Chasing Liberty
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| Chasing Liberty | |
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 IMDB  5.7/10 (3,388 votes) |
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| Directed by | Andy Cadiff |
| Produced by | Broderick Johnson Andrew A. Kosove David Parfitt |
| Written by | Derek Guiley David Schneiderman |
| Starring | Mandy Moore Matthew Goode |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 9 January 2004 |
| Running time | 111 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23,000,000 USD (est.) |
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Chasing Liberty is a 2004 romantic comedy directed by Andy Cadiff about the American President's daughter.
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[edit] Production details
The scenes involving the White House were in fact filmed in a house in Essex, England, which bears a striking resemblance to the real thing. Blueprints of the White House were also used to create a digital replica, which helped make it seem real. These blueprints caused the director some trouble when travelling to Washington DC, as his suitcase also contained source material about the Oval Office, among other things.
The storyline was directly inspired by Chelsea Clinton, who was photographed trying to blend in with other students at a Stanford basketball game.[1] The film received a luke-warm response from critics [2], but appealed to its target audience, and won three Teen Choice Awards.
Another film, released later in 2004 called First Daughter, had a strikingly similar plot. Interestingly, an early working title for Chasing Liberty was First Daughter.
[edit] Plot
Mandy Moore plays Anna Foster (code name: Liberty), the only daughter of the President of the United States who just wants a little freedom to live her life without having to be followed around by so many Secret Service agents everywhere she goes, and wants to have a little fun before going off to college.
On a diplomatic trip to Prague with her parents, she manages to distract and evade her protectors with the French Ambassador's daughter's help, and escapes on Ben (Matthew Goode) Calder's Vespa, who she meets outside the concert venue. She then travels all around Europe with Ben on the way to Berlin's Love Parade, unaware that he is an undercover agent working for her father. Things get complicated with his keeping the secret from her, however their adventure leads to a typical sweet teenage romance ending.
[edit] Locales featured in the movie
Note: The film features the impossible notion of hopping on a train in Prague that goes directly to Venice.
[edit] Cast
- Mandy Moore – Anna Foster
- Stark Sands – Grant Hillman
- Tony Jayawardena – White House Guard
- Jeremy Piven – Alan Weiss
- Annabella Sciorra – Cynthia Morales
- Sam Ellis – Phil
- Terence Maynard – Harper
- Mark Harmon – President James Foster
- Lewis Hancock – Press Secretary
- Garrick Hagon – Secretary of State
- Zac Benoir – Chairmain of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Jan Goodman – National Security Advisor
- Robert Ashe – Chief of Staff
- Caroline Goodall – Michelle Foster
- Beatrice Rosen – Gabrielle
- Matthew Goode – Ben Calder
[edit] References
- ^ C.W. Nevius. "Just ask Chelsea, Jenna and Barbara: Escaping the glare of the spotlight isn't easy for kids whose dads work in the Oval Office", San Francisco Chronicle, January 22, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes Page for Chasing Liberty. Retrieved on 2006-08-24.
