My Date with the President's Daughter 

A teenager unwittingly falls for the American President's daughter, and the pair soon find themselves off on a wild adventure.

Director:

Alex Zamm

Writers:

William Robertson, Alex Zamm

Stars:

Dabney Coleman, Will Friedle, Elisabeth Harnois

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dabney Coleman	...	President Richmond
Will Friedle	...	Duncan Fletcher
Elisabeth Harnois	...	Hallie Richmond
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Carol Richmond
Wanda Cannon	...	Rita Fletcher
Jay Thomas	...	Charles Fletcher
Oliver Becker	...	Cell Guard
David Blacker	...	Redneck #1
Marium Carvell	...	Duncan's Teacher
Paulo Costanzo	...	Arthur
Neil Crone	...	Agent Kelly
Nicole de Boer	...	Bonnie
Diane Douglass	...	Phillis
Joel Gordon	...	Curtis
Howard Jerome	...	Larry

Storyline

Hallie has a curse, she's the daughter of the American President. And to make matters worse, it's an election year. But all she wants to do is go out on a date. Fortunately, geeky Duncan has the same goal When they finally get to the date however, a series of incidents could seriously damage the relationship...and national security.

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Plot Keywords:

dress | teenage angst | the white house | president | date | 

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Taglines:

She's five minutes late, alert the National Guard.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Woodbine Centre, 500 Rexdale Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Karz Entertainment, Pacific Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both of the leads, Will Friedle and Elisabeth Harnois, have appeared in Boy Meets World (1993). Friedle starred as Eric Matthews, the older brother of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), while Harnois played Missy Robinson, the girl who kisses Cory while Topanga (Danielle Fishel) is sick in Season 3, Episode 9.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie, when Duncan and Hallie are going out for a second date, the camera pull back to show Secret Service SUVs and a helicopter following Duncan's car. The buildings are skyscrapers, which are much too tall to be Washington DC, as building codes for the District provide that no building may be taller than the Capitol, which is only 287.5 feet tall. (The Washington Monument is the only exception.)

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Duncan: What about the dance?

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Connections

References Sesame Street (1969)

User Reviews

Surprising enjoyable family movie!

Normally I'd avoid any movie with a title like this, in fact any movie with 'president' in it. However, it only took the sight of Jay Thomas (memorable from Cheers and many other appearances) to hook me and eventually keep my attention until the final rap.

Overall I thought this was an extremely fine movie both in content and performances. It was well-directed and good to watch and in fact offered a pretty believable portrait of life in the white house, unlike most bigger budget movies which tend to gloss over the chinks in the armor.

Unusually, this is a movie from the 1990s which can actually be recommended as solid family viewing.