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Dave is a 1993 American political comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Gary Ross, and starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Charles Grodin and Ben Kingsley appear in supporting roles.

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Plot[edit]

Dave Kovic runs a temporary employment agency in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and has a side job impersonating President Bill Mitchell. He is requested by Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen to make an appearance as the President at a hotel. Dave assumes it is a matter of security, but it is really to cover up Mitchell's extramarital affair with a White House staffer.

Windows 7 iso download 64 bit. Mitchell suffers a severe stroke during the rendezvous, leaving him in a coma. White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander and Communications Director Alan Reed convince Dave to continue impersonating the President, telling him that Vice President Gary Nance is mentally unbalanced. Only Bob, Alan, the Secret Service, and the medical staff know of the switch. First Lady Ellen Mitchell leads a separate life, rarely seeing the President.

The public is notified that Mitchell has had a 'minor circulatory problem of the head'. With Dave established as President, Bob and Alan send Nance on a 12-nation goodwill tour of Africa and implicate him in a savings and loan fraud. Once Nance is forced to resign, Bob plans for Dave to nominate him as Vice President, whereupon Mitchell will have a more serious stroke and Bob will ascend to the Presidency.

Dave's enthusiasm revives Mitchell's popularity. He visits a homeless shelter with Ellen, who does not understand why he has taken a sudden interest. Bob forges Mitchell's veto of a funding bill that includes the shelter. When Dave is confronted about the veto by Ellen, he confronts Bob, who offhandedly tells him that if he can cut $650 million from the federal budget he can keep the shelter. Dave has his accountant friend Murray Blum help him rewrite the budget so that the project may be reinstated. To make sure that Bob doesn't interfere, Dave does it publicly in front of the press.

Suspecting that he is not really her husband, Ellen tricks Dave into revealing the truth. Dave and Duane show her Bill on life support in the White House basement. She and Dave decide to leave the White House. However, after a night out, they realize all the good they could still do and decide to return.

The next morning, Dave blackmails Bob into resigning by threatening to reveal the switch to the public, then announces a plan to find a job for every American who wants work. A few days later, Nance returns from Africa and confronts Dave about the savings and loan scandal, insisting they both know there is no merit to the allegations. Dave talks to Alan, who reveals the whole plan was Bob's idea. Meanwhile, Bob reveals Mitchell's involvement in the savings and loan scandal while pushing his own candidacy for the presidency. Realizing that he cannot go into hiding, Dave decides to take responsibility for Mitchell's actions.

That night, Nance tells Dave that whatever happens to them because of the scandal, he finds the jobs program a wonderful idea. After spending some time with the Vice President, Dave tells Ellen that Nance is a good man and he would make a great president. Realizing what Dave has planned, Ellen tells him that she does not want to lose him. The next day in a joint session of Congress, Dave admits to Mitchell's role in the scandal, but introduces evidence proving Bob was the mastermind and Nance is innocent. Bob realizes that Alan has betrayed him as Dave clears Nance of the charges. After apologizing to Nance and the country, Dave fakes a stroke and makes a switch with the real Mitchell in an ambulance en route to the hospital. Nance becomes Acting President under the terms of the 25th Amendment and is sworn in as President five months later when Mitchell dies. Bob and eight other members of the Mitchell Administration are indicted on 34 charges of law violations and obstruction of justice two days after Dave's jobs initiative passes.

Dave decides to run for city council and Ellen comes to the office to volunteer. As they embrace, Duane stands guard outside the office door.

Cast[edit]

• Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic/President William (Bill) Harrison Mitchell
• Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Mitchell
• Frank Langella as Bob Alexander
• Kevin Dunn as Alan Reed
• Ving Rhames as Duane Stevensen
• Ben Kingsley as Vice President/President Gary Nance
• Charles Grodin as Murray Blum
• Faith Prince as Alice
• Laura Linney as Randi
• Tom Dugan as Jerry
• Stephen Root as Don Durenberger
• Ralph Manza as White House Barber
• Bonnie Hunt as White House Tour Guide
• Anna Deavere Smith as Mrs. Travis
• Charles Hallahan as Policeman
• Stefan Gierasch as House Majority Leader

Cameos[edit]

Politicians

Media personalities

Production[edit]

Producer Lauren Shuler Donner and screenwriter Gary Ross had known each other since taking a Stella Adler class in the 1970s, and in 1988 Ross told Shuler Donner his idea for Dave. She approved it, and after the idea was rejected by the studio she was contracted to, Warner Bros. bought the project. Ross wrote the script while working on the Michael Dukakis presidential campaign. Production waited three years for Shuler Donner to be released from her contract and for director Ivan Reitman to become available.

