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10 Great Film Cameos From Politicians!
Grand Rapids, MI (October 23, 2008) – Earlier this month, Spout.com presented its list of “The 10 Coolest Film Presidents”—now Spout.com offers the flipside of that coin: actual politicians! Always hungry for the camera, it’s only natural that many politicians would embrace the silver screen. Heck, one President even came from the silver screen (Bedtime for Bonzo, anyone?). The premier online destination for film discussions and recommendations, Spout.com presents their list of "10 Great Film Cameos From Politicians."
10 Great Film Cameos From Politicians
10. Gerald Ford in The Bees (1978)
A cameo that probably wasn’t authorized, yet it’s not a very good movie, so the former U.S. President’s uncredited appearance probably wasn’t a very big deal—even if the filmmakers try to make it seem that a swarm of killer bees are a threat to Ford as he’s riding on a Rose Bowl Parade float. If Hollywood ever remakes this film, they’ll probably use effects wizardry to make it look like the President actually gets stung and dies.
9. George W. Bush in Death of a President (2006)
Thanks to similar movie magic, the current U.S. President was able to be seamlessly edited into this movie so that it truly appears as though the real G.W. Bush has been shot. To think, back when Forrest Gump was made, there were such innocent ways of featuring a deceased or unauthorized personality in a movie or TV commercial (remember John Wayne hawking Coors?), but now they’re killing presidents and employing dead child stars (that controversial new Poltergeist Direct TV ad). I wonder how far the ethics will be stretched in another decade.
8. John F. Kennedy in Forrest Gump (1994)
Thanks to movie magic, the former President of the United States was able to make a cameo opposite Tom Hanks sixty 31 years after he’d been assassinated. Of course, another actor provided his line for him, but I’m sure the real JFK would have been down to knowingly costar with an Oscar winner and memorably say, “I believe he said he had to go pee.”
7. Jim Garrison in JFK (1991)
It’s typical for people to have cameos in films about themselves, so it’s not too surprising to see the former District Attorney show up in Oliver Stone’s film. Not only did he get to make a small appearance, though, he actually got to portray someone as famous as Earl Warren. And he kind of did a better job of it than Kevin Costner did portraying Garrison.
6. Ed Koch in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Koch is a huge cinephile (he even moonlights as a film critic) and has appeared in a ton of NYC-set films, good and bad. When I was a kid, nothing made me think Koch was cooler than his appearance alongside the Muppets.
5. Rudy Giuliani in The Out-of-Towners (1999)
It’s definitely appropriate for an NYC mayor to make an appearance in a movie that promotes Manhattan tourism, but Giuliani picked the wrong movie to be associated with. Possibly one of the worst remakes ever, it’s more likely to dissuade viewers to come to the Big Apple.
4. Al D’amato in The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
There’s no more appropriate place for a politician to make an appearance than a movie about the Devil. Right? Well, D’amato’s cameo is unfortunately a little more innocent than it seems, though he is still seen cavorting with employees of Satan.
3. Patrick Leahy in The Dark Knight (2008)
What’s a U.S. Senator doing in a comic book movie? More importantly, what’s a Democrat politician doing in a Republican’s wet dream? Well, Vermont’s Leahy is apparently a huge Batman fan and has also appeared in Batman and Robin and lent his voice to an episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
2. Christopher Dodd in Dave (1993)
When I was in high school, I had no idea who my state’s U.S. Senators were. Fortunately, I saw Dave and saw Dodd’s cameo, complete with a caption telling who he is. Other state’s youth who might have had similar experiences include Iowa, Ohio, Illinois and Wyoming, as the political comedy also featured cameos from Senators Tom Harkin, Howard Metzenbaum, Paul Simon and Alan Simpson. Representative Tip O’Neill also appears, but everybody knew who he was, right?
1. John McCain in Wedding Crashers (2005)
Few of us noticed or thought much of it when Senator McCain appeared as himself, shaking hands with Christopher Walken and Jane Seymour, in this romantic comedy. But so far this year you’ve probably seen the cameo, or a photo from it, more times than you’ve seen the rest of the movie. I wonder if McCain and Walken had time to chat about the latter’s role in The Deer Hunter.
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