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:

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

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

Also Known As:

A Filha do Presidente (Brazil) [pt]
Des étoiles plein les yeux (France) [fr]
Ein Date mit Hindernissen (Germany) [de]
First Daughter (Greece) [el]
First Daughter - Date mit Hindernissen (Germany) [de]
I kori tou proedrou (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Irtiotto (Finland) [fi]
La fille du président (Canada: French title) [fr]
Travesuras de una princesa (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Una hija diferente (Spain) [es]
Una teenager alla Casa Bianca (Italy) [it]

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

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): James mentions that every state in the union has a town named Springfield. There is no town named Springfield in the state of North Dakota.

Quotes:

Samantha Mackenzie: All I want is normal, Mia.

Movie Connections:

Features The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

Soundtrack:

The Way You Look Tonight

Good but not original

Don't get me wrong, it is an OK movie. Not the best but not the worst either... But is it me or is this movie practically the same as *Chasing Liberty* starring Mandy Moore???? It is basically the same plot - daughter of the president of the united states leaves home seeking for some freedom, falls in love with an undercover secret agent and gets her heart broken - They actually both came out around the same time so it's hard to say if one copies the other or what happened here. But they are definitely oddly similar... Both movies are OK, acting is OK too by both Katie Holmes and Mandy Moore. The ending kind of disappointed me in both though. I am not going to spoil it but it did. I liked the ending of First Dauther a little bit better i guess but overall they were just practically the same movie...