A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robin Williams | ... | Tom Dobbs | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Jack Menken | |
| Laura Linney | ... | Eleanor Green | |
| Lewis Black | ... | Eddie Langston | |
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Stewart | |
| David Alpay | ... | Danny | |
| Faith Daniels | ... | Moderator | |
| Tina Fey | ... | Tina Fey | |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Amy Poehler | |
| Doug Murray | ... | Mathias | |
| Chris Matthews | ... | News Anchor #1 | |
| James Carville | ... | Political Commentator #1 | |
| Catherine Crier | ... | Political Commentator #2 | |
| Rick Roberts | ... | Hemmings | |
| Karen Hines | ... | Alison McAndrews | |
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Tom Dobbs, comedic host of a political talk show - a la Bill Maher and Jon Stewart - runs for President of the US as an independent candidate who, after an issues-oriented campaign and an explosive performance in the final debate, gets just enough votes to win. Trouble is he owes his victory to a computer glitch in the national touch-screen voting system marketed by Delacroy, a private company with a rising stock price. To protect their fortune, Delacroy executives want to keep the glitch a secret, but one programmer, Eleanor Green, wants Dobbs to know the truth. Can she get to him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
presidential candidate | first lady | president | presidential election | election |Taglines:
Elections are made to be broken. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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13 October 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,299,380, 15 October 2006Gross USA:
$37,327,390Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Performed by The Dandy Warhols (as Dandy Warhols)
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In a campaign discussion, Dobbs says to his helpers "Alison, Jenny, what do you think?" This is a reference to Allison Janney who starred in The West Wing (1999). See more »Goofs
During the Saturday Night Live taping, the SNL cameras on screen appear to be recording in standard 4:3 aspect ratio, per the blue lines around the monitors on the cameras, whereas SNL is always recorded in 16:9 aspect ratio, as appear on the crew monitors on the set. See more »Quotes
Tom Dobbs: [quoting Benjamin Franklin] Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reason.See more »
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Bohemian Like YouWritten by Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Performed by The Dandy Warhols (as Dandy Warhols)
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I just had the opportunity to screen "Man of The Year" only to be completely shocked and disappointed. Not only is the movie barely a comedy, but the jokes are pretty much Robin Williams stand-up form 2002. Literally, if you've seen or heard his 2002 Broadway routine, you'll recognize jokes. In terms of how its not a comedy; well let's see, Williams plays Tom Dobbs, a TV political comedian who decides to run for president. OK, that sets up a great comedy idea, plenty of funny opportunities. Oh no. Instead, most of the movie is a complete political thriller. Laura Linney 's role turns the movie into a Manchurian Candidate meets a Robin Williams special. The movie has strong political messages, sure. But thats not why i went to see a movie.. basic equation should be: Robin Williams + Political Commentary = Funny Political commentary - its so simple. Well they messed something up (Barry Levinson not writing a comedy i suppose).