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The American President

A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.

Director

Rob Reiner

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$60,079,496

Production

Castle Rock Entertainment,Universal Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Andrew Shepherd

Michael Douglas

Sydney Ellen Wade

A.J. MacInerney

Lewis Rothschild

Robin McCall

Anna Deavere Smith

Janie Basdin

Samantha Mathis

Lucy Shepherd

Leon Kodak

Mrs. Chapil

Senator Rumson

Richard Dreyfuss

Beth Wade

Susan Sloan

Agent Cooper

Beau Billingslea

Esther MacInerney

Gail Strickland

David

President D'Astier

Clement von Franckenstein

Madame D'Astier

Leo Solomon

Stu

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Defense Secretary

General

Ralph Meyering Jr.

Security Advisor

Secret Service Agent

Joseph Latimore

Secret Service Agent

Darryl Alan Reed

Secret Service Agent

Carl

Rumson Staffer

Richard McGonagle

Rumson Staffer

Frank Cavestani

Rumson Staffer

Carol

Lisa

Doorkeeper

Education Secretary

Flower Girl

Groundskeeper

Guard

Hud Secretary

Jeff

Leo's Secretary

Leslie

Congressman

Congressman Millman

Bernie McInerney

Congressman Pennybaker

Congressional Staffer

Gil

Reporter Lloyd

Reporter

Reporter

Aide in Bar

Sally

Kymberly Newberry

Mark

White House Staffer Laura

White House Staffer Maria (as Jennifer Crystal)

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Deputy

White House Aide

White House Aide

White House Aide

Maud Winchester

T.V. News Anchorman

Jeffrey Anderson

T.V. News Anchorwoman

Suzanne Michaels

Kenneth Michaels

New Guy

David Drew Gallagher

Uniformed Secret Service Agent

Color Guard Officer

Michael G. Alexander

Senator from Arizona

Anthony Backman

Reporter #4

Lobbyist Banquet

TV Anchor

Congressman

Lobbyist

White House State Dinner Guest

Adolphus Hankins

White House State Dinner Guest

Reporter

Reporter

White House State Dinner Guest

Radio Announcer (voice)

Self

Senator

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Lucy Shepherd Sydney Ellen Wade President Renã© Jean D'astier A. J. Macinerney Lewis Rothschild A.j. Macinerney Andrew Shepherd Senator Rumson Robin Mccall Leon Kodak Beth Wade Leo's Secretary Leo Solomon President René Jean D'astier David Susan Sloan

You didn't dissolve our trade agreements - The American President

You didn't dissolve our trade agreements

The 10 15 has been moved to the Indian Treaty Room - The American President

The 10 15 has been moved to the Indian Treaty Room

That is good news Morning Mr President - The American President

That is good news Morning Mr President

For reasons passing understanding they don't relate guns to gun related crime - The American President

For reasons passing understanding they don't relate...

Oh and Leon don't be the nice sweet guy from Brooklyn on this - The American President

Oh and Leon don't be the nice sweet guy from Brooklyn...

No we've never gone wrong parading you around as the lonely widower - The American President

No we've never gone wrong parading you around as the...

Yeah Yeah well you're doing just fine - The American President

Yeah Yeah well you're doing just fine

Do you see it as part of your job to torture me - The American President

Do you see it as part of your job to torture me

We will Mr President - The American President

We will Mr President

If someone asked me yesterday I would've told them - The American President

If someone asked me yesterday I would've told them

Then your boss is the chief executive of Fantasyland - The American President

Then your boss is the chief executive of Fantasyland

I thought maybe we might talk in private,
someplace less intimidating. - The American President

I thought maybe we might talk in private, someplace less int...

Sorry to keep you waiting - The American President

Sorry to keep you waiting

The White House is the single greatest home court advantage in the modern world - The American President

The White House is the single greatest home court advantage...

How do you know that until you put the White House behind it - The American President

How do you know that until you put the White House behind it

Are you hungry I skipped breakfast - The American President

Are you hungry I skipped breakfast

Two ball in the side - The American President

Two ball in the side

Did she say anything about me - The American President

Did she say anything about me

She didn't say anything about me - The American President

She didn't say anything about me

I feel a nightmare coming on - The American President

I feel a nightmare coming on

Uh Mr President this is an election year - The American President

Uh Mr President this is an election year

You said it yourself a million times - The American President

You said it yourself a million times

This is not the business of the American people - The American President

This is not the business of the American people

She didn't say anything about me - The American President

She didn't say anything about me

I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and made it clear that from now on - The American President

I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and made it clear...

Hello Yeah hi - The American President

Oh, my God. - The American President

Mr President heh um - The American President

Mr President heh um

Sydney Congress doesn't take this long Mr President - The American President

Sydney Congress doesn't take this long Mr President

That's a little tight Luce - The American President

That's a little tight Luce

You'll be fine Just be yourself - The American President

You'll be fine Just be yourself

- Thank you.
- Miss Wade? - The American President

- Thank you. - Miss Wade?

