14 Best Fictional Movie Presidents

6. Tug Benson (Lloyd Bridges) - Hot Shots: Part Deux

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20th Century Fox

Bridges turn as Admiral Benson in the original Hot Shots was so well received that he returned for the sequel, this time elevated to Commander-in-Chief. And while the film, like many spoof series', suffers diminishing laughter from re-hashed gags, there's still enough to raise a titter or two.

With Bridges’ Presidential outing managing to find the funny with its slightly un-PC portrayal of an increasingly confused chief, with so many re-cycled body parts, you'd be forgiven for using the line: "He's more machine now than man".

An outrageous and totally unbelievable version of the president. Or so we thought at the time.

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