First Daughter (2004)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

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:

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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	12:00 PM	FX
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

Colour:

Colour

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 release date for the film was pushed back after the similarly themed Chasing Liberty (2004) flopped at the box office.

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: Actually, I think I completely understand what you're going through.
Samantha Mackenzie: You do?
James Lansome: This one time, I won the class spelling bee. I couldn't get from point A to point B without people watching my every move. I had to avoid the press, the paparazzi. And the women. My God, the women, Sam. The number of training bras left in my locker could fill the support needs of an entire country.

Movie Connections:

References The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

Soundtrack:

Knights

I hated this film at first

but as the plot unraveled I grew into it. Katie Holmes and Marc Blucas have such amazing chemistry in this film. Amerie Rogers makes a brilliant acting debut as well and overall this is a beautiful tribute to the old-fashioned fairytale Cinderella-like love stories we all know and love. I saw this film twice, once in original widescreen and the second time in full screen with the actors' commentaries which was so funny and informative. If you haven't seen the film with the commentaries, please try and do so because you will learn so much more about the film and a lot of other stuff is explained too. The soundtrack is amazing!