The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
188 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter SegalDirector
- E. Jack KaplanScreenplay
- Richard ChapmanScreenplay
- Peter TolanScreenplay
- William RossOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack LemmonPresident Russell P. Kramer
- James GarnerPresident Matt Douglas
- Dan AykroydPresident William Haney
- John HeardVice President Ted Matthews
- Wilford BrimleyJoe Hollis
- Lauren BacallMargaret Kramer
- Sela WardKaye Griffin
- Everett McGillCol. Paul Tanner
- Bradley WhitfordCarl Witnaur
- James RebhornCharlie Reynolds
- Esther RolleRita
- Conchata FerrellWoman Truck Driver
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Themes
usa presidentthe white housenational security agency (nsa)sable