An American Daughter
Brief Synopsis
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Lyssa Dent Hughes is the privileged, well-educated daughter of a well-known Republican senator and fifth-generation granddaughter of Ulysses S. Grant. She is the wife of a professor, a mother, a prominent health expert, and the president's nominee for surgeon general. When the media discovers that s
Cast & Crew
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Sheldon Larry
Director
Christine Lahti
Lyssa Dent Hughes
Lynne Thigpen
Dr Judith B Kaufman
Tom Skerritt
Walter Abrahmson
Jay Thomas
Timber Tucker
Mark Feuerstein
Morrow Mccarthy
Film Details
Also Known As
American Daughter, Trial By Media
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Cbs Studios; F Stop Inc; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Larson Sound Center; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Lyssa Dent Hughes is the privileged, well-educated daughter of a well-known Republican senator and fifth-generation granddaughter of Ulysses S. Grant. She is the wife of a professor, a mother, a prominent health expert, and the president's nominee for surgeon general. When the media discovers that she once failed to respond to jury duty, her career and personal life are threatened as the simple error snowballs.
Director
Sheldon Larry
Director
Cast
Christine Lahti
Lyssa Dent Hughes
Lynne Thigpen
Dr Judith B Kaufman
Tom Skerritt
Walter Abrahmson
Jay Thomas
Timber Tucker
Mark Feuerstein
Morrow Mccarthy
Stanley Anderson
Senator Alan Hughes
Blake Lindsley
Quincy Quince
Cynthia Harris
Charlotte "Chubby" Hughes
Scott Michael Campbell
Billy
Matt Weinberg
Nicholas
Will Rothhaar
Kip
Caroline Aaron
Veronica
Teri Austin
Greta
Karen Kim
Hope
Jane Carr
Patient
Susan Krebs
Spicey
John Prosky
Tom Reynolds
Ping Wu
Dr Chin
Stanley Kamel
Dr Blumberg
Wendy Schenker
Mrs Blumberg
Ana Mercedes
Carmelita
Daniel Escobar
Hairdresser
Leslie Windram
Makeup Artist
Anthony Diaz Perez
Secretary Gutierrez
Terry Anzur
Reporter No 1
Ted Garcia
Reporter No 2
Lynne Marie Stewart
Woman In Grocery Store
Audrey Wasilewski
Shopper
Rob Nagle
Director
Richard Saxton
Tv Announcer
Crew
Abby Adams
Executive Producer
Ryan D Adams
Post-Production Coordinator
Heather Allyn
Assistant
Mitch Altman
Assistant
John Asman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Bartels
Key Grip
Mel A Bishop
Executive In Charge Of Production
Sam Black
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Bornstein
Editor
Scott Buckwald
Property Master
Brigitte Bugayong
Makeup Artist
Bert Dunk
Director Of Photography
Fred Eldridge
Other
Libby Goldstein
Casting
Terry Gould
Producer
Jeanne Byrd Hall
Script Supervisor
Stacey Hartley
Production Coordinator
Gabor Heiligenberg
Hair Stylist
Tony Hobbs
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Chad S Hoffman
Executive Producer
Wes Irwin
Post-Production Supervisor
David B Jarrell
Gaffer
Eric Klosterman
Location Manager
Junie Lowry-johnson
Casting
Phil Marshall
Music
Conte Matal
Assistant Director
Karen Mathey
Set Decorator
Sean Mckinley
Assistant Editor
Tom Mckinley
Costumes
M. Ross Michaels
Production Accountant
Elizabeth Missan Yost
Associate Producer
Paul Reader
Publicity
Robert Schwartz
Executive Producer
Jay Smith
Assistant Director
Alfred Sole
Production Designer
Roger Still
Transportation Coordinator
Douglas Tourtelot
Sound Mixer
Wendy Wasserstein
Play As Source Material
Wendy Wasserstein
Executive Producer
Wendy Wasserstein
Screenwriter
Burt Weinstein
Sound Editor
David Weishaar
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J Wilson
Line Producer
Robert J Wilson
Unit Production Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
American Daughter, Trial By Media
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Cbs Studios; F Stop Inc; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Larson Sound Center; Lifetime Entertainment Television; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States June 5, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2001
Began shooting October 27, 1999.
