Chasing Liberty (2004)

Anna wants to be like other girls her age (18): date a guy etc. but she's the US president's daughter and always guarded. In Prague he breaks his promise of only 2 agents following her to a concert and she runs away with Ben to see Europe.

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers:

Derek Guiley, David Schneiderman

Stars:

Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, 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:

first daughter | the white house | president | secret service agent | photographer | 

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Taglines:

Every family has a rebel. Even the First Family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anna's mum plays Mia's mum in ""The Princess Diaries", which Mandy Moore also starred in.

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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

Anna Foster: You have a little thing for me, huh?
Ben Calder: I'll stop you there. I do not have a thing for you, okay, little or otherwise.
Anna Foster: Why did you get on the train with me to Berlin, then?
[pause]
Anna Foster: Mm-hmm.
Ben Calder: Okay, you know what, you're right. I'm strangely attracted to exhibitionist runaways. It's an addiction, really. I was in a program for a while where we had to spend time with fully-clothed home-bodies, but I've relapsed, again.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Featured in Passport to Europe: On the Set of 'Chasing Liberty' (2004)

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Soundtracks

Stay Away
Performed by Rooney
Written by Robert Schwartzman
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Courtesy of Polydor UK Limited
Licensed by kind permission from The Universal Film & TV Licensing Division

User Reviews

Enjoyable comedy & beautiful landscapes

Mandy Moore plays Anna Foster, the 18 year-old daughter of the President of the United States (Mark Harmon). She has a dream of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without an army of Secret Service agents around her at all times. The movie begins with Anna going on a first date, and the Secret Service agents ruining it. On a trip to Europe, Anna ditches the Secret Service agents and meets Ben (Matthew Goode). Anna thinks she is finally free to live like other teenagers, and she sets out to tour Europe with Ben, with whom she falls in love. This is a lighthearted, enjoyable comedy. The story is thin, but the landscapes of Europe are beautiful. (Warner Brothers Pictures, Run Time 2:00, Rated PG-13) 4/10

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA UK Czech Republic

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 USA:

$6,081,483, 11 January 2004

Gross USA:

$12,195,626

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,313,323

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1