President's Day: Best and Worst of the fictional Presidents

Chowdaheads-It seemed like a good idea at the time: President's Day: Best and Worst of the fictional Presidents

Great piece on the the best and worst presidents. If I can put in my two cents:

Best Presidents:
Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact. Really, he rocked as president. I'd see a movie of his if he played a Home Depot Manager.

Worst Presidents:
EG Marshall and Richard Basehart. I think in the 1970s, they took turns playing presidents in almost all of the movies. They fit the old white guy mold. Or is that mould?

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Unknown said…
Morgan Freeman made the best God, too.

Hey, but how about "My Fellow Americans" (1996) -- with 3 presidents played by Jack Lemmon, James Garner, and Dan Ackroyd.
2/22/2006 11:14:00 AM
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