The President's Man

The President's Man
Official DVD cover
Written byBob Gookin
Directed byMichael Preece
StarringChuck Norris
Dylan Neal
Jennifer Tung
Soon-Tek Oh
Jonathan Nichols
Music byChristopher L. Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersChuck Norris
Aaron Norris
ProducerGarry A. Brown
CinematographyRick Anderson
Karl Kases
EditorDavid Latham
Running time90 minutes
Production companyNorris Brothers Entertainment
Budget$2 million
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)
Related
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

The President's Man is a 2000 American made-for-television action film starring Chuck Norris, Dylan Neal, Ralph Waite and Stuart Whitman in his last role before his death in March 2020. A sequel, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand was made in 2002. It was first shown on CBS on April 2, 2000.

Plot

Joshua McCord (Norris) is thinking about retiring from his grueling job as The President's Man, a secret agent not affiliated with any intelligence agency who is assigned to carry out missions by the President of the United States (Waite), and answers to the President alone. Before he can retire, he must save the First Lady (Adams), who has been kidnapped by a mysterious band of terrorists.

While McCord struggles with the end of his career, his daughter/aide (Tung), seeks out candidates to become his replacement. Through her search she finds Deke Slater (Neal) a former Army sergeant with a temper serving a 30 year sentence in federal prison.[1]

Cast

  • Chuck Norris as Agent Joshua McCord
  • Dylan Neal as Sgt. Deke Slater
  • Jennifer Tung as Que McCord
  • Ralph Waite as President Matthews
  • Marla Adams as First Lady Matthews
  • Stuart Whitman as George Williams
  • Soon-Tek Oh as General Vinh Tran
  • Jonathan Nichols as Don Diego Santiago
  • Brigitta Dau as Lee McCord
  • Ariel Chipman as Terry Anderson
  • Greg Ricks as Dr. Francis Anderson
  • Ken Farmer as The Judge
  • Mark Dalton as Delta Force Soldier

Production

Filming

The filming of The President's Man took place from the November 30, 1999 to March 21, 2000, entirely in Dallas and Camp Hoblitzelle Midlothian, Texas, and South Padre Island, Texas with a budget of 2,000,000 U.S. dollars.

Release

Television and home media

On April 2, 2000, the television-film had its American premiere on CBS.[2] Months after it was released on DVD in other countries including France, England and Argentina. In Italy it was released in the first TV in 2001.

Sequel

Main article: The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

A sequel titled The President's Man: A Line in the Sand, first aired on CBS in 2002.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Preece, Michael; Norris, Eric; Donner, Richard; Meyer, Gerald (2013). 5 Film Chuck Norris Collection (DVD). Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp LLC. Event occurs at The President's Man. 09600922143.
  2. ^ "Sunday Night". Herald and Review. April 1, 2000. p. Tv-7.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The President's Man 2: A Line In the Sand (2002)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.