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An American Affair (2008) [R]

Featuring:
Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Cameron Bright

Written by:
Alex Metcalf

Directed by:
William Olsson


Release Date:
November 27, 2008

Original Title:
An American Affair

Alternate Titles:
Amerikai viszony
Boy of Pigs
Американска интрига

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Astrakan Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
CH: 12  HU: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 93

What can you do for your country?

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.

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Overview from Open Movies

What if a boy's coming of age included a relationship with a woman in her 30s, a free spirit who paints and who numbers the President of the United States among her lovers? In Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1963, junior-high student Adam Stafford becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell. He steams open her mail, reads her diary, peers into her windows, and hides in her closet. CIA agents notice him; he sees them meet with her and with an anti-Castro Cuban. She hires Adam to work in her garden, and they become friends of sorts. Is theirs an American affair?

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Rankings and Honors

An American Affair (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 17%
Metacritic 31/100
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Co-Producer:
Alex Metcalf

Dialect Coach:
Eddy Shalita

Director:
William Olsson

Director of Photography:
Dave Insley

Editor:
Scott Chestnut

Executive Producer:
John Daly

Fight Choreographer:
Melissa H. Morgan

Key Makeup Artist:
Debi Young

Original Music Composer:
Dustin O'Halloran

Producer:
William Olsson

Prosthetics:
Gary Archer

Scenic Artist:
Claire Sharp

Stand In:
Chad Tyler

Writer:
Alex Metcalf

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