The American President
736 reviews
Comedy/Drama
1h 53m
1995
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist....
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Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
- DirectorRob Reiner
- Release17 November 1995
- Genre
- Duration1h 53m
- Budget$62,000,000
- Revenue$107,879,496
- Rate736 reviews
- Productions
Castle Rock Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
Cast

Michael Douglas
Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening
Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen
A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox
Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith
Robin McCall

Samantha Mathis
Janie Basdin

Shawna Waldron
Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer
Leon Kodak

Anne Haney
Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss
Senator Rumson

Nina Siemaszko
Beth Wade

Wendie Malick
Susan Sloan

Beau Billingslea
Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland
Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina
David

Clement von Franckenstein
President D'Astier

John Mahoney
Leo Solomon

Taylor Nichols
Stu

John Mahon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Tom Dahlgren
Defense Secretary

Kurt A. Boesen
Security Advisor

Joseph Latimore
Secret Service Agent

Darryl Alan Reed
Secret Service Agent

Andrew Steel
Secret Service Agent

Jordan Lund
Carl

Richard McGonagle
Rumson Staffer

Frank Cavestani
Rumson Staffer

Richard Stahl
Rumson Staffer

Beans Morocco
Doorkeeper

Kamilah Martin
Flower Girl

Thom Barry
Guard

Gabriel Jarret
Jeff

Karen Maruyama
Leo's Secretary

George Murdock
Congressman

Bernie McInerney
Congressman Millman

Googy Gress
Gil

Ron Canada
Reporter Lloyd

Aaron Sorkin
Aide in Bar

Leslie Bega
White House Staffer Laura

Jennifer Crystal Foley
White House Staffer Maria

Arthur Senzy
Deputy

Nick Toth
White House Aide

Jorge Noa
White House Aide

Maud Winchester
White House Aide

Mark Thompson
Kenneth Michaels

Anthony Backman
Senator from Arizona (uncredited)

Ray Uhler
Senator (uncredited)
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