Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
Michael Douglas
as Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening
as Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen
as A.J. MacInerney
Michael J. Fox
as Lewis Rothschild
Anna Deavere Smith
as Robin McCall
Samantha Mathis
as Janie Basdin
Shawna Waldron
as Lucy Shepherd
David Paymer
as Leon Kodak
Anne Haney
as Mrs. Chapil
Richard Dreyfuss
as Senator Rumson
Nina Siemaszko
as Beth Wade
Wendie Malick
as Susan Sloan
