The American President (1995)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 53 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic comedy | Released: 11/17/1995 |Box Office Total: $59.0M

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How does the widowed leader of the free world balance his many obligations to his country with the ordinary demands and everyday rites of courtship? When President Andrew Shepherd, quite unexpectedly, falls in love with Sydney Wade, an environmental lobbyist, he must overcome obstacles not faced by average citizens; he must worry that the public's right to know will collide with the desire for personal privacy. He must contend with approval ratings, an inquiring press and an aggressive political opponent just to go on a date. The President's advisors, chief of staff, domestic policy advisor, White House pollster and press secretary help him get through his busy schedule, deal with demands of congress and quell any global predicaments. But political crises are different than personal ones and somehow the American President alone must find a way to balance his love for his country with his love for an incredible woman.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/17/1995

Director	Credit
Rob Reiner	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael Douglas	President Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening	Sidney 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
Efrat Lavie	Madame 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 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 Staff
Frank Cavestani	Rumson Staff
Richard Stahl	Rumson Staff
Alice Kushida	Carol
Renee Phillips	Lisa
Beans Morocco	Doorkeeper
Kathryn Ish	Education Secretary
Kamilah Martin	Flower Girl
Augie Blunt	Groundskeeper
Thom Barry	Guard
Steve Gonzales	HUD 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	Reporter Lloyd
Brian Pietro	Reporter
Rick Garcia	Reporter
Aaron Sorkin	Aide in Bar
Kymberly Newberry	Sally
Greg Poland	Mark
Leslie Bega	Laura--White House Staffer
Jennifer Crystal	Maria--White House Staffer
Arthur Senzy	Deputy
Nick Toth	White House Aide
Jorge Noa	White House Aide
Maude Winchester	White House Aide
Jeffrey Anderson Gunter	TV News Anchorwoman
Suzanne Michaels	TV News Anchorwoman
Mark Thompson	Kenneth Michaels
David Drew Gallagher	New Guy
Todd Odom	Uniformed Secret Service Agent
Michael G Alexander	Color Guard Officer
Production Credits	Credit
Rob Reiner	Producer
Barbara Maltby	Associate Producer
Jeff Stott	Executive Producer
Charles J. Newirth	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Castle Rock International	Production Company
Wildwood Enterprises	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Washington, DC, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Aaron Sorkin	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Gail Martin-Sheridan	Production Accountant
Gerrard Coffey	Accountant - accounting clerk
Jeff Dash	Assistant Accountant
Jan Bickler	Post-Production Accountant
Pamela Ellington	Production Accountant
Leslie Feibelman	Accountant - accounting clerk
Art Department	Credit
Karen O'Hara	Set Decorator
Nick Navarro	Set Designer
Christopher S Nushawg	Assistant Art Director
Elizabeth Flaherty	Art Department Coordinator
Andrea Mae Fenton	Set Dresser - set dressing buyer
Tristan P Bourne	Dresser
Ronn Brown	Art Assistant - assistant matte artist
John Warnke	Art Director
Lilly Kilvert	Production Designer
Kenneth Turek	Lead Person - leadman
Katherine Lucas	Set Dresser
Keidi Kashyap	Art Department Coordinator
Louis Montejano	Set Designer
Eric Orbom	Set Designer
Patrick Cassidy	Set Dresser
Tommy Samona	Set Dresser
Alan S Kaye	Set Designer
Quentin Schierenberg	Set Dresser
James Marchwick	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Karen Church	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Helen Mayer	Extras Casting
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Willie Radcliff	Craft Service
Frank Woodward	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Francois Duhamel	Photography - still photographer
Andrea Bronzo	Camera Coordinator - plate photography coordinator
John Agalsoff Jr	Video Assist/Playback - video assistant operator
Nicola Pecorini	Steadicam Operator
John Seale	Director of Photography
Rodney Sandoval	Camera - camera loader
Cal Roberts	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dan March	Video - video coordinator
Michael Kaufman	Projectionist
M Todd Henry	Camera Operator
John Gazdik	Camera Assistant - Vista Vison camera assistant
Dale Grahn	Color Timer
Duncan Sutherland	Camera Equipment - camera engineer
Pat Turner	Camera Operator - Vista Vision camera operator
Trevor Loomis	Assistant Camera Operator - 2st assistant camera
George Schaafsma	Camera Equipment - Westcam technician
