He’s looking at her with such affection.

I love how he doesn't look condescending but absolutely smitten with her. She's alone in the Oval Office with The President and he just asked her to have a donut or coffee. The look on her face was adorable and priceless.

@edwardacallender

11 ай бұрын

Poor Sydney. She only got offered a donut. Some have been offered cigars. 😂

@pascalabessolo5350

11 ай бұрын

​@@edwardacallenderYep. Wet Cigars..

The chemistry between those two was magical. Great movie.

Movies from the 80s and 90s are the best! They remind me of a happier, easier, more innocent time in our lives. Wish I had taken more time to enjoy it.

@soulbasedliving

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, I didn't realize then though that was the hight of our society and music art, news and much else was going downhill after that

@V.E.R.O.

5 жыл бұрын

@@soulbasedliving Ain't that the truth, I feel as though a part of us all died that dark day of 9/11 😥

@eddiewinehosen6665

2 жыл бұрын

@@V.E.R.O. 9/11 has nothing to do with it. SJW, Woke, BLM and cancel culture combined with social media has ruined our societies. Whoever screams the loudest now no matter how wrong they are gets to dictate what the rest of us has to think, get to say and how we should behave.

@V.E.R.O.

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddiewinehosen6665 I think it did, at least for me. Things just weren't the same after that. All that you're describing didn't start till much later, I would say social media really took off after 2010 and cancel culture didn't start until 4 or 5 years ago. Although I do agree that it has contributed to the decline of society.

@jackbrady9738

2 жыл бұрын

100%.

All these years and the wrong door is STILL priceless! Shepard, Bartlett...Sorkin has made some great leaders

An old-school classic in modern trim. I love this movie - very underrated IMHO.

I love this little smirk at the end. ❤

This movie had SO many super cute scenes!

Annette Benning is one of those actresses who always looks feminine, delicate, sophisticated, beautiful..., even without make-up.

@joegilbert8010

11 ай бұрын

Watch ‘Open Range’ and you will see this to be true…

I remember watching this my mom several times growing up and laughing all the way. Misx you mom

Annette Bening is a national treasure .

I would vote for this president In a heartbeat 💓

@DrJekyll38

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Republican and I'd vote for Shepherd!

I just love this movie! Bening and Douglas have such carisma in this movie. Two commensurate actors. 😊💕

@michaelhayden725

Жыл бұрын

Annette admits this fact in 2001 (or thereabouts) when Douglas is honour by his industry.

@davidzasloff8797

Жыл бұрын

Quite, although when this movie was released I seem to recall that one review said the two of them were better at playing bad guys.

@josephmanno4514

Жыл бұрын

I think you mean "consummate."

One of the best Michael Douglas movies ever

This is one of the BEST movies and wish we had a President like this

@rizon72

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't matter, half the country would hate him because he is a Republican/Democrat. That's all that matters now.

@martytaylor7043

4 жыл бұрын

Glad we don't so glad it's trump as our presdent trump rules

Michael Douglas is still charming like in Wallstreet... very good actor!

Her face after he offers coffee lmao

I have always loved this Movie! Big Michael Douglas Fan.......Cheers Everyone!

@goodgood9955

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Such a 'feel good'.

@krista9270

Ай бұрын

It's great that Micheal Douglas knows he can;t make everyone happy and accepts as a part of the job and does his best. Great😅 cast.

I didn't know 'till recently that this was a preview of what we were to see in "West Wing". Good number of the same people, too.

@Bayougirl78

3 жыл бұрын

When I watch this now, I even try to figure out the equivalent staff positions. Like "Okay, he's the Leo in this movie, she's the Charlie, he's the Sam..." etc. And yes, upon re-watching it was odd seeing "Bartlett" playing the "Leo" in this movie, and "Nancy McNally" playing the "C.J." after so many years of The West Wing.

@iheartbridalcouture5989

3 жыл бұрын

Aaron Sorkin wrote The American President and the first 4 seasons of The West Wing

@robinjackson7882

2 жыл бұрын

@@iheartbridalcouture5989 And I’m so grateful!

@samsonguy10k

2 жыл бұрын

American President was what got Michael J Fox Spin City. He was good in AP but I am glad he didn't go for West Wing. Spin City was a good series, well, for the first few seasons.

One of the loveliest films to come out of Hollywood.

Love this movie. Definitely one of my all time fav

@brauliob

Жыл бұрын

This, and Dave, are great movies about American presidents.

Actually, she could have gone out the same door she came in, which leads to the corridor, rather than going out through the president's secretary's office. And the door he told her not to use doesn't go directly into his "private office," it goes into a hallway that leads to his study on the left and a small dining room straight ahead.

"That's my private office."... DOH!

Always loved this movie.

Douglas & Bening. Brilliant :-)

Gordon Gekko IS a God. But President Andrew Shepherd is hands down my favorite Michael Douglas character ever.

@michaelellams9105

Жыл бұрын

Jack T Coltan is my favourite this is a great 2nd favourite for me.

@flyersfan4558

Жыл бұрын

Andrew Shepherd is my second favorite Douglas character. My first is Nicholas Van Orton in ‘The Game.’

@dnasty312

Ай бұрын

​@@flyersfan4558I put Bill "D-FENS" Foster in there too

How does this video have dislikes when this movie is awesome.

One of the best films ever made!

@JustinStrife

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the fact that the policies in it were extremely leftist and Anti-American.

I love this movie. Always have. I love it more now.

This is my 2nd favorite President movie. #1 is Air Force One.

Love Aaron Sorkin's work

One of my all time favorite movie..

A door that’s also a wall. Brilliant.

Brilliant Movie.

Thanks Aaron Sorkin

The movie scene that gets me every time is when Andrew is looking for the phone number for Sydney at her sisters apartment and for some strange reason it's not included in the uploads. Irish citizen

@drmayeda1930

5 жыл бұрын

good luck getting that amendment to pass. you have better luck winning 5 $100M lotteries

I loved the movie, their acting and above all, this elegant and gorgeous Annette Benning.... What a true LADY she is. As President Sheppard did, I would ALWAYS have done exactly the same...; protect and defend her ALL THE WAY. Annette Bening is gorgeous and she has never needed makeup.

Il presidente, bellissimo, romantico

The fictional presidents are always the best

@edwardmartinez199

6 жыл бұрын

Arthur It would seem so.

@DasdeutschesBand

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Stillson, from The Dead Zone (1983) is my favourite.

@stevenvicino8687

5 жыл бұрын

Oddly and aptly spoken. At present we have nothing more than a reality TV show host representing us to the world as our "president". "Fictional president" indeed.

@nrkgalt

5 жыл бұрын

Steven Vicino We should pass a Constitutional amendment to set more qualifications to be president. Right now a person need only be 35+ and a natural born citizen. The prerequisites could include being a state governor and an ambassador to a foreign country.

@leeeastwood6368

4 жыл бұрын

EJ, have you been watching the impeachment hearings?

That was an excellent firm. I've seen it a number of times.

@Jonslondon

5 жыл бұрын

are u chinese by any chance?

@imranikram9624

4 жыл бұрын

What about the lady ; was she there . Just trying humourous

@markw3598

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I think she is VERY firm!!! I KNOW that is what you meant because the 'l' and the 'r' are SO far apart on the keyboard!

This movie has it's moments.

I wouldn't mind a "Rec Room" like that! Or at least a reading room.

Great movie 🎥

The 90s forever.

It's not going to pass at 20%, it's a long shot at 10%. ... it's 26 years later, and we aren't at 1%.

Good movie

This sounds and looks like a PAL release of the movie. The pitch of their voices are higher than I remember and something about their movements seem just a little too smooth, almost as if this were shot in 48fps.

