Maronna plays the character "Stuart", a fictional White House staff member. Release The film's debuted at the White House Correspondents' Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 29, 2000. Reception The Final Days was well received by those attending the dinner. It was downloaded more than 200,000 times in the week following its debut, described by Entertainment Weekly as having gone "viral". Some criticized the film, however. Susan Silver, a staff writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show, predicted that, as a result of the film's success, future presidents would be judged by voters on their ability to deliver a "laugh riot" rather than on substantive policy positions. See also Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References 2000 films American short films Bill Clinton American political films Political communication 2000s political films 2000 short films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films