The American President

Name: The American President
Director: Rob Reiner
Released: 1995
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith

1995 · 114 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 62,065 VOTES · DIR. Rob Reiner

Overview

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,720 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:55 Liberty`s moving.

00:06:10 Never mind, John.

00:10:20 Don`t stop. It sounds great. What is it?

00:14:31 ...government subsidizes private schooIs is when we give up on pubIic education.

00:19:03 Yes, sir. I`II convey your message.

00:23:08 No, this is the White House.

00:27:31 What did you mean when you said that you didn`t have a phone?

00:32:05 WeII, that`s not bad.

00:37:05 Bob Rumson wouId embrace it.

00:42:16 She doesn`t know many peopIe. Then I picked up the Times.

00:46:30 scenario with the president of the United States.

00:51:50 Do you think this is a good idea?

00:56:37 - You didn`t teII me that. - I kissed him.

01:00:45 Perhaps I didn`t properIy expIain the fundamentaIs of the sIow-down pIan.

01:05:14 Sydney EIIen Wade, the poIiticaI strategist...

01:09:10 - Mr. President, can we have a moment? - He`s incredibIy Iate.

01:13:01 What do Lewis and Robin think?

01:17:23 MiIitant women are out to destroy coIIege footbaII in this country.

01:21:09 Yes, at 20 percent.

01:25:32 - they`II give you the three votes. - And we decIare victory.

01:29:47 A gray sweater? No. I caIIed you today.

01:33:40 If Mary hadn`t died...

01:38:48 WeII, that ends right now.

07:00:00 I`II get one for you.

Cast & Characters

Michael Douglas Andrew Shepherd Annette Bening Sydney 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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,720

Dialogue density15.1 lines / min

First line00:02:55

Final line07:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRob Reiner

LanguageEnglish

Budget$62,000,000

Revenue$107,879,496

IMDb votes62,065