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American President

American President

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Key Information
Directors: Rob Reiner
Stars: Annette Bening
Actors: David Paymer
Genre: Comedies
Subgenre: Recommended · Romances · Politics · Social Issues · Love Story
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Available Formats: VHS: Spanish Subtitled
UPC: 053939252835
Release Date: 1995
Running Time: 1hr 54min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 31, 1999)
UPC: 053939255027
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 14, 1996)
UPC: 043396801738
Credits
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Professional Reviews
: (11/17/1995, p.41, Roger Ebert): "...A great entertainment....The movie is, above all, a witty and warm romance....One of the year's best films..."
Quotes from the Movie
: "I think it went well. She threatened me, I condescended to her. I think there might be a future there."--President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas)

"I'm going to get her flowers. Isn't that what men do when they break a date?"--President Andrew Shepherd
"That is not what men do. I know no men who do that."--Robin McColl (Anna Deveare Smith)
More Information
Details: Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a handsome, youthful widower and a dedicated Democrat raising a teenage daughter. He also just happens to be the president of the United States of America, and a very popular one at that. Unfortunately, he's also quite lonely, and the life of a president leaves little time for dating. But when he meets luminous lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), he's instantly smitten and impulsively (and somewhat awkwardly) asks her out to a state dinner. Shocked and highly uncertain of what she's getting into, Sydney accepts his invitation, and the courting process begins--to the unrelenting delight of the media. The chief executive's protective staff, however, isn't so sure the romance is a good thing, particularly when political paparazzi capture Sydney spending the night in the presidential bedroom. While intriguing to the press, the affair spells trouble in the form of Republican presidential hopeful Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), who uses the romance to attack Shepher...
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