First Daughter (2004)

The first daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret agenda.

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Writers:

Jessica Bendinger (story), Jerry O'Connell (story)

Stars:

Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Michael Keaton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

college | president | daughter of the president | white house | first daughter | 

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Taglines:

The girl who always stood out is finally getting the chance to fit in.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, sexual situations and alcohol-related material

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Filha da América

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,002,067, 26 September 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$9,055,010, 28 November 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises,New Regency Pictures,Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vera Wang designed all of Katie Holmes' ballgowns for this film. (Her originals usually retail for over ten thousand dollars each.)

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Goofs

The paint job on Air Force One is dull and poorly colored. The real Air Force One has a shiny bright blue top, a light blue forward lower portion and the aft bottom is highly polished aluminum. This aircraft is dull and non-reflective.

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Quotes

Samantha Mackenzie: What was that?
James Lansome: I was just saying goodnight.
Samantha Mackenzie: What is this? Is this some kind of game to you James?
James Lansome: No.
Samantha Mackenzie: You don't have to pretend anymore.
James Lansome: You're an amazing girl.
Samantha Mackenzie: Would you stop it? Just stop lying to me.
James Lansome: What could I have given to you Sam? I don't have anything to offer you. You're the President's daughter for Christsake.
Samantha Mackenzie: I have spent, almost my entire life with people smiling at me. And laughing at my jokes. And telling me how special I am, and how great I am, and how nice, and smart. And right...
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Connections

References Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

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Soundtracks

Dance with Me
Written by Damon Elliott and Melissa Jimenez
Produced by Damon Elliott for Elliott Entertainment
Performed by Melissa Jimenez

User Reviews

Not what I expected...

hey it's a cute movie. I expected it to be a lot worst than it was. I read a lot of reviews for this movie before I saw it. I thought it was going to be really bad. But the acting was awesome and they stayed true to the story. Which makes me think it's a good movie. If you are looking for drama and in-dept insight on being someone that is close to the president, this is not it. But if you are looking for an emotional link to what it's like being a person close to the president, this is IT. Katie Holmes did a great job portraying a first daughter. it wasn't really about breaking out and being wild. it was breaking out and being a human.

key scene: father daughter relationship - when you cut off being the president to be a parent....it was key. Especially if you are getting threats on your family's life EVERYDAY.