The American President 1995

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 114 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: romantic comedy

director: Rob Reiner

Score: 6 / 10

The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill during a re-election year. Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Richard Dreyfuss star in supporting roles.

Plot

Popular Democratic President Andrew Shepherd prepares to run for re-election. The president and his staff, led by Chief of Staff and best friend AJ MacInerney, attempt to consolidate the administration's 63% approval rating by passing a moderate crime control bill. However, support for the bill in both parties is tepid: conservatives reject it, and liberals think it is too weak. If passed, however, Shepherd's re-election is presumed to be guaranteed. Shepherd resolves to announce the bill, and have the Congressional support to pass it, by his State of the Union Address.

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Cast

More details

author	Aaron Sorkin
award	National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Washington, D.C.
director	Rob Reiner
editor	Robert Leighton
genre	comedy-drama crime political
keywords	approval rating best friend carbon dioxide emissions carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere chief of staff conservatism in the united states conservative democratic democratic party family values fossil fuel fossil fuels gun control liberal liberalism in the united states lobby meet michigan pass press room rat state dinner state of the union state of the union address than the the white house united states presidential approval rating white house chief of staff widow
musicBy	Marc Shaiman
nomination	Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
producer	Rob Reiner
productionCompany	Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures Wildwood Enterprises
publisher	Sony Pictures Releasing Universal Pictures
theme	romantic comedy