 Promotional poster for Chasing LibertyChasing Liberty is a 2004 romantic comedy, and is directed by Andy Cadiff. 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, as his suitcase also contained source material about the Oval Office, among other things.
The film received a luke-warm response from critics, 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 Daugter.
Plot
Mandy Moore plays Anna Foster, who is the only daughter of the President of the USA, and just wants freedom to do as she pleases. While on a trip to Europe with her father, she manages to escape her entourage of Secret Service agents, and she meets Ben Calder, played by Matthew Goode. She then travels round Europe with Ben, unaware that he is an undercover agent working for her father.
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
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