The Final Days (2000)

Director:

Philip Rosenthal

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

A tongue-in-cheek look at President Clinton's final days in office. |

Plot Keywords:

Car Washing | U.S. Vice President | Washing Machine | Lawn Mowing | Vending Machine

Cast

Bill Clinton	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madeleine Albright	...	Herself
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself
Sam Donaldson	...	Himself
Al Gore	...	Himself
Michael C. Maronna	...	Stuart (as Michael C. Maronna)
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself
Helen Thomas	...	Herself

Also Known As:

President Clinton: Final Days (USA) (long title)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

White House - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#13.5)" (2000)

Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye!

This snippet of hilarity, directed by Phil Rosenthal (who directs the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond"), wryly details the lame-duck final days of Bill Clinton's presidency. There's the President reading "Entertainment Weekly" while the laundry is on spin-cycle. There's the President dealing with environmental issues by clipping the White House hedges. There's the President running after a limousine carrying Hillary, who's forgotten the brown-bag lunch he's prepared. An SNL-type skit produced with wit and style, it showcases the Clinton charm that both his friends and foes readily acknowledge.

I caught PRESIDENT CLINTON: FINAL DAYS on C-SPAN, which was running the White House Correspondents' Dinner where the film premiered. I have since suggested to the Democratic National Committee that it should sell the video as a fund-raiser; I would certainly buy a copy!