First Daughter

2004
PG
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

29K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

29K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,006

253

See production info at IMDbPro

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
When James and Sam telling each other things they don't know, James says that every state in the union has a city named Springfield. This is not true, as Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming are Springfield-less.

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

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Featured review

4/10

Flimsiest of light rom-com

Samantha Mackenzie (Katie Holmes) has always been a sweet proper girl and the only daughter of the President (Michael Keaton). She is going off to college and the strict Secret Service protection doesn't always fit. She falls for student James Lansome (Marc Blucas). However the president is in his re-election campaign and James isn't who she thinks he is.

It's always odd to note that this was directed by Forest Whitaker, but he seems to like these light rom-coms. And this is the lightest of rom-com especially in the first half. Katie Holmes is playing a stiff character and isn't allowing the comedy to come through. The movie does improve slightly with the twist for about 15 minutes, but then it falls apart with a flat unimpressive ending.