Chasing Liberty (2004)

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. Frustrated with her overprotective father, the ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers:

Derek Guiley, David Schneiderman

Stars:

Mandy Moore, Stark Sands, Mark Harmon

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. Frustrated with her overprotective father, the President of the United States of America, Anna makes a deal with him: only two agents are allowed to guard her while she attends a concert in Prague. When her father backs out of his promise, Anna flies into a temper and goes on the run with Ben Calder, a handsome photographer she runs into outside of the music club. They travel together with the intention of going to the Love Parade in Berlin. Anna hasn't told Ben who she is but more importantly, Ben hasn't told her who he is. Under the orders of Anna's father, Ben is supposed to keep an eye on the rebellious girl but falling in love with her wasn't something he expected to do. Romance blossoms between the wild, sassy Anna and the cool, distant Ben as they backpack through Europe. Problem is, when it is time to go back and Anna finds out about Ben, ...

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | secret service agent | prague | first daughter | airforce one | 

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Taglines:

How do you fall in love with the whole world watching?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English French German Hebrew Italian Spanish

Release Date:

9 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

First Daughter

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,081,483 (USA) (9 January 2004)

Gross:

$12,189,514 (USA) (27 February 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Trademark Films, C.R.G. International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bike Ben used in Austria, the one he got from the kid, was actually traded (by Ben) with the bunch of The Six Million Dollar Man stickers that McGruff gave him. (Shown in the additional scenes in the DVD)

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Goofs

When the President, his wife and daughter are playing scrabble. The daughter places down Zygote and claims 40 points. A clear shot of the board shows that she should actually claim 60 points Z=10, Y=4, G=2, O=1, T=2 (1+double letter score) and E=1 each: total 20 x triple word = 60

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Quotes

Cynthia Morales: You on a last name basis with most of your girlfriends?

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Crazy Credits

Photos taken by on-set photographer are shown during credits.

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Connections

References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

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Soundtracks

"Who Needs Shelter"
Performed by Jason Mraz
Written by Jason Mraz, Eric Schermerhorn and Chris Keup
Published by Goo - Eyed Music, Kobalt Music and Chris Keup
Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK

User Reviews

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.