The American president / Castle Rock Entertainment and Universal Pictures present ; a Wildwood Enterprises, Inc. production ; a Rob Reiner film ; written by Aaron Sorkin ; produced and directed by Rob Reiner.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: C2550 | Castle Rock Entertainment3000018563 | Warner Home Video1000043220 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French Producer: [Santa Monica, CA] : Wildwood Enterprises, [1995]Publisher: [West Hollywood, CA] : Castle Rock Entertainment, [1995]Publisher: [Universal City, CA] : Universal Pictures, [1995]Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 1419874632
- 9781419874635
- American president (Motion picture)
- Music by Marc Shaiman ; editor, Robert Leighton ; director of photography, John Seale.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This earnest, intelligent, and well-written romantic comedy is enjoyable and optimistic in classic Hollywood style, even if its idealism doesn't seem quite so credible against the cynical political backdrop of the Nineties. President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), an unabashedly liberal Democrat, is just gearing up for re-election when he meets an attractive and sharp environmental lobbyist named Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). The two fall in love and the President must soon deal with the political repercussions (Sydney is trying to get legislation through Congress), as well as the cynical machinations of Republican opponent Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), who attempts to paint Sydney as a radical and use "family values" rhetoric to smear Shepherd. With the attacks affecting his standings in the all-important polls, and his love's legislation causing him headaches in the Capitol, Shepherd must decide whether he can risk continuing his relationship. A rich supporting cast, solid characterizations by Douglas and Bening, and an articulate approach make this an appealing, if not particularly weighty, study of the tensions between public and private life. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
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DVD; Dolby Digital Surround 5.1.
English dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, David Paymer, Samantha Mathis, Michael J. Fox, John Mahoney, Anna Deavere Smith, Shawna Waldron, Anne Haney, Reichard Dreyfuss, Nina Siemaszko, Wendie Malick, Beau Billingslea, Gail Strickland, Joshua Malina, Clement von Franckenstein, Efrat Lavie.
Music by Marc Shaiman ; editor, Robert Leighton ; director of photography, John Seale.
Special features: Cast & crew, the oval office, theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Widower Andrew Shepherd decides it's time to get back into the dating game, but there is one slight problem, he is the President of the United States. He falls for an environmental lobbyist and is lofted even more into the public eye.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong language. Parents strongly cautioned.
Special features: Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" format -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby surround 5.1 -- Subtitles (feature only): English, French.