The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.
Acting
Kevin Pollak's sweaty desperation sells the absurd premise.
Writing
Rod Lurie's theatrical dialogue wants to be Sorkin-adjacent.
Director
Rod Lurie
Kevin Pollak
Walter Emerson
Timothy Hutton
Marshall Thompson
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Gayle Redford
Clotilde Courau
Katie
Sean Astin
Ralph
Mark Thompson
Gerald Irvin
Michael Mantell
Taylor Woods
Kathryn Morris
Lizzie Woods
Ryan Cutrona
Agent Dexter
J. Scott Shonka
Captain Coddington
Jim Curley
Admiral Miller
James Handy
Lancaster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rod Lurie was a film critic before directing; this was his debut, and it shows.
Released March 2000, it accidentally predicted the Bush-Gore election chaos by months. Spooky.
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