"It's lonely at the top when there's no butt left to kick."

1995

1h 31m

5.7(235 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

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46 members

Acting

John Candy

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

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Alan Alda

U.S. President

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Rhea Perlman

Deputy Honey

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Kevin Pollak

Stuart Smiley, National Security Advisor

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Rip Torn

General Dick Panzer

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Kevin J. O'Connor

Roy Boy

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Bill Nunn

Kabral Jabar

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G. D. Spradlin

R.J. Hacker

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Jim Belushi

Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter

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Steven Wright

RCMP Officer at Headquarters

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Brad Sullivan

Gus, CIA Canada Desk Agent

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Stanley Anderson

Edwin S. Simon, NBS News Anchor

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Richard Council

Russian President Vladimir Krushkin

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Wallace Shawn

Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald

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Michael Copeman

Panzer's Aide

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Beth Amos

Ruthie

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Bruce Hunter

President's Aide

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Jack Mather

Pops

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Kenner Ames

Mountie Sergeant

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Roger Dunn

Mountie Major

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Natalie Rose

Toronto Kid

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Michael Woods

State Trooper #1

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Matt Cooke

State Trooper #2

Writing

Barbara Schroeder

Newswoman

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Tara Meyer

Candy Striper #1

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Fab Filippo

Candy Striper #2

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Carlton Watson

Clarence Thomason

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Stan Coles

Secretary of State

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Adrian Hough

Russian Aide

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Bryan Armstrong

Auctioneer

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Kelsey Binder Moore

Ice Cream Girl #1

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Leah Binder Moore

Ice Cream Girl #2

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Wally Bolland

Special Ops Soldier

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Markus Parilo

Omega Force Leader

Production

Jim Czarnecki

Snake

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Sound

Tony Proffer

Dell

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Ben Hamper

Redneck Guy #1

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Michael Moore

Redneck Guy #2

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Linda Genovesi

Polite Canadian Woman

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Sheila Gray

Hacker Hellstorm (voice)

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Dana Brooks

Paulette Kalin

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Dan Aykroyd

OPP Officer (uncredited)

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Andre Rosey Brown

Man (uncredited)

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James Carville

Pentagon Agent for Canadian Intelligence (uncredited)

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Michael Dyson

Explosives Tech (uncredited)

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Gordon Michael Woolvett

Male Candy Striper (uncredited)

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