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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Release Date: Oct 13, 2006
Running Time: 115 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Acerbic performer Tom Dobbs has made his career out of skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation on his talk show. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night after night--until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run for president himself? After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him on the ballot. Hot on the campaign trail, he debates elected drones and says exactly what frustrated voters have often thought. Nov. 2nd later, the muckraker wins--only to learn that a computer voting error gave him the victory. With time ticking on the inaugural clock, Dobbs has a big decision to make: should he go back behind the mike or stay in the Oval Office?
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Tom Dobbs
Eleanor Green
Jack Menken
Stewart
Eddie Langston
Hemmings
Danny
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Herself
Herself
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Executive Producer
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Remember when CNN's Larry King prodded Ross Perot to run for president in 1992 against George Bush and Bill Clinton? In the unexpectedly straight-faced Man of the Year, Jon Stewart-ish fake TV newsman Tom Dobbs (Williams) makes a similar White House run at a fan's urging. And the sharp-tongued, finger-pointing political satirist wins. But think again if you next expect director/writer Barry Levinson—the brains behind Wag the Dog—to explore the comic possibilities of a president trying to run
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