LBJ (film) Liz Glotzer, and Tim and Trevor White. Principal photography on the film began in New Orleans on September 21, 2015. It was also shot in Baton Rouge, Dallas, and Washington. Principal photography wrapped in December 2015. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. Shortly after, Electric Entertainment and Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. It was theatrically released on November 3, 2017. "LBJ" debuted to $1.1 million at 659 theaters, finishing 14th at the box office. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of
The American President Minnesota senator Howard Stackhouse (George Coe) in the two "West Wing" episodes "The Stackhouse Filibuster" and "The Red Mass". In the same way, the French President attending a state dinner in "The American President" seems to be the same President d'Astier that is often referred to in the "West Wing". Several actors from "The American President" reappear in "The West Wing", including Martin Sheen (whose character in "The American President", A.J., is at one point accused by Shepherd of lacking the courage to run for office himself) as President Josiah Bartlet, Anna Deavere Smith as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy