The President's Man

*The President's Man*
The President's Man
	Official DVD cover
Written by	Bob Gookin
Directed by	Michael Preece
Starring	Chuck Norris; Dylan Neal; Jennifer Tung; Soon-Tek Oh; Jonathan Nichols
Music by	Christopher L. Stone
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Chuck Norris; Aaron Norris
Producer	Garry A. Brown
Cinematography	Rick Anderson; Karl Kases
Editor	David Latham
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Norris Brothers Entertainment
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	April 2, 2000
Chronology
Followed by	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 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.[1]

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

Production

Filming

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.

Release

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

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

External links

The President's Man at IMDb

References

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.
"Sunday Night". Herald and Review. April 1, 2000. p. Tv-7.
Hal Erickson (2015). "The President's Man 2: A Line In the Sand (2002)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

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[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. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.