Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 12 nominations
- Fraser Robinson III
- (as Phil Ed Van Lear)
- Community Church Meeting Attendee
- (uncredited)
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
- Baskin Robbins Girl
- (uncredited)
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Richard Tanne, all of the main events of the film did actually occur on the Obama's first date with the exception of the community meeting which happened at a later date.
- GoofsThe Obamas actually ate lunch on their first date beside the fountain at the Art Institute of Chicago and not in a park as depicted in the movie.
- Quotes
Michelle Robinson: This is not a date. How's it gonna look if I start dating the first cute black guy who walks through the firm's doors? It would be tacky
Barack Obama: You think I'm cute?
Michelle Robinson: I didn't say that.
- Crazy creditsThe paintings that Barack & Michelle saw are shown during the end credits.
- SoundtracksStart
Written by John Legend (as John Stephens)
Performed by John Legend
John Legend appears courtesy of GOOD/Columbia Records
Recorded at Sunset Sound by Geoff Neal
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- Sep 3, 2016
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- Also known as
- Michelle i Barack
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,304,223
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,868,403
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $6,628,603
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1