First Daughter (2004)

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Writers (WGA):

Jessica Bendinger (story) and
Jerry O'Connell (story) ...

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The girl who always stood out is finally getting the chance to fit in.

Plot:

The first daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret agenda.

Plot Keywords:

College | First Daughter | Daughter Of The President | Secret Service | Love

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

10:00 AM

FX

Cast

Katie Holmes	...	Samantha Mackenzie
Marc Blucas	...	James Lansome
Amerie	...	Mia Thompson
Michael Keaton	...	President Mackenzie
Margaret Colin	...	Melanie Mackenzie
Lela Rochon	...	Liz Pappas (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)
Michael Milhoan	...	Agent Bock
Dwayne Adway	...	Agent Dylan
Hollis Hill	...	Agent Colvin
Ken Moreno	...	Agent Mercer
Andrew Caple-Shaw	...	Agent Dryer
Alex Avant	...	Shift Leader
Barry Livingston	...	Press Secretary
Piper Cochrane	...	Communications Director
Adam Donshik	...	First Lady's Chief of Staff

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, sexual situations and alcohol-related material.

Runtime:

Argentina:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #40879) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

The movie James and Samantha are watching in the movie theater is The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Director Forest Whitaker was originally set to direct a remake of the 1956 comedy after the release of "First Daughter".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The interior of Air Force One is shown to have loose glasses, vases, etc., sitting on the walls and on tables. All of those items would be secured in an actual aircraft, otherwise they would fall to floor as the aircraft rotates, or if it hit any amount of turbulence.

Quotes:

James Lansome: Lucky Charm secure.

Movie Connections:

References Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Soundtrack:

Sway

could have been better

The best parts of this movie - in my estimation is watching Katie Holmes run around with that tiny blue bikini on, and do the table dance with the blonde wig on. Other than that - it could have been much better. I thought the combo of Michael Keaton and Katie would have made this movie much improved over Chasing Liberty (I also thought that movie was mediocre at best). But in the end, this movie was just okay. The ending was very disappointing also. There was no resolution except that she's got her whole life in front of her. I still consider Wonder Boys and Pieces of April as Katie's best work. I hope she's got something really redeeming up next. I'd hate for her to fall under the Ben Affleck curse (good looking, made some good movies, but then started making tons of terrible ones). We can only hope.