This film is revolves around two former Presidents on opposite ends of the Political spectrum (and fierce politcal rivals) that get caught up in a post Presidency scandal that threatens both their legacies. Now they must team up to clear their names along the way they discover the real America.
This film when it came out was met with mixed to negative reviews and subsequently bombed/underperformed at the box office. With some critics calling the film "toothless" and "safe". However it is due to the film not going into heavy punches at the specific parties and the policies of that time is what makes the film uniquely timeless. Which is a very VERY rare feat for political satires.
James Garner and Jack Lemmon's on screen chemistry is surprisingly refreshing and as stated before the jokes are just as funny and relevant as they were almost 25 years ago when the film was first released. In today's extremely hot political climate this film is a perfect breather to remind us just how dumb the whole thing is at the end of the day. I highly recommend it and if by some chance a executive at Warner Bros reads this please give the film a HD transfer and release on 4K/Blu Ray.
Trivia:
James Garner was a last minute casting choice. His part was originally supposed to be played by Lemmon's close friend and long time costar Walter Matthau but unfortunately due to a myriad of health problems Matthau was unable to commit to the project.
This film has a cameo future Comedy Director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy) as a reporter. It is also 1 of Michael Peña's (Ant-Man) first roles
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