The American President

Year:

1995

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Rob Reiner

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-11-17

Filming Locations: Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $62,000,000

Gross: $65,000,000 (USA)£2,628,944 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Samantha Mathis

The American President

Michael Douglas

President Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening

Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen

A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox

Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith

Robin McCall

Shawna Waldron

Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer

Leon Kodak

Anne Haney

Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss

Senator Bob Rumson

Nina Siemaszko

Beth Wade

Wendie Malick

Susan Sloan

Beau Billingslea

Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland

Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina

David

Clement von Franckenstein

President René Jean D'Astier

Efrat Lavie

Madame Monique Danielle D'Astier

John Mahoney

Leo Solomon

Taylor Nichols

Stu

John Mahon

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Tom Dahlgren

Defense Secretary

Ralph Meyering Jr.

General

Kurt 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

Alice Kushida

Carol

Renee Faia

Lisa

Beans Morocco

Doorkeeper

Kathryn Ish

Education Secretary

Kamilah Martin

Flower Girl

Augie Blunt

Groundskeeper

Thom Barry

Guard

Steve Gonzales

Housing & Urban Development Secretary

Gabriel Jarret

Jeff

Karen Maruyama

Leo's Secretary

Nancy Kandal

Leslie

George Murdock

Congressman

Bernie McInerney

Congressman Millman

Jack Gilroy

Congressman Pennybaker

Matthew Saks

Congressional Staffer

Googy Gress

Gil

Ron Canada

Lloyd, Reporter

Brian Pietro

Reporter

Rick Garcia

Reporter

Aaron Sorkin

Aide in Bar

Kymberly Newberry

Sally

Greg Poland

Mark

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Maria, White House Staffer (as Jennifer Crystal)

Arthur Senzy

Deputy

Nick Toth

White House Aide

Jorge Noa

White House Aide

Maud Winchester

White House Aide

Jeffrey Anderson

TV News Anchor

Suzanne Michaels

TV News Anchor

Mark Thompson

Kenneth Michaels

David Drew Gallagher

New Guy

Todd Odom

Secret Service Agent

Michael G. Alexander

Color Guard Officer

Leslie Bega

Laura Staf

Anthony Backman

Senator from Arizona (uncredited)

Jan Citron

Lobbyist Banquet (uncredited)

Arthur Eckdahl

TV Anchor (uncredited)

Jill Gable

Lobbyist (uncredited)

Matthew James Gulbranson

White House Military Aide (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

Extra (uncredited)

Mark Norris

Reporter (uncredited)

Roger Steffens

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Helen Thomas

Herself (uncredited)

Ray Uhler

Senator (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Before the movie starting shooting, Michael J. Fox was still keeping his Parkinson's disease a secret. He felt he would lose the role if Rob Reiner found out. During a basic and routine fitness screening, Fox was terrified that clinicians would detect the periodic shaking in his left hand and eventually connect it to Parkinson's. Fortunately for Fox, he took his medication in time to quell the shaking and the test amounted to nothing more than checking heart rate and blood pressure.

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During one of his many visits to the White House, director Rob Reiner spent two consecutive days with President Bill Clinton, following him around as he went through his day.

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The Oval Office set was originally constructed for Dave (1993) and subsequently used for The West Wing (1999). Anna Deavere Smith has appeared in all 3 productions.

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Goofs

During a White House Christmas party, Sydney recounts an incident on Dupont Circle, prompting AJ to ask "What were you doing up on the Hill". But Dupont Circle is northwest of the White House and Capitol Hill is to the southeast. She was away from the Hill.

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Sydney gets votes for the Greenhouse emissions bill by promising "full White House support", even as the President is losing votes on his crime bill because the President's popularity is plummeting. She should be losing votes the same way the President is.

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Standing clock in the Oval Office shows randomly varying times. When the President asks for the time and someone answers "3:30", the clock reads something completely different.

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Quotes

President Andrew Shepherd: [Lewis calls the President early in the morning] Lewis, it is five a.m. You have got to get yourself a life, man.