<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $62 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $107.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin . The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss . In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening)--who has just moved to Washington, D.C.--while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill . </P> <P> Composer Marc Shaiman was nominated for the Original Musical or Comedy Score Oscar for The American President . The film was nominated for Golden Globes for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor in a Comedy / Musical for Michael Douglas, Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical for Annette Bening, and Best Comedy / Musical . The American Film Institute ranked The American President No. 75 on its list of America's Greatest Love Stories . </P>

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