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The American President (1995)

PG_13  114 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  17 November 1995 (USA)
6.7
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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 Reiner

Writer:

Aaron Sorkin
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas ...
Annette Bening ...
Martin Sheen ...
Michael J. Fox ...
Anna Deavere Smith ...
Samantha Mathis ...
Shawna Waldron ...
David Paymer ...
Anne Haney Anne Haney ...
Mrs. Chapil
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Nina Siemaszko ...
Wendie Malick ...
Susan Sloan
Beau Billingslea ...
Agent Cooper
Gail Strickland Gail Strickland ...
Esther MacInerney
Joshua Malina ...
David
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Lobbyist | Senator | Politics | U.S. President | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mi querido presidente See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$62,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$65,000,000 (USA)
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Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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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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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 MVT 1"
by Johann Sebastian Bach See more »