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ERA
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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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First Kid
"He's young. He's wild. He's fun. And he's the one protecting the president's son."
1996 1h 41m EN
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5.8
MID
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21%
ROTTEN
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48
METACRITIC
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5.3
IMDB
★5.8TMDB · 211🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 11,932
ComedyFamily
Synopsis
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Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.
“He's young. He's wild. He's fun. And he's the one protecting the president's son.”
Cast
Sinbad
Sam Simms
Brock Pierce
Luke Davenport
Blake Boyd
Dash
Timothy Busfield
Woods
Art LaFleur
Morton
Robert Guillaume
Wilkes
Lisa Eichhorn
Linda Davenport
James Naughton
President Paul Davenport
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Mickey Evans
- Writers
- Tim Kelleher
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by David Mickey Evans, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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ERA
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Editor Harry Keramidas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sinbad and Brock Pierce and Blake Boyd carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "He's young. He's wild. He's fun. And he's the one protecting the president's son.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0116311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Mickey Evans directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. Harry Keramidas cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by David Mickey Evans, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Harry Keramidas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Sinbad and Brock Pierce and Blake Boyd carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "He's young. He's wild. He's fun. And he's the one protecting the president's son.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0116311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Original score
- Richard Gibbs
- Editing
- Harry Keramidas
- Production design
- Chester Kaczenski
- Costume design
- Grania Preston
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
- IMDB
- First Kid (1996)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 21% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 48/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.3/10 · 11,932 votes
- MPAA
- PG
- US box office
- $26,491,793
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
David Mickey Evans
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What people are saying
- r96sk★ 5/10
My expectations for <em>'First Kid'</em> were very low, in that regard it's actually marginally better than I thought it would be. Still, it's a film I most certainly wouldn't recommend. Sinbad gives the most