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The American President (1995)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 26,750 users
Metascore:
67/100
Reviews: 196 user | 66 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com
Comedy-drama about a widowed US president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It's all aboveboard, but "politics is perception" and sparks fly anyway. Director:Rob ReinerWriter:Aaron Sorkin |
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| Annette Bening | ... | ||
| Martin Sheen | ... | ||
| Michael J. Fox | ... | ||
| Anna Deavere Smith | ... | ||
| Samantha Mathis | ... | ||
| Shawna Waldron | ... | ||
| David Paymer | ... | ||
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Anne Haney | ... |
Mrs. Chapil
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | ||
| Nina Siemaszko | ... | ||
| Wendie Malick | ... |
Susan Sloan
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| Beau Billingslea | ... |
Agent Cooper
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Gail Strickland | ... |
Esther MacInerney
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| Joshua Malina | ... |
David
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Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States. He's a widower with a young daughter and has proved to be popular with the public. His election seems assured. That is until he meets Sydney Ellen Wade, a paid political activist working for an environmental lobby group. He's immediately smitten with her and after several amusing attempts, they finally manage to go on a date (which happens to be a State dinner for the visiting President of France). His relationship with Wade opens the door for his prime political opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to launch an attack on the President's character, something he could not do in the previous election as Shepherd's wife had only recently died. Written by garykmcd
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Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
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Mi querido presidente See more »Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$62,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$65,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Janie: I'll take care of it, sir, where would you like them sent?
President Andrew Shepherd: No, I want to do it myself. I just need the number.
Janie: I don't understand
President Andrew Shepherd: I want the phone number of a florist.
Janie: You just want the phone number?
President Andrew Shepherd: Yeah.
Janie: I don't understand, sir, is there a problem...
President Andrew Shepherd: Janie, I want to send some flowers. I want to do it myself. I don't want to staff it out, and I don't want to issue and executive order. I just want a phone number.
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Martin Sheen, Anna Deavere Smith, Nina Siemaszko, Beau Billingslea, Joshua Malina, Ralph Meyering Jr., Richard McGonagle, Thom Barry, Gabriel Jarret, Ron Canada, 'Nick Toth' and Aaron Sorkin all had roles in this movie and The West Wing. Both were written by Sorkin. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: At the State Dinner with the French President, when people are shown entering the White House and passing through the metal detector, the detector is clearly not switched on. They are also moving at a reasonably fast pace, sometimes passing through at least two at a time. See more »Quotes
President Andrew Shepherd: Janie, can you get me the number of a local florist?Janie: I'll take care of it, sir, where would you like them sent?
President Andrew Shepherd: No, I want to do it myself. I just need the number.
Janie: I don't understand
President Andrew Shepherd: I want the phone number of a florist.
Janie: You just want the phone number?
President Andrew Shepherd: Yeah.
Janie: I don't understand, sir, is there a problem...
President Andrew Shepherd: Janie, I want to send some flowers. I want to do it myself. I don't want to staff it out, and I don't want to issue and executive order. I just want a phone number.
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