Genre: Comedy, Love Triangle, Farce, Political, Doctor
Tagline: This town isn't small enough for the both of them.
Plot: Welcome to Mooseport.The sleepy Maine community has all the accoutrements of idyllic small town life: a little park and gazebo, quaint architecture, a moose that wanders through the streets, and lots of friendly townsfolk, including the proprietor of the local hardware store, Handy Harrison (Ray Romano) and his veterinarian girlfriend Sally (Maura Tierney). Mooseport also just happens to be the vacation home for the leader of the free world: Monroe “Eagle” Cole, the President of the United States (Gene Hackman). Following two successful terms, the wildly popular President is ready to retire to his “Mooseport White House,” publish his memoirs and embark on a series of lucrative speaking engagements. “The Eagle Has Landed!” proclaim the Mooseport headlines when Cole arrives in the Maine town, along with his devoted executive secretary Grace Sutherland (Marcia Gay Harden) and young PR director Bullard (Fred Savage). But Eagle’s retirement is delayed when the folks of Mooseport convince the former President to run for Mayor. At the same time, he sparks to Sally – unaware that she is Handy’s girlfriend. And Sally, frustrated by Handy’s inattentiveness, doesn’t resist Eagle’s flirtations. When a jealous Handy announces HIS candidacy for mayor, Eagle is dumbfounded. “I’m running
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 It neither mocks nor satirizes, it doesn't touch any social issues, and though it is about an election, there are no losers. For all those reasons, there aren't many laughs, either. Political comedy plays against tension, and there just isn't any.  --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
A predictable comedy masquerading as the tale of an unlikely political nail-biter.--Sheri Linden (Hollywod Reporter)
Director Donald Petrie fails to capitalize on his talented cast and by not exploiting the film's comedic heavy-hitters, delivers a lightweight comedy that's startlingly short on laughs. --Guylaine Cadorette (Hollywood.com)
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| Directed by |
Donald Petrie
Miss Congeniality, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Grumpy Old Men |
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| Cast |
Gene Hackman
The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven, Enemy of the State |
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 | Fred Savage
The Princess Bride, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Rules of Attraction |
 | Rip Torn
Men in Black, The Insider, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
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John Debney
Sin City, The Passion of the Christ, Bruce Almighty |
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