Swing Vote is a 2008 comedy drama film directed and co-written by Joshua Michael Stern and starring Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez, and Madeline Carroll.
Synopsis[]
A divorced slacker raising his daughter fails at getting his vote accepted, but throws caution to the wind. In a bizarre turn of events, the presidency comes down to his one vote and he finds himself in the middle of a nationwide catastrophe.
Cast[]
- Kevin Costner as Ernest "Bud" Johnson
- Madeline Carroll as Molly Johnson
- Paula Patton as Kate Madison
- Kelsey Grammer as President Andrew Boone
- Dennis Hopper as Senator Donald Greenleaf
- Nathan Lane as Art Crumb
- Stanley Tucci as Martin Fox
- George Lopez as John Sweeney
- Judge Reinhold as Walter
- Charles 'Chip' Esten as Lewis
- Mare Winningham as Larissa Johnson
- Mark Moses as Attorney General Wyatt
- Nana Visitor as Galena Greenleaf
- Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as Chief Running Bear
- Dale O'Malley as Hank Johnson
As themselves[]
- Aaron Brown
- Campbell Brown
- Tucker Carlson
- James Carville
- Mary Hart
- Arianna Huffington
- Larry King
- Bill Maher
- Chris Matthews
- Willie Nelson
- Lawrence O'Donnell
- Richard Petty
Trivia[]
- Madeline Carroll received an "introducing" credit, despite the fact that she had been in three movies prior including The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
- Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman's final acting role.
Videos[]
Swing Vote (2008) trailer
