Either way, the race offers two fairly safe medals for the U.S. on a night when the Americans are likely to get two more in the women's 400-meter individual medley from Elizabeth Beisel and Caitlin Leverenz, though Australian Stephanie Rice should threaten as well.
Richard Dreyfuss, however, is devastating as Dick Cheney, and the cast also includes Jeffrey Wright (Colin Powell), Scott Glenn (Donald Rumsfeld), Thandie Newton (Condoleezza Rice), Toby Jones (Karl Rove), and Elizabeth Banks (Laura Bush).