Name: The American President
Genre: romantic comedy, comedy drama, drama film
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dreyfuss

Five brass megaphones point in different directions from a small wall shelf. — Original artwork

Mr. President, the American people have a funny way of deciding on their own what is and what is not their business.

A.J.

A red ribbon crosses a brass keyhole plate and a pale envelope on a dark blue door. — Original artwork

Mr. President, this is an election year. If you're looking for female companionship, we can make arrangements that'll insure total privacy and--

A.J.

Painterly empty wooden courtroom bench with a small gavel beneath a spotlight. — Original artwork

I'm saying these women want that law enforced.

Gill

A brown football decorated with small jewel-like insets rests on a folded teal scarf against a warm golden background. — Original artwork

Mr. President, militant women are out to destroy college football in this country.

Gill

A miniature easel holds a blank pink card beside coloured wooden bars of increasing height on a green-grey surface. — Original artwork

Well, I could explain it better, but I’d need charts and graphs and an easel.

Kodak

Three small unmarked stylized pistols in a compact static arrangement — Original artwork

Can I just say, to return to the subject for one moment, that it might be easier to fight a war on drugs if we weren't arming drug dealers?

Lewis

A wooden gavel rests across a yellow paper cone on a small square of green felt. — Original artwork

Can I state very clearly that I can't be party to anything illegal.

Lewis

A cream rotary telephone with its handset off the cradle beside a potted fern on a teal surface. — Original artwork

I tell any girl I'm going out with to assume that all plans are soft until she receives confirmation 30 minutes beforehand.

Lewis

A tall stack of index cards and a magnifier next to a small gray owl figurine in big round glasses. — Original artwork

Mood swings? Nineteen post-graduate degrees in mathematics, and your best explanation for going from a 63 to a 46 percent approval rating in five weeks is mood swings?

Lewis

Who are we calling, sir?

Lewis

A sharp brown thorn lies beside a single dark red droplet on pale linen. — Original artwork

Do you see it as part of your job to torture me?

Lucy

A small green Christmas tree has colourful ornaments, gold stars and an orange ribbon against midnight blue. — Original artwork

Fellas, we haven't slept in three years. Can't we forget work for one night and take this moment to enjoy each other as friends? It's Christmas.

Robin

A white swan-shaped teapot rests in a glass bowl of water with small wooden paddles visible beneath it. — Original artwork

I think the important thing is not to make it look like we're panicking.

Robin

Reading glasses rest on an open book atop a small stack of worn books beside a vase of dried stems. — Original artwork

Mr. Shepherd's read a lot of books, but you didn't need a Harvard degree to see this comin' a mile down the road.

Rumson

A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet. — Original artwork

Are you nervous?

Sheperd

A white golf ball sits inside a small brass birdcage on grass, with a silver golf club leaning beside it. — Original artwork

Douglas, does the N.R.A. have videotapes of you playing golf with Satan?

Sheperd

A wilted pale flower rests on an empty wooden chair in a softly lit blue room. — Original artwork

I feel terrible, but I have to cancel our date tonight.

Sheperd

Painterly colourful flowers in a turquoise vase beside a small mirror with a red kiss mark. — Original artwork

I gotta get her flowers.

Sheperd

Golden light spills through a partly open arched wooden door with a brass ring handle. — Original artwork

I'm going to her house. I'm gonna stand at her front door till she lets me in. And I'm not leaving till I get her back.

Sheperd

Navy graduation cap with gold tassel resting on plain sealed envelopes bearing blank wax discs — Original artwork

I studied under a Nobel-Prize-Winning economist. You know what he taught me?

Sheperd

I want to send some flowers, Janie. I want to do it myself. I don’t want to staff it out, and I don’t want to issue an Executive Order. I just want a phone number.

Sheperd

A silver fish leaps from a shallow metal basin, scattering water against dark green. — Original artwork

Janie, make a note. We need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish.

Sheperd

A cream coffee pot and an orange cup on a wooden tray in warm light filtered through blinds. — Original artwork

Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by half.

Sheperd

A copper gramophone with a coral ribbon flowing from its horn against a soft teal background. — Original artwork

No, keep going. I liked what you were playing. What's it called?

Sheperd

Uhh...this isn't Richard, it's Andrew Shepherd.

Sheperd

Two mismatched floral porcelain cups sharing a shallow saucer — Original artwork

We had a nice couple of minutes together. She threatened me and I patronized her and we didn't have anything to eat, but I thought there was a connection. She didn't say anything about me?

Sheperd

A miniature cluster of dark buildings with glowing windows beneath a golden starburst against a deep purple night sky. — Original artwork

Forgive me, this is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to savor the Capra-esque quality.

Sydney

Crooked smiling theatrical mask on two blank sealed envelopes, maroon/copper — Original artwork

How can you keep quiet? How do you have patience for people who claim they love America but clearly can't stand Americans?

Sydney

Two paper hearts, one blush pink and one cream, interlock on an ivory linen surface. — Original artwork

I kissed him.

Sydney

Painterly damaged orange and grey control panel with loose wires and sparks against pale grey. — Original artwork

I've gotta nip this in the bud. This has catastrophe written all over it.

Sydney

A cream envelope with a red wax seal on a small blue-and-white striped pedestal. — Original artwork

Leo Solomon has serious concerns about my exploring a social, you know, scenario, with the President of the United States.

Sydney

Blank paper speech bubbles hang by fine threads from crossed wooden bars against a muted plum background. — Original artwork

Mr. President, I'm...don't know what to say. I'm speechless.

Sydney

An open cardboard box lined with pink tissue and white padding holds a blank folded note tied with a ribbon. — Original artwork

Mr. President, I'm sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment. Probably some formal apology for the nice-ass remark would be in order. I just don't quite know how to word it.

Sydney

A navy blue ballot box with a single paper slip drifting away from it on a thread. — Original artwork

Mr. President, you got bigger problems than losing me. You just lost my vote.

Sydney

Painterly round silver medal and ribbon resting on folded dark blue cloth. — Original artwork

Mr. President, you have asked me to join you in representing our country. I'm honored. I'm equal to the task. I won't let you down, sir.

Sydney

A peach-pink rose rests in a small glass dish beside a round hand mirror and loose petals. — Original artwork

She's wonderful.

Sydney

A slumped tin wind-up robot sits on yellow cloth beside a loose key and a small white flag. — Original artwork

The President must think I'm a third-rate jerk.

Sydney

A large eye in a round lens on a brass stand peeks from behind a red velvet curtain. — Original artwork

Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you right now, with two questions: "Who's this girl, and why is the President dancing with her?"

Sydney

What do Lewis and Robin think?

Sydney

A tied parchment scroll rests on a sunlit windowsill beside a small vase of pale flowers. — Original artwork

Your dad says you're studying the Constitutional Convention.

Sydney