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The American President

WHY CAN’T THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD HAVE THE THINGĀ HE WANTS MOST?

americanpresidentWidowed President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) falls for an environmental lobbyist (Annette Bening), but dating has political consequences for a man in his position.Ā Another charming romantic comedy from Rob Reiner, greatly aided by Aaron Sorkinā€™s idealistic, highly political but also amusing script; if you know the writer you’ll recognize the walk-and-talk sequences, sharp dialogue and his attention to detail in the portrait of the presidential office. Douglas is solid as the Democratic commander-in-chief and Bening is perfectly cast as the confused but independent love interest; terrific supporting players. No big laughs, but engrossing and quite romantic.

1995-U.S. 113 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced and directed byĀ Rob Reiner. Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin. Music: Marc Shaiman. Cast: Michael Douglas (Andrew Shepherd), Annette Bening (Sydney Ellen Wade), Martin Sheen (A.J. MacInerney), Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, John Mahoney… Richard Dreyfuss.

Trivia:Ā The replica of the Oval Office was also used inĀ DaveĀ (1993) andĀ The West WingĀ (1999-2006).

Last word: “Someone told me Keith Olbermann quoted ‘The American President’ in some commentary he was doing. I love it. People tell me all the time, when it comes on television they get into it. Itā€™s one of my favorite movies of the ones Iā€™ve done, because it combines comedy and romance and also politics, which are a lot of the things I really like.” (Reiner, The Film Yap)

 

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