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With Oliver Stone’s “W.” in theaters, the folks at Moviefone polled 1.1 million readers to elect their favorite on-screen president. If life were a movie, Harrison Ford would be ruling the White House, as he did in Air Force One. Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact) was a close runner up, while my personal favorite, the romantic Michael Douglas version (The American President), came in third.
How much influence does Hollywood have on reality? Moviefone editor-in-chief Scott Robson said, "I don’t know if Obama can say Morgan Freeman paved the way, but it hasn’t hurt."
Here’s the complete list:
1. Harrison Ford - “Air Force One” (1997)
2. Morgan Freeman - “Deep Impact” (1998)
3. Michael Douglas - “The American President (1995)
4. Bill Pullman - ”Independence Day“ (1996)
5. Kevin Kline - ”Dave“ (1993)
6. Dennis Quaid - ”American Dreamz“ (2006)
7. Bruce Greenwood - ”National Treasure: Book of Secrets“ (2003)
8. James Cromwell - ”The Sum of All Fears (2002)
9. Jack Nicholson - “Mars Attacks” (1996)
10. Jeff Bridges - “The Contender” (2000)
Which big-screen president do you think could do the job? [Defamer]
