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First Daughter

  • 20042004
  • PGPG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
23K
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POPULARITY
3,670
1,820
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Katie Holmes in First Daughter (2004)
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  • Comedy
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The daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret.The daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret.The daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret.

IMDb RATING
5.0/10
23K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,670
1,820
  • Director
    • Forest Whitaker
  • Writers
    • Jessica Bendinger(story)
    • Jerry O'Connell(story)
    • Kate Kondell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Katie Holmes
    • Marc Blucas
    • Michael Keaton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Forest Whitaker
  • Writers
    • Jessica Bendinger(story)
    • Jerry O'Connell(story)
    • Kate Kondell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Katie Holmes
    • Marc Blucas
    • Michael Keaton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 114User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
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    Katie Holmes in First Daughter (2004)
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    Samantha (Katie Holmes) finds love on campus with James (Marc Blucas), her dormitory Resident Advisor.
    College students James (Marc Blucas) and Samantha, the nationÕs First Daughter (Katie Holmes) find themselves falling for each other.

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    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Samantha Mackenzieas Samantha Mackenzie
    Marc Blucas
    Marc Blucas
    • James Lansomeas James Lansome
    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • President Mackenzieas President Mackenzie
    Amerie
    Amerie
    • Mia Thompsonas Mia Thompson
    Margaret Colin
    Margaret Colin
    • Melanie Mackenzieas Melanie Mackenzie
    Lela Rochon
    Lela Rochon
    • Liz Pappasas Liz Pappas
    • (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)
    Michael Milhoan
    Michael Milhoan
    • Agent Bockas Agent Bock
    Dwayne Adway
    Dwayne Adway
    • Agent Dylanas Agent Dylan
    Hollis Hill
    • Agent Colvinas Agent Colvin
    Ken Moreno
    Ken Moreno
    • Agent Merceras Agent Mercer
    Andrew Caple-Shaw
    Andrew Caple-Shaw
    • Agent Dryeras Agent Dryer
    Alex Avant
    Alex Avant
    • Shift Leaderas Shift Leader
    Barry Livingston
    Barry Livingston
    • Press Secretaryas Press Secretary
    Piper Cochrane
    Piper Cochrane
    • Communications Directoras Communications Director
    Adam Donshik
    Adam Donshik
    • First Lady's Chief of Staffas First Lady's Chief of Staff
    Damon Whitaker
    Damon Whitaker
    • Charlesas Charles
    Steve Tom
    Steve Tom
    • Senator Downeras Senator Downer
    Peter White
    Peter White
    • College Deanas College Dean
    • Director
      • Forest Whitaker
    • Writers
      • Jessica Bendinger(story) (screenplay)
      • Jerry O'Connell(story)
      • Kate Kondell(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Samantha Mackenzie loves and supports her parents, US President John Mackenzie and First Lady Melanie Mackenzie, and enjoys the privileges that she has received being the only daughter of the President, but sometimes she wants to be what she considers "normal" which means not having her life scrutinized by the world 24/7. She made the decision to go away to college in California at Redmond University in large part to get away from life at the White House and hopefully assert some independence, this first stint at college coinciding with President Mackenzie's reelection bid for a second term in the White House. As such, he knows that his opponents will exploit whatever they can, including placing even more scrutiny on the family, and having even more threats than usual against them meaning his want for more security. So Sam's college experience is less than normal, being followed by a very visible team of Secret Service agents, who are trained to notice the smallest things that may be of threat to her. This highly visible team makes it difficult for Sam to make friends, with her eventual dorm roommate, Mia Thompson, an initially reluctant one. As Sam negotiates with her parents for more freedom than she is allowed, she gets a mostly cooperative accomplice in Mia in exerting that freedom regardless of her parents. Sam ends up finding another simpatico classmate in the form of James Lansome, who she eventually learns is also her resident advisor. In James helping her find those moments of independence, she falls for him and he with her. James, however, is keeping his own secrets which may further negatively affect Sam's view of her life, of her college experience and of James himself if she were to discover those secrets, which is more and more likely the closer the election date. —Huggo
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    • Taglines
      • The girl who always stood out is finally getting the chance to fit in.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for language, sexual situations and alcohol-related material
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The release date for the film was pushed back after the similarly-themed Chasing Liberty (2004) flopped at the box office. This movie flopped even harder.
    • Goofs
      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

      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.

    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Make a Wish
      Written by Damon Elliott and David Elliott

      Produced by Damon Elliott for Elliott Entertainment

      Performed by David Elliott

    User reviews114

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    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...
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    • marugorlero2
    • Oct 14, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Перша донька
    • Filming locations
      • Plaza Square - Orange, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Regency Productions
      • New Regency Productions
      • Davis Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,055,921
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,002,067
      • Sep 26, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,592,180
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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