''The President's Man'' is a 2000 American

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starring

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and

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. A sequel, '' The President's Man: A Line in the Sand'' was made in 2002. It was first shown on

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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.

Cast

as Agent Joshua McCord *

as Sergeant Deke Slater * Jennifer Tung as Agent Que McCord *

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as President Matthews *

Marla Adams Marla Adams (born August 28, 1938) is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Belle Clemens on '' The Secret Storm'', from 1968 to 1974, and as Dina Abbott Mergeron on ''The Young and the Restless'', for which she received Da ...

as First Lady Matthews *

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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

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(

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) and Camp Hoblitzelle Midlothian TX, 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

. 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.

External links

References

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