Chasing Liberty (2004)

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 final scene features an opera house rehearsal of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot. The complete opera is not being performed because the ending of the piece uses the concert ending.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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

Quotes:

Ben Calder: So, you got a little thing for me, huh?
Anna Foster: No. Big thing.

Movie Connections:

References "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Stop the Rock

I Adored this movie

it was generally Mandy Moore and her ability to absorb the character she is playing without letting herself get in the way, (like the way i find Jennifer Love and Gwyneth Paltrow let certain elements of themselves come out). I first discovered Mandy in how to deal which i absolutely love! I loved Halleys character and the way Mandy creates the shyness so well. But in Chasing Liberty, It was the sense of adventure and the passion between Anna and Ben that drew me in. The concert where the Roots are playing, the opera movie, the big dash for the train scene and the music, Venice and the gondolier, walking across Europe, bungee jumping and the love parade shows excitement and fun, urging the audience to see the world. the other scenes of stripping and the "spoilt little rich girl" acts were just added humor and cliché. And yes, Matthew goode did very well in playing the hero/hottie/antagonist. i don't know if its Mandy or just a coincidence that i love her 'chick flick' movies, but Chasing Liberty is a movie i could watch over and over.