Michael Mantell ... Taylor Woods

Kathryn Morris ... Lizzie Woods

Ryan Cutrona ... Agent Dexter
Joe McCrackin ... Agent Williams
Scoot Powell ... Noah

J. Scott Shonka ... Captain Coddington

Jim Curley ... Admiral Miller (as James Curly)

Rigg Kennedy ... Howard
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The combination to unlock the nuclear suitcase is 08061945 (August 6, 1945), which is the date the United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Katie comes out from behind the counter carrying a supposedly hot coffee pot, intending to "warm up" the coffee of the people around the counter. Unfortunately, she carries the coffee pot by both the handle and with her right hand on the glass bottom and side. more
Soundtrack:
Ghosts more

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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
WOW...talk about hitting close to home!, 14 April 2003
Author: psiqueue (psiqueue@aol.com) from Arlington, Texas

I had seen the trailer for this movie a couple of months back, before the events of the last month, and I knew then that I wanted to see the movie. This weekend, I watched it and was shocked at how amazing it was.

Almost paralleling the events of the past couple of months, in the film, the current President (Pollock) must deal with rising problems with North Korea, and the sudden invasion of Kuwait by Saddam's son, who is the current military leader of Iraq. Finding his hands tied, the President issues a warning to the Iraqi leader: leave Kuwait and power down your weapons of mass destruction, within two hours, or else you and your city will be hit with a nuclear bomb.

After this threat, the film does into high pressure tension mode. Will the President keep his promise? Is he bluffing? And what is going to happen if he does use a nuclear bomb against his enemies?

Trust me, this is a film that will NOT disappoint.

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