@evanplatt1149

5 жыл бұрын

I believe It's sped up to 'avoid' the YT algorithms that search for copyrighted videos

@sgtrinity4047

5 жыл бұрын

Play it at half speed. ;)

Real life is infinitely harder than making a good movie.

(She remembers what eggshells feel like.)

Ah, the 90’s and global warming. What a time to be alive.

@leeeastwood6368

2 жыл бұрын

I'm freezing!

@specialk9424

2 жыл бұрын

And when it didn't work then, they did it again in the 2020's. But they called it "climate change", since it got colder, some years. And it kills your message when you're outside, demonstrating against global warming, in the middle of a snow storm. In April.

@jonathanwiggins5366

2 жыл бұрын

hOW cAn cLiMaTE cHaNGe bE rEAl? iT'S sNOwINg wHeRE i LiVE. cHeCKmaTe ScIEnce!

@jackdawson2889

2 жыл бұрын

@@specialk9424 So you're saying you're stuck on the fact that people didn't accurately predict the temperature 30 years in the future and put the right catchphrase onto it?

@specialk9424

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackdawson2889 I'm more stuck on the fact that they *thought* they could accurately predict the temperature 30 years into the future, yet they can't predict if it will rain or not, this weekend. You know how many times I've heard "We'll all be dead in 10 years, if we don't do something, NOW! New York will be under water by the year 2000, Miami will completely flood by 2012, the polar ice caps will be completely melted by 2020", and now it's 2021, New York is dry, Miami is above sea level, and the polar ice caps are still icy. Their predictions are not "scientific fact", they're guesses. And so far, they'll all been wrong guesses.

Earlier Shepherd tells his aide to take Sydney to the “rec room,” which turned out to be the Oval Office. Sydney should have made some remark about that.

@jefferyrbrown

2 жыл бұрын

meh...Bill Clinton hadn't met Monica yet so referring to the Oval Office as the "rec room" wouldn't have meant anything then...lol

Best President.......ever.

@jamesmohr9168

7 жыл бұрын

"Best President.......ever." I think it would a tie with Dave.

@theolamp5312

6 жыл бұрын

+James Mohr - Don't forget President Bartlett.

@DrJekyll38

6 жыл бұрын

That's fair. But I would've voted for Sheperd or Kovic over Carter, Clinton, or Obama every time!

I'm getting a Ainsley Hayes vibe from Sydney.

@almostfm

5 жыл бұрын

Except Sydney didn't get stuck in Leo's closet when she needed to pee.

@tspencer227

4 жыл бұрын

I got more of a CJ vibe myself.

@dyneshv

3 жыл бұрын

She's more Amy Gardner wouldn't you say?

Good movie. 👍👍👍. 7-8-21.

this is a great rom-com.

I was thinking the same thing.

Sir, might * suggest 001034? For activation, as cards go?

How ironic that she goes out a different door than she came in through. Doorknob is on her right on the way in AND on the way out.

This is good work of doing a voiceover of Annette Bening.

EU GOSTARIA MUITO EM PODER ASSISTIR ESSE FILME DUBLADO EM PORTUGUÊS DO BRASIL.

questo film e top

Is it just me, or are movie clips playing back at a slightly faster speed. the pitch of the actors voices are higher than actual.

@rayoberhoff1506

2 жыл бұрын

This one seems okay; I only know that because I've seen this movie about a hundred times. I think they change it as a copyright infringement preventative. Since it is not an "exact copy" it can't be considered a copyright infringement. That's just a guess though.

There should have been at least one Labrador in this film. Every President has been required to have a family Labrador for the past 80 years. WHY is there not a Labrador?

Gordon gekko became a president....

A private office off his office. hehe.

