Release Date
November 17, 1995
Director
Rob Reiner
Writer
Aaron Sorkin
Cast
Joshua Malina, Gail Strickland, Beau Billingslea, Wendie Malick, Nina Siemaszko, Richard Dreyfuss, Anne Haney, David Paymer, Shawna Waldron, Samantha Mathis, Anna Deavere Smith, Michael J. Fox, Martin Sheen, Annette Bening, Michael Douglas
Studio
Running Time
114 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for strong language
What is The American President about?
His name was Andrew Shepherd. Hers was Sydney Wade. And they are going on a date. The only complications are this: He is the President of the United States and the date is a White House ball with the French President and his wife.
Looking for reelection, Shepherd is placed in a predicament... Three years earlier, he had won the public's heart with the death of his wife but now, with a girlfriend that is... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
If Michael Douglas were President, we'd be a perfect nation. Fun loving, a down-to-earth guy, Douglas plays the ultimately positive President. Annete Bening is Sydney, a strong, comical, emotional, pivoting role in The American President and strong performances by others such as Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss make this movie strong. Filled with rich, humorous dialog and an intriguing theme, The American President is bound to find it's way into everyone's hearts. Full movie review »
