Chasing Liberty (2004)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers (WGA):

Derek Guiley (written by) &
David Schneiderman (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Every family has a rebel. Even the First Family.

Plot:

Anna Foster has never had an ordinary life. At eighteen years old, she is the most protected girl in America; she is the First Daughter...

Plot Keywords:

First Daughter | Secret Service Agent | Prague | Photographer | U.S. President

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Mandy Moore	...	Anna Foster
Stark Sands	...	Grant Hillman
Tony Jayawardena	...	White House Guard
Jeremy Piven	...	Alan Weiss
Annabella Sciorra	...	Cynthia Morales
Briony Glassco	...	Photo Mother
Lily Tello	...	Photo Daughter 1
Tyla Barnfield	...	Photo Daughter 2
Sam Ellis	...	Phil
Terence Maynard	...	Harper
Mark Harmon	...	President James Foster
Lewis Hancock	...	Press Secretary
Garrick Hagon	...	Secretary of State
Zac Benoir	...	Chairmain of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jan Goodman	...	National Security Advisor

Also Known As:

First Daughter (USA) (working title)
Untitled First Daughter Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Mandy Moore Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

USA:111 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | French | German | Hebrew | Italian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40202)

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

The bike Ben used in Austria, the one he got from the kid, was actually traded (by Ben) with the bunch of six-million-dollar man stickers that McGruff gave him. (Shown in the additional scenes in the DVD)

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the bungee jump scene, the slow motion shot is obviously two dummies.

Quotes:

Michelle Foster: Never ask a President to promise, Honey.
Anna Foster: I'm not. I'm asking my dad.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Witch Hunt (#4.6)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

If I'm Not in Love

My Guilty Pleasure

I know, I know. This is a teenybop, sickly sweet movie. But I can't help it. It is my biggest guilty pleasure. I have seen this movie over 10 times and am now buying the DVD.

In a world were most movies are so full of sex and/or violence...you have Chasing Liberty. Sure you can guess the end within the first 10 minutes, but so what?!? Mandy Moore is just adorable and Matthew Goode is just...hum...really great eye candy!!! He is just too cute for words!

The music in this movie is pretty techno and I really enjoyed the scenes in the concert and at the Love Parade. Keep looking for the CD of the soundtrack to come out.

Anyhow, I am sure 98 of 100 people will say don't waste your time, but I disagree. I just love this movie.