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 So today's the big day. A new President. A landmark president. President number 44. But, of course, science fiction has given us a few more presidents over the years. Though surprisingly for such a forward-thinking genre, the majority have been male and white. There have been a few women and black men, but can you remember who?
To help you out, here's SFX‘s totally random guide to 44 SF US Presidents from the movies and TV.
Film: Armageddon (1998)
President: Unnamed
Played by: Stanley Anderson
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Authorises a space mission to attempt to destroy a meteor which is heading to Earth.
Film: Superman 2 (1980)
President: Unnamed
Played by: EG Marshall
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Forced to kneel before Zod.
Film: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
President: Unnamed
Played by: Robert Beatty
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Ruined by appearing in a rubbish film.
Film: Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
President: Unnamed
Played by: Christopher McDonald
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Oversees a band of secret teen agents.
Film: Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)
President: Delvin
Played by: George Clooney
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: See above.
Film: Captain America (1990)
President: Tom Kimball
Played by: Ronny Cox
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: The target of a kidnap attempt by The Red Skull
Film: Meteor (1979)
President: Unnamed
Played by: Henry Fonda
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Had to deal with a meteor heading towards Earth.
Film: Deep Impact (1998)
President: Tom Beck
Played by: Morgan Freeman
Sex/race: Male, black
Political Career: With a comet heading towards Earth he instigates the Messiah project to attempt to destroy it. When it succeeds, he must assume another term in office is a cinch.
Film: The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
President: Blake
Played by: Perry King
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Dies, possibly from Hypothermia, when an environmental disaster causes a big freeze in the US.
Film: The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
President: Raymond Becker
Played by: Kenneth Welsh
Sex/race: Male, White
Political Career: Successor to President Blake, who opposed the evacuation of the US in the wake of the big freeze.
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Also President Jon Serridan from Babylon 5 and the American President who dies in the Doctor who epsidoe The Sound of Drums.
Posted by Mr Kleason (127.0.0.1) on January 20, 2009 at 11:55 AM GMT #
But I restricted the list to 44 for pertinent reasons. Others that could have made the list were the presidents in The Island and Amazon Women In The Moon, and some others
Posted by 127.0.0.1 on January 20, 2009 at 12:05 PM GMT #
1992: Clinton
1996: Dering
2000: Springstein
2004: Winters (died in Last of the Timelords)
2008: Norris
2012: Mather
2016 or 2020: Schwarzenegger
Source: AHistory by Lance Parkin.
Posted by Stu (127.0.0.1) on January 20, 2009 at 12:41 PM GMT
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Would you count Troy McCluer from the Simpsons in his made for TV film "The Presidents Neck is Missing!" With a title like that it's bound to be a Sci-Fi flick.
Posted by Mr Kleason (127.0.0.1) on January 20, 2009 at 01:58 PM GMT #
Posted by Dave Golder (127.0.0.1) on January 20, 2009 at 03:58 PM GMT #