First Daughter (2004)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

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:

Chocolate Cake | Daughter Of The President | First Love | College Roommate | Undercover Agent

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:

DTS | Dolby Digital

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:

Vera Wang designed all of Katie Holmes' ballgowns for this film. (Her originals usually retail for over $10,000 each.)

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Samantha takes Mia and James to the dance, right after President Mackenzie says he wants to dance with his wife, the band starts playing. The trumpets are heard to be playing with Harmon mutes, however, the trumpets sitting on stage have no mutes in.

Quotes:

James Lansome: Your face. No no, you're all right. The look you get. It's like... It's like the first time I rode my bike without training wheels. It's like you're experiencing everything for the first time.
Samantha Mackenzie: I am.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Hail to the Chief

Great movie.

I must be a romantic at heart. I loved the movie, it was great. My two kids loved it. There are not that many movies (that are not animated) that kids can watch. My kids are not the 1st graders, nor are they the pre teens. They fall into the middle, and they loved it. They had a slumber party of kids to watch it in surround sound. The soundtrack is awesome, and the movie flowed very well. Its the type of movie that leaves you with a happy heart and wanting more. Katie was beautiful, my own husband thought she was stunning. Marc was great too, he does the movie very well. The kids keep bugging us wanting to know when part two is coming out. I do hope they do it and not think the reviews were acceptable and back out. They did leave the opening for it, and it would be a lovely ending to the story. Forest Whitaker - Hats off to you. It was excellent.