Clyde E Bryan	Camera Assistant - Vista Vision camera assistant
Dan Dobson	Video - video and 24 frame computer displays
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator
Michael Everett	Video - video and 24 frame computer displays
Chris Silano	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Paul Taglianetti	Video - video and 24 frame computer displays
Hans Bjerno	Camera Operator - Westcam operator
Tom Tierney	Video - video and 24 frame computer displays
Music	Credit
Scott Stambler	Music Editor
Arlene Fishback	Music Supervisor
Artie Kane	Music Conductor
Marc Shaiman	Music - music composer and producer
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Jeff Atmajian	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Dennis Sands	Music - music scoring mixer
Joann Kane	Music - music preparator
Tom Hardisty	Music - assistant music engineer
Lane Burch	Music - assistant music engineer
Greg Dennen	Music - assistant music engineer
Mark Eshelman	Music - assistant music engineer
Bill Talbott	Music - assistant music engineer
Terry Brown	Music - assistant music engineer
Fred Vogler	Music - assistant music engineer
Mark Herman	Music - assistant music editor
Production Management	Credit
Allegra Clegg	Production Supervisor
Alan Edward Bell	Post-Production Supervisor
Frank Capra III	Assistant Director
Richard Davis Jr	Location Manager
Kerry Lyn McKissick	Script Supervisor
Paul LaZebnik	Assistant Production Coordinator
Steven David Levine	Assistant Location Manager
Debra James	Production Coordinator
Laura Sylvester	DGA Trainee
Charles J. Newirth	Unit Production Manager
John Ellis	Production Manager - digital operations manager
Alison Sherman	Production Coordinator
Peggy Pridemore	Location Manager
Anne Rapp	Script Supervisor
Cherylanne Martin	Assistant Director
Stephanie Antosca	Assistant Location Manager
Bill Connor	Assistant Director
Alison C Rosa	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Sound	Credit
Kevin O'Connell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Kimberly Harris	ADR Editor
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Jeff Gomillion	ADR Mixer
John Cucci	Foley Artist
Louis Counte	ADR - ADR recordist
George Baetz	Boom Operator
Robert Grieve	Sound Editor
Joel Shryack	Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Eber	Sound Mixer
Ed Simon	Foley Recordist
John Murray	Foley Editor
Rober V Stevenson	Boom Operator
Gregory King	Sound Editor
Beth Bergeron	ADR Editor
Leigh French	ADR - ADR voice-over coordinator
Gary A. Hecker	Foley Artist
Rick Kline	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Rob Knokes	Assistant Sound Editor
Kim Drummond	Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Yale	Sound Editor
Mark Lanza	Sound Editor
Paul Parsons	Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Dressel	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Ken Ralston	Visual Effects - visual effects supersivor
Betsy Cox	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Clay Pinney	Special Effects Supervisor
Kyle Cooper	Main Title Design - main title designer
Anne Calanchini	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Robert Brophy	CGI Artist - CG systems engineer
Eric Chauvin	Matte Painter - digital matte painter
Hans Metz	Special Effects Foreman
Matt Wallin	Effects Assistant - CG assistant
Yusei Uesugi	Matte Painter - digital matte painter
Durant Schoon	Effects Assistant - CG technical assistant
Nancy Luckoff	CGI Artist - CG
Debbie Denise	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Kathleen Beeler	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Gail Currey	CGI Artist - CG production manager
Patrick T Myers	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Mark Cordell Holmes	Visual Effects - Sabre digital compositor
Caitlin Content	Visual Effects - Sabre digital compositor
Kevin Willmering	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Jason Ortenberg	Visual Effects - Sabre digital compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rudolph Eric Garcia	Costumes - costumer
Hallie D'Amore	Makeup
Lydia Bensimmon-Benaim	Hair
Kathy Lee Blondell-Hart	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Gloria Gresham	Costume Designer
Daniel C Striepeke	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Chuck Velasco	Costume Supervisor
Pamela J Wise	Costume Supervisor
Jan Alexander	Hair Stylist
Tom Lucas	Makeup
Adrienne Manhan	Costumes - costumer
Carol Meikle	Hair Stylist
Valli O'Reilly	Makeup
Elizabeth Clark	Costumes - costumer
Diana J Wilson	Costumes - costumer
Enzo Angileri	Hair Stylist
Fran Allgood	Costumes - Michael Douglas' costumer
Jennifer Morrison Holyfield	Costumes - Annette Bening's costumer
Betty Brikowski	Costumes - costumer

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