Dave is watching Jay Leno but you can see the Grandfather clock on the wall, and it's not time for Leno. [I would think that the President just might have access to a VCR.]
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At the end of the film, Dave Kovic addresses Congress, just before he has his "second stroke." The camera often shows the congressman in their seats, as well as shots which show the balcony, where spectators and the press sit. If you watch closely you'll note that in some shots the balcony is jammed packed with people and in others it is completely empty. See more...
Dave (1993) - 5 corrections
Directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Ving Rhames (add more)
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Dave is watching Jay Leno but you can see the Grandfather clock on the wall, and it's not time for Leno. [I would think that the President just might have access to a VCR.]
When the tour guide is leading the group through the White House, she says that 42 presidents have occupied it. However, when Vice President Nance is sworn-in, the newscaster in the background says he is becoming the 45th US president. [George Washington never lived in the White House--it was first occupied in 1800 by John Adams. Grover Cleveland was president twice in non-consecutive terms, counting as both the 22nd and 24th President. So the tour guide's statement is accurate because even though there had been 44 presidencies, only 42 men had actually resided in the White House as president.]
Corrected by Chanteuse66
As Bob is walking out of the car to make his speech about President Mitchell there is a group of visible people standing across the street watching the scene being filmed. [If the Chief of Staff for the president began making a speech in front of reporters, it's likely many people would stop and watch.]
Dave gets briefed by Bob Alexander and Alan Reed about the basic aspects of a President's routine. They use all kinds of fancy tools, such as life-size cut-outs of the staff members. How on earth did they manage to get those made and brought into the staff meeting room without anyone noticing, as they (and Duane) were the only ones close to the President who knew about Dave's identity? [It's likely they would have the cutouts around for various reasons, like seating arrangements, etc. As for how they would get all of that into the room, they could simply tell the staff the president wanted to practice some speaches and wanted to have visual references.]
At the beginning when Dave is imitating the president in the car dealership commercial, he's talking about the specials on the Geo Storm and Geo Storm convertibles. Geo never made a Storm convertible. [My girlfriend had one, so they certainly did.]
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