The President’s Man (2000)
The President’s Man is a 2000 American made-for-television action film starring Chuck Norris and Dylan Neal. 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 a Secret Service agent who is assigned to protect the President (Waite). But first, he must save the First Lady (Adams), kidnapped by a mysterious band of terrorists. To help him on the mission, McCord prepares to train his replacement. Along this path he notices Deke Slater (Neal) previously an Army sergeant with a temper.RELATED:
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Filming, Release.
The filming of The President’s Man took place from the November 30, 1999 to March 21, 2000, entirely Dallas (Texas) and Camp Hoblitzelle Midlothian TX, with a budget of 2,000,000 U.S. dollars. On April 2, 2000, the television-film had its American premiere on CBS. 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.Cast:
- Chuck Norris as Agent Joshua McCord
- Dylan Neal as Sergeant Deke Slater
- Jennifer Tung as Agent 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
- Ariel Chipman as Terry Anderson
- Greg Ricks as Dr. Francis Anderson
- Ken Farmer as The Judge
- Mark Dalton as Delta Force Soldier