@almostfm

5 жыл бұрын

It's there, although it's usually called "the study". www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/presidents-study.htm

@careyconley4690

3 жыл бұрын

That's accurate. The Oval Office is a more ceremonial room. The President has a private office just off it. Bill Clinton said that at the time of his presidency, he was one of the few presidents who used the Oval Office as his actual office, and he used the other space to chill and nap.

correct me if I am wrong but was that Andrew Jackson over Michael Douglas"s left shoulder

@IronMan-tk8uc

5 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@Rheubie

3 жыл бұрын

You are wrong. It's a painting of Andrew Jackson.

What is that shadow on Douglas’ right shoulder at 00:30? Camera, perhaps? ;-)

@almostfm

2 жыл бұрын

There's a long, thin part of the shadow that goes up to his cheek when you frame by frame it. My guess is that it's a mic boom.

Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline have played very Kennedyesque presidents.

Samantha Mathis looked so pretty

Mike Douglas is great!

As I will try to fight for my freedom , no door is wrong.

So that’s a ‘No’ on the Donut…

Who’s that guy walking in the background at 1:09? 😄

"Thir!.."

I wounder if they keep anything in those dresser drawer's of if it open up at all 2:48

I always thought Jack Ryan made a good President (Fictional Tom Clancy Character).

@mr6johnclark

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought Airforce One with Harrison ford was almost a Jack Ryan Story.

@grrayfox2300

4 жыл бұрын

I think he became President in the books

@sempermilites87

4 жыл бұрын

@@grrayfox2300 He did at the end of "Debt of Honor." The next book, "Executive Decision," is him going through his presidency. I think the next one, "The Bear and the Dragon," is where he runs again and gets reelected. It's been awhile since I read those books.

@tomarnold7284

3 жыл бұрын

He was made vice president in "Debt of Honor" and president in "Executive Decision"

@nrkgalt

2 жыл бұрын

@@sempermilites87 Rainbow Six came between Executive Orders and Bear and the Dragon. The main character of that was John Clark. It spawned all those video games. In Bear and the Dragon it said that Jack Ryan had already been elected to a term in his own right.

Im not going to be ignoooored.

Annette Bening I like the short hair look

Where's Leo, Toby, Sam, Will, Josh, Donna or Charlie or even CJ? Oh wait, this is a different universe.

@JnEricsonx

5 жыл бұрын

Well...alternate universe Bartlett is here!

@EconAdviser

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the presidents were each college profs, but one in history and the other in economics. They chief of staff in this plays the president in West Wing. C.J. was in Primary Colors, but as a school teacher who has a quick interlude with Travolta's Clinton-like character.

The audio in this video is slightly off. The voices are to high pitch. I know Michael Douglas voice very well. It doesn't sound good.

@kbanghart

5 жыл бұрын

Best Muscle Video I know him very well too from his movies. It's fine

Sound is weird. Pitched up too high.

In reality how the press would have treated him all depends on if he was a Republican or Democrat.

@rizon72

4 жыл бұрын

@TMWSITY Twenty years ago, I'd have agreed, today, not so much when it comes to mainstream media. Seen too often where the little D or R means a lot. Just take Obama and Trump and the economy. Mainstream media, it was almost always positive news for the economy under Obama. Under Trump, mainstream media is almost always negative. I'll predict it now, whoever wins the next election, if its a D, mostly positive, Trump as a R, mostly negative.

@careyconley4690

3 жыл бұрын

@@rizon72 the "liberal media" is a mythical, right-winged zombie meme. Conservatives and their fans see any critical media coverage as "unfair," which is ridiculous. The irony is that for all their complaining, right wingers have Fox News, which is RNC state propaganda TV, yet I've NEVER heard a conservative or their fans criticize their clearly biased and slanted coverage.

@rizon72

3 жыл бұрын

@@careyconley4690 You didn't discredit anything I said about how the media would portray the economy depending on the party affiliation of the President. In fact, I dare say you already know of this bias in the media but choose to ignore it on the grounds of your own political narratives. I've always said, if you agree with what you see on the news, its not because its fair and balanced, its because it is on the same level of your own political narratives. Oh yeah, I stand by my prediction. You know I'm right about it.