Do you do this often sir - The American President

Do you do this often sir

- Mr. President?
- Yeah? - The American President

- Mr. President? - Yeah?

Without so much as a by your leave from the king and the queen - The American President

Without so much as a by your leave from the king and the...

Janie can you get me the number of a local florist - The American President

Janie can you get me the number of a local florist

Who are we calling sir - The American President

Who are we calling sir

Yeah hi good morning - The American President

Yeah hi good morning

Perhaps it would be better if you bill me I'm sure it'll be all right with your boss - The American President

Perhaps it would be better if you bill me I'm sure...

I hired your reputation Sydney I hired a pit bull not a prom queen - The American President

I hired your reputation Sydney I hired a pit bull not a prom...

This is a bad time to develop ignorance - The American President

This is a bad time to develop ignorance

Politics is perception - The American President

Politics is perception

Mr Solomon this was just delivered by a White House messenger - The American President

Mr Solomon this was just delivered by a White House...

Dig it Miss Wade you're the president's girlfriend - The American President

Dig it Miss Wade you're the president's girlfriend

There's never an egg timer around when you need one - The American President

There's never an egg timer around when you need one

How do you want me to handle the Sydney issue - The American President

How do you want me to handle the Sydney issue

I'm sorry You have concerns - The American President

I'm sorry You have concerns

Um my dad told me to tell you that he's on the phone with his dentist - The American President

Um my dad told me to tell you that he's on the phone...

She's wonderful - The American President

She's wonderful

Do you think there'll ever be a time - The American President

Do you think there'll ever be a time

Do you think this is a good idea - The American President

Do you think this is a good idea

Mr. President. - The American President

- I'm sorry, ma'am.
- Oh, no, of course. - The American President

- I'm sorry, ma'am. - Oh, no, of course.

Sir it's immediate - The American President

Sir it's immediate

What I did tonight was not about political gain - The American President

What I did tonight was not about political gain

Last night the cost of those liberal programs - The American President

Last night the cost of those liberal programs

You didn't tell me I kissed him - The American President

You didn't tell me I kissed him

You can't afford me How much do you make - The American President

You can't afford me How much do you make

Bob Rumson's gotta be drooling over this - The American President

Bob Rumson's gotta be drooling over this

You're not most people You know what your problem is - The American President

You're not most people You know what your problem is

Okay you're attracted to me - The American President

Okay you're attracted to me

Yeah. Ahem. - The American President

Lewis it is 5 a m You've got to get yourself a life man - The American President

Lewis it is 5 a m You've got to get yourself a life man

See the important thing is actually not to be panicking - The American President

See the important thing is actually not to be panicking

I state clearly that I can't be party to anything illegal - The American President

I state clearly that I can't be party to anything...

Heh I'm sorry about this - The American President

Heh I'm sorry about this

I got art - The American President

If we're gonna try we should do some prep work Want to uh order in - The American President

If we're gonna try we should do some prep work Want to...

Douglas does the NRA have videotapes of you playing golf with Satan - The American President

Douglas does the NRA have videotapes of you playing golf...

Uh let me see if I got this - The American President

Uh let me see if I got this

I feel terrible but I'll have to cancel our date tonight - The American President

I feel terrible but I'll have to cancel our date...

That's not what men do I don't know men who do that - The American President

That's not what men do I don't know men who do...

Let them do a security sweep We don't know who's in there - The American President

Let them do a security sweep We don't know who's...

She's questioning your loyalty I question it all the time - The American President

She's questioning your loyalty I question it all the...

Wait a minute Here comes my favorite part - The American President

Wait a minute Here comes my favorite part

You ever been to Camp David - The American President

You ever been to Camp David

It's sass right You're sassing me - The American President

It's sass right You're sassing me

Seven trillion dollar communication system at my disposal - The American President

Seven trillion dollar communication system at my disposal

I don't know what we call her The First Mistress - The American President

I don't know what we call her The First Mistress

You're the only one who - The American President

You're the only one who

I'm in love with you I'm certain of it - The American President

I'm in love with you I'm certain of it

Hi Gil Mr President - The American President

Hi Gil Mr President

It's Christmas It's Christmas - The American President

It's Christmas It's Christmas

But we're not gonna stay at 41 The numbers are gonna go back up - The American President

But we're not gonna stay at 41 The numbers are gonna go...

Two hundred sixty four million people They don't give a damn about your life - The American President

Two hundred sixty four million people They don't give a...

The president doesn't answer to you Oh yes he does I'm a citizen - The American President

The president doesn't answer to you Oh yes he does...

Because you have a deeper love of this country than any man I've ever known - The American President

Because you have a deeper love of this country than any man...

I just want to go on record and apologize for my attitude towards you - The American President

I just want to go on record and apologize for my attitude...

If you were a dork you should say you're sorry - The American President

If you were a dork you should say you're sorry

Well then congratulations It's only taken you three years - The American President

Well then congratulations It's only taken you three...

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A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.

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Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Production: Castle Rock Entertainment,Universal Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 1995

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $60,079,496

Released: 17 Nov 1995

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 10 nominations total

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