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Movie Presidents - MINI THREAD
Whether from The White House, Oval Office, Capital Hill, Air Hangars, or Futuristic Prisons, movie Presidents have always loved giving a good speech. So, here are 10 movie Presidents laying it down. Read on...
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Independence Day (1996)
Bill Pullman - President Thomas J. Whitmore
"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate, our independence day."
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Mars Attacks! (1996)
Jack Nicholson - President James Dale
"I want the people to know that they still have two out of three branches of the government working for them, and that ain't bad."
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Air Force One (1997)
Harrison Ford - President James Marshall
"Real peace is not just the absence of conflict, it's the presence of justice... Never again will I allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right."
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Escape From New York (1981)
Donald Pleasence - President John Harker
"I present this, in the hope that our great nations may learn to live in peace."
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Idiocracy (2006)
Terry Crews - President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Kamacho
"Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now. But I've got a 3 point plan that's going to fix EVERYTHING."
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Armageddon (1998)
Stanley Anderson - The Unnamed President
"We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. The Bible calls this day "Armageddon" - the end of all things."
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Deep Impact (1998)
Morgan Freeman - President Tom Beck
"Within a week, the skies will be dark with dust from the impact and they'll stay dark for two years. All plant life will dead within... four weeks. Animal life within... a few months. So, that's it. Good luck to us all."
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Dave (1993)
Kevin Kline - President Bill Mitchell/Dave Kovic
"I'd like to apologise to the American people... I forgot that I had two hundred and fifty million people who were paying me to make their lives a little bit better, and I didn't live up to my part of the bargain.'
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Lloyd Bridges - President Thomas "Tug" Benson
"My fellow Americans and our millions of illegal aliens. It seems like only yesterday I was strafing so many of your homes. Here I am today, begging you not to make such good cars."
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The American President (1995)
Michael Douglas - President Andrew Shepherd
"I can tell you without hesitation, being President of this country is entirely about character...'
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