@careyconley4690

3 жыл бұрын

@@rizon72 AGAIN: the "liberal media" is a mythical, right-winged zombie meme. Conservatives and their fans see any critical media coverage as "unfair," which is ridiculous. The irony is that for all their complaining, right wingers have Fox News, which is RNC state propaganda TV, yet I've NEVER heard a conservative or their fans criticize their clearly biased and slanted coverage.

@nrkgalt

2 жыл бұрын

@@careyconley4690 Most conservatives now say that they are through with Fox News. They think it is a RINO network.

What was that LOOK on the PRESIDENT'S face? Oh yeah, I think it's called SMITTEN.

(Whirr-..clunk. Whirr-..clunk..Whirr-..clunk) Ignore him . He's hunting wabbits.

Why is the voice so high pitched

It's amazing how far we've come on global warming since this movie came out. Oh, right.

@leeeastwood6368

4 жыл бұрын

Fallon 25, it's bloody cold here as well! it's actually not a hoax, we just don't really know why it's happening. and saying 98% of scientists are 95% sure that it's caused by human beings isn't good enough. that's the same as saying those 5 black men were in central park round about the same time as the white girl was raped!

@toddgaak422

2 жыл бұрын

It's just as much of a farce now as it was in the 90s

@shielahaberecht3417

2 жыл бұрын

@@leeeastwood6368 What are you talking about? You are vague and incoherent.. but still you manage to make leftist insults about racism to total strangers, and then claim "it's cold, and actually not a hoax" ! You debate like a juvenile..all rhetoric, no fact... Ideology, not sound policy. And you do it all in barely literate fashion. And that's being generous.

@leeeastwood6368

2 жыл бұрын

@@shielahaberecht3417, right then. I'm not convinced that climate change is ALL man-made. leftist insults? and 5 young black men were accused of, and I think may have been convicted of raping a white girl in Central Park in New York. it later transpired that the ONLY evidence was that they had been in the park that night. trump, being the moron that he is, took out a full-page advert in the New York Times demanding that they be given the death penalty. it turned out that oh, they were innocent! and when I wrote my original comment, it was bloody cold in Britain where I happen to live. and I wasn't debating anything, I was stating my own opinion!

Michael Douglas would’ve made a great president 😅

And at 2:25 he fell in love

A deal he shouldn't have made.

No difficulty in understanding why she won Warren Beatty's heart and stopped his philandering life style.

asking to get a Donut or coffee or some thing is SO SMOOTH WHEN YOUR the President Wounder how Trump does it

@owenrees7544

5 жыл бұрын

He just grabs 'em by the pussy

@seanrichardteh

4 жыл бұрын

Diet coke by press button

@timdaugherty4014

3 жыл бұрын

@@owenrees7544 Biden just decides who isn't a doughnut.

That sucks he asked her on a date(doughnuts) and no reply. She later was wearing his dress shirt. It worked out.

Aaron Sorkin Presidents are always the best

I’m quite sure I know zilch about the issues Sydney was fighting for....the GDC, the crime bill, fossil fuels, political votes and percentage supports, I saw this movie many times and I’ll never understand it!!! I can’t even explain it properly.

@tiadaid

2 жыл бұрын

It's easy - they want regulations to reduce emissions by 20%. Which is much bigger than what's promised through the Kyoto Protocol in real life.

My life

The real ones are good at acting too. 😂

Isn’t that the door that leads to the Chief of Staff’s office, not he President’s private office?

@michaelbutler9112

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, that corridor does lead to the chief of staff’s office which is further down the hall. But before getting there, one encounters the president’s private office/dining room.

The Oval Office is modern after the wobble and oval the earth axis makes

It's a whole lot simpler and easier to be president in the movies, huh?

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