Contest: ENTER Hail to the Fictional Chief

[auntiehill]

This week's contest is devoted to depictions of the American President in television and movies. It can be from ANY genre, any era, just so long as it is a fictional character and not a depiction of an American President who actually lived, like "Young Mr. Lincoln."

You may enter up to two avatars. Standard av rules apply: 200 x 200 pixels max, 1 MB max and work/Google safe.

The poll will go up on Sunday, Oct. 4th, or thereabouts.

Here's mine:

Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."

Harrison Ford in "Air Force One."
ETA: changed the picture choice.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#1

Ronny Cox as President Thomas Kimball; Captain America (1990)

 

[cardinal biggles]

I went all Aaron Sorkin with my choices:

#1



Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, The American President

#2



Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, The West Wing

edit: I may tinker with the first one before the deadline; I got that from a YouTube screencap of Shepherd's big speech in the press room, and it looked a lot better on my other computer.

 

[scotpens]

Jack Nicholson as President James Dale in Mars Attacks! (1996)

Donald Pleasence as the unnamed President in Escape from New York (1981)

 

[XCV330]

E.G Marshall (not his first time playing a president, oddly enough) president, kneels before Zod because Zod doesn't get offended when people take a knee in Superman 2.

First Family was not a good movie. I recall watching it as a kid and as I recall it was somewhat offensive. Not in a funny way, either. But Bob Newhart does look like a politician. People sometimes have this canny way of looking like they belong in a certain era and place.

 

[od0_ital]

All X-Men, All the Time!

President Robert Kelly, X-Men: The Animated Series

The President, X-Men 3: The Last Stand

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#2

Lloyd Bridges as President Thomas "Tug" Benson; Hot Shots, Part Deux

 

[Orac]

Here's alleged sex pest Morgan Freeman as President Beck in Deep Impact:

And here's acting legend Keith David voicing the POTUS in Rick and Morty:

 

[auntiehill]

Any more? The poll will go up on Sunday.

 

[valkyrie013]

Idiocracy: Future President of America.. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

and his Successor.. President Not Sure (Joe Bauers)!

https://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/44-fake-presidents/
44 here.

Ronny Cox Was also president in:
President Tom Kimball Captain America 1990
The President Martians Go Home 1989
President Jack Neil Murder at 1600 1997
President Simmons Nadia's Promise

 

[auntiehill]

Future President of. something.. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

and his Successor.. President Not Sure (Joe Bauers)!

https://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/44-fake-presidents/
44 here.

Could you identify those for me, please? Are they both from Idiocracy?

 

[valkyrie013]

Correct, updated it!

 

[amp]

A couple of fictional female presidents from short-lived tv shows:



Patty Duke as President Julia Mansfield in Hail to the Chief.




Geena Davis as President Mackenzie Allen in Commander in Chief.

 

[auntiehill]

OK, thread closed. Poll will go up shortly.