Opinion
The top ten coolest presidents … on film
By: Jeff Dufour
Editor at Large/Columnist, "Yeas & Nays"
10/07/08 12:05 AM EDT
Celluloid commandersIf you're a movie buff, you've sure seen plenty of POTUS impersonators on the silver screen. But which presidential impersonator has done the best job?
Spout.com, a website for film aficionados, is out with its list of the 10 "Coolest Film Presidents" to help you sort through the options.
“As presidential campaigns have become big budget affairs, they’ve almost become cinematic in their own way,” said Spout.com's Christopher Campbell. “So if McCain and Obama really want to get ahead in the polls, they might consider taking some pointers from the following presidents."
Actor Christopher Jones takes top honors for his portrayal of fictional President Max Frost in "Wild in the Streets." "Despite the uncool things done by Max Frost and his band, The Troopers," says the Web site, "such as putting LSD in the capital’s water supply and detaining citizens over the age of 35 for re-education, they do carry out some really hip ideas, such as lowering the voting age to 14, and gaving the world some classic garage rock tunes." Chris Rock is the No. 2 coolest film president as President Mays Gilliam in "Head of State."
"His 'That Ain't Right' slogan is like a cooler, possible more geniune inverse of Obama's 'Yes We Can,'" says the site.
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