According to Reitman, Warner Bros. wanted a box office star to portray the lead role and that one executive even suggested Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the part.^[3] Both Warren Beatty and Kevin Costner were also considered for the role. In fact, it was Beatty who brought Dave to the attention of Reitman. Kevin Kline almost turned down the role because he thought he would be playing the same character he played in A Fish Called Wanda.^[4]

Nevertheless, Kline was hired to play the protagonist, as Reitman considered him to have 'a Presidential look' and be an actor 'who was both dramatically strong and was light on his feet,' as Kline would not only be playing a double role but the film was a comedy that dealt with very serious subject matter. Reitman then called Sigourney Weaver, with whom he had worked in Ghostbusters, for the First Lady role. Ross was present for production, as he was interested in starting a directing career as well.^[5][6]

The film's Oval Office set was reused more than 25 times, for television shows and films like The Pelican Brief, Hot Shots! Part Deux and Absolute Power.^[7]

Release[edit]

Reception[edit]

Dave was met with critical acclaim and has a 95% rating based on 55 reviews collected at Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus on the site states: 'Ivan Reitman's refreshingly earnest political comedy benefits from an understated, charming script and a breezy performance by Kevin Kline.'^[8]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three and a half stars out of four. Ebert praised the film's acting and wrote, 'Dave takes that old plot about an ordinary person who is suddenly thrust into a position of power, and finds a fresh way to tell it. [..] When I first heard this story line, I imagined that Dave would be completely predictable. I was wrong. The movie is more proof that it isn't what you do, it's how you do it: Ivan Reitman's direction and Gary Ross' screenplay use intelligence and warmhearted sentiment to make Dave into wonderful lighthearted entertainment. [..] Both Kline and Weaver are good at playing characters of considerable intelligence, and that's the case here. The movie may be built on subtle variations of the Idiot Plot (in which the characters skillfully avoid tripping over obvious conclusions), but they bring such particular qualities to their characters that we almost believe them.'^[9]

Box office[edit]

Dave debuted No. 2 at the box office, behind Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.^[10][11] It later jumped to No. 1, in its second weekend. In total, Dave made over $63 million in the domestic box office, making it a financial success.

Accolades[edit]

Ross was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay. Kline's performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Charles Grodin received the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor.

Then-President Bill Clinton approved of the film, and gave Ross a framed script, which Clinton had autographed, writing that it was a 'funny, often accurate lampooning of politics.' Clinton also gave Ross a picture of himself holding a Dave mug.^[12]

American Film Institute recognition:

• AFI's 100 Years.. 100 Laughs - Nominated^[13]

Musical[edit]

A musical based on the movie opened at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2018. The book is written by Thomas Meehan and Nell Benjamin, with music by Tom Kitt.^[14][15] The production is directed by Tina Landau and stars Drew Gehling as Dave and Douglas Sills as Chief of Staff Bob Alexander.^[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'AFI-Catalog'. catalog.afi.com.
2. ^'Dave at Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
3. ^'Dave: Kevin Kline and Ivan Reitman'. Special Broadcasting Service. 12 October 1993. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
4. ^King, Susan (7 May 2018). ''Dave' at 25: Why Kevin Kline Initially Turned Down the Role and Ivan Reitman Walked Away From the Political Comedy'. Variety (magazine). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
5. ^'Ivan Reitman and Lauren Shuler Donner DAVE Blu-ray Interview'. Collider. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
6. ^Priggé, Steven (2004). Movie Moguls Speak: Interviews with Top Film Producers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 92. ISBN0-7864-1929-6.
7. ^Linda Lee (April 13, 1997). 'Oval Offices, by Way of Hollywood'. The New York Times. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
8. ^'Dave'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
9. ^Ebert, Roger (1993-05-07). 'Dave Movie Review & Summary (1993)'. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
10. ^Citron, Alan (1993-05-11). 'Bruce' and 'Dave's' Excellent Box Office'. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
11. ^Fox, David J. (1993-05-11). 'Weekend Box Office : 'Dragon' Makes 'Dave' Vice President'. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
12. ^Scott Kaufer (March 2000). 'Strange Bedfellows'. Los Angeles Magazine. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
13. ^'AFI's 100 Years..100 Laughs Nominees'(PDF).
14. ^'Dave - Productions - Shows / Tickets - Arena Stage'. arenastage.org.
15. ^'Starry Creative Team to Debut Musical Adaptation of Dave at Arena Stage'.
16. ^Gans, Andrew. 'World Premiere of 'Dave' Musical, Starring Drew Gehling and Mamie Parris, Opens at Arena Stage July 27' Playbill, July 27, 2018

External links[edit]

• Dave on IMDb

Dave is a British free-to-airtelevision channel owned by UKTV, which is available in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel took the name Dave in October 2007, but it had been on air under various identities and formats since October 1998.

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History[edit]

UK Gold Classics and UK Gold 2[edit]

UK Gold Classics, UKTV's first digital-only channel, was launched on 2 October 1998 and was only broadcast from Friday to Sunday on Sky Digital from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am. Around this time UK Gold began to move towards newer programmes instead of older ones; the 'classics' line-up included a number of early shows, including some black-and-white programmes, which had been acquired in the early years of the UK Gold service. They also showed some recent shows from the main channel, but the main part of the channel was older shows from the early years of UK Gold. On weekdays, the channel was off air, showing a still caption of all the UKTV channels and start-up times.

The 'Classics' format lasted just six months; the channel ended on 28 March 1999, and from 2 April 1999 the channel was renamed to UK Gold 2, and screened morning programmes from UK Gold time-shifted to the evening of the same day instead of classic shows.

UKG2 and UKTV G2[edit]

The UK Gold subsidiary channel was again relaunched with a completely new programme line-up and renamed UKG² on 12 November 2003. The channel was promoted as being an edgier alternative to UK Gold; like that channel, the output was mainly comedy from the BBC with some shows produced inhouse. A fair amount is similar to the comedy output of UK Play/Play UK before that channel's closure; however, unlike Play, the channel did not include music videos.

Along with the rest of the UKTV network, the 'UK' prefix was changed to 'UKTV' on 8 March 2004 and therefore the channel name changed to UKTV G2.

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Initially, the channel broadcast in the evenings only, but during the 'G2' era the decision was made to expand hours into the daytime; to expand the programming line-up, comedy was joined by popular-factual and magazine shows which were already running on UKTV People (then Blighty, now Drama) such as Top Gear and Airport.

G2 programming[edit]

On 7 October 2005, it was announced that they would show sports programming. This new line-up was called UKTV Sport and included a new show by the same name. UKTV Sport also had its own logo and DOG. There was talk that this could lead to a channel but it never happened.^[1]

In February 2006, they picked up the rights to show highlights of the RBS Six Nations rugby union championship, with a highlights show broadcast on the evening of the games previously shown live on the BBC. On 16 March 2006, they announced a deal to air extensive coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup as a sub licensing of the BBC's rights to the tournament.^[2] UKTV G2 simulcast the BBC's live matches, including the opening match between Germany and Costa Rica, England's game with Paraguay and the final. The channel also showed highlights of every match in the tournament.

In April 2006, the channel acquired the rights to the quarter-finals of Euroleague Basketball^[3] and in August, UKTV G2 also picked up rights to the 2006 FIBA World Championship^[4], forming the programme 'UKTV Slam'.

Dave and Freeview launch[edit]

In September 2007, UKTV announced that they would relaunch and rename UKTV G2 as Dave on 15 October.^[5] UKTV said the name of the channel was chosen because 'everyone knows a bloke called Dave'.^[6] The rebrand included the channel being available free-to-air on digital terrestrial platform, Freeview, replacing UKTV Bright Ideas which only averaged 0.1% of the audience share.^[7] The move to Freeview saw Dave launch in the bandwidth previously used by UKTV History which was moved to the time limited (7.00 am to 6.00 pm) bandwidth once occupied by UKTV Bright Ideas. Dave is available daily, from 7.00 am to 4.00 am, on all platforms. It uses the tagline 'the home of witty comedy banter' and uses Ralph Ineson as an announcer, along with David Flynn, Phill Jupitus, Iain Lee and BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James.

To ensure that all Freeview viewers receive the channel on number 19, UKTV briefly placed a re-tuning notice on the programme's information. This later changed to the current location on Channel 12.

From 31 January 2008, the channel began broadcasting in widescreen, along with the other UKTV channels.^[8]

In April 2009, they aired three new instalments of Red Dwarf, entitled Back to Earth. This marked the channel's first foray into scripted original programming. During the airing of the Red Dwarf mini-series, the Dave DOG in the top left corner of the screen had the word 'Lister' added after it in the same font, after the show's lead character; during the show it is even suggested that the station is named after him. Back to Earth brought record breaking viewing figures, not just in the context of the channel's past, but for digital television in general.^[9]

In June 2009, the logo was updated to incorporate the 'circle' logo branding of all the new UKTV channels (for example Home, GOLD and Really). At the same time, the voice of Dave became Nigel Grover, aka Scott Saunders, who had previously worked at a number of local radio stations. On 29 April 2014, the 'circle' logo was removed and the original 2007 logo was restored.

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Subsidiary channels[edit]

Dave Ja Vu [edit]

A one-hour timeshifted service of the channel – then known as UKTV G2 – began to operate on 1 November 2004, under the name UKTV G2 +1. As UKTV G2 at the time was an primetime service, the timeshift also operated in the evenings only, using the satellite and cable capacity which, during daytime, was used by the now-defunct UKTV Bright Ideas. The sharing arrangement meant that when UKTV G2's hours extended into daytime, the timeshift remained evenings-only.

At the time of the Dave relaunch, UKTV Bright Ideas closed, freeing up the space to allow UKTV G2 +1 to expand its hours to follow those of the parent channel fully; due to the main channel's relaunch as Dave, UKTV G2 +1 became Dave +1.

The timeshift was initially available on the Virgin Media and Sky platforms; from 22 January 2009, following UKTV's acquisition of a further Freeview broadcast slot, Dave +1 was made available on the digital terrestrial platform.

On 24 February 2009, Dave +1 was renamed Dave ja vu (a play on the phrase déjà vu) on all platforms; this was carried out to 'strengthen the brand's positioning as the home of witty banter'^[10] according to UKTV bosses.

On 14 June 2011, UKTV announced that Really would launch on Freeview on 2 August 2011,^[11] to facilitate this Dave ja vu's broadcast hours on the platform were reduced from 8.00 am-4.00 am to 2.00 am-4.00 am. On 22 November 2012, UKTV confirmed that it had secured a deal for another 24-hour DTT slot and would use it for Dave ja vu until it firmed up permanent plans for the slot.^[12] Dave ja vu began to broadcast its full schedule on the platform again from 3 January 2013. Drama permanently took the slot from 8 July 2013,^[13] however Dave ja vu continued to broadcast between 2.00 am-5.00 am.^[14]

On 20 November 2014, Dave ja vu returned to 24-hour broadcasting.^[15]

Dave HD[edit]

On 29 July 2011, UKTV announced that it had secured a deal with BSkyB to launch three more high-definition channels on Sky.^[16] As part of Virgin Media's deal to sell its share of UKTV, all five of UKTV's HD channels would also be added to Virgin's cable television service by 2012.^[17]Dave HD launched on 10 October 2011 on Sky and Virgin Media,^[18] two days before Watch HD, while Alibi HD launched in July 2012. All three channels are HD simulcasts of the standard-definition channel. Dave HD along with Good Food HD and Eden HD launched on BT TV on 3 October 2016.

Reception[edit]

Within just one month of its launch, Dave had become the tenth largest television channel in the UK. The broadcaster puts daily averages at around 3 million viewers, although, much of the growth may be attributed to its presence on Freeview; nonetheless, it is performing significantly better in pay TV homes than UKTV G2 ever did. Over the month since its launch, Dave averaged a 1.32% share in multichannel homes and a 3.2% share in the 16–34 male demographic.^[19]

Dave's positive reception is proven by an attraction of 4 million viewers throughout 18 November 2007 for its coverage of 'Car of the Year', pushing it to second place in multichannel behind ITV2.^[19]

The first episode of Red Dwarf: Back to Earth attracted 2,060,000 viewers on the first viewing,^[20] though over 4 million viewed the episode at some point over its debut weekend.^[9] The highest rating original commission before this had been Red Bull X-Fighters (about 185,000).

Some Freesat boxes, as supplied, including the HB-1100S, show it and other channels as 'weak or insufficient signal' due to out-of-date firmware; this can be rectified by upgrading. Also, on Sky boxes, the same issue can occur if using the older Freesat cards.

Programming[edit]

Currently made for Dave (UKTV Originals)[edit]

Current reruns and imports[edit]

Sport[edit]

On 6 January 2016, UKTV announced that Dave would show its first-ever live sporting event with a boxing match between David Haye and Mark de Mori at the O2 Arena on 16 January 2016 produced by Salter Brothers Entertainment.^[21]

In late May 2016, Dave broadcast full live coverage of the 2016 BDO World Trophy darts tournament.

In July 2016, Dave covered cricket's Caribbean Premier League. It broadcast five matches live, including the final and showed the other games in full on a delayed basis.

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In 2017, Dave started broadcasting live MMA with promotion BAMMA.

Films[edit]

In early 2016, Dave aired western films during the daytime, including One More Train to Rob, Chief Crazy Horse, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid and The Hired Hand. Dave mostly show films on Friday and Saturday nights, with Friday being a repeat of the film that was shown on a Saturday.

Previous[edit]

Dave Weekly podcast[edit]

In August 2011, Dave launched a regular comedy podcast called The Dave Weekly hosted on joindave.co.uk and accessible via iTunes.^[22] Presented by Ben Shires, the podcast comprises interviews with comedians such as Russell Kane, Jo Brand, Adam Buxton, Paul Foot and Alex Horne along with occasional features.

References[edit]

1. ^Conlan, Tara (7 October 2005). 'UKTV to launch sport channel Media MediaGuardian'. London: Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
2. ^'Broadcasting – News – UKTV lands huge World Cup rights deal – Digital Spy'. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
3. ^'UKTV slam dunks Euroleague rights'. C21 Media. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
4. ^'UKTV slam-dunks new basketball deal'. C21 Media. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
5. ^'It's Dave – not Bright Ideas and evening History – ukfree.tv – independent digital TV and switchover advice'. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
6. ^Leigh Holmwood (20 September 2007). 'UKTV to launch channel called 'Dave' Media MediaGuardian'. London: Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
7. ^'Terrestrial – News – UKTV considers G2 Freeview launch – Digital Spy'. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
8. ^'UKTV goes widescreen'. UKTV. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
9. ^ ^ab'Back To Earth Natterings'.
10. ^'UKTV launches Dave ja vu – Brand Republic'. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
11. ^'UKTV secures free to air slot for Really, its cutting edge lifestyle channel'. UKTV. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011.
12. ^'UKTV secures additional DTT slot'. UKTV. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
13. ^'UKTV launches new Drama channel on Freeview'. a516digital. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
14. ^'Dave Ja Vu reverts back to part time on Freeview'. a516digital. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
15. ^'Dave Ja Vu back to 24 hours on Freeview'. a516digital. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
16. ^'UKTV enters VoD market with landmark HD content deal with Sky'. UKTV. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011.
17. ^'Virgin Media sells £239m stake in UKTV'. Financial Times. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
18. ^'Virgin TV just got even bigger'. Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
19. ^ ^abWelsh, James (21 November 2007). 'UKTV celebrates Dave's growth'. Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
20. ^'Television – News – New 'Red Dwarf' pulls in over 2 million'. Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
21. ^Whaling, James. 'When is the David Haye vs Mark De Mori fight? TV channel information here'. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
22. ^'The Dave Weekly Podcast on iTunes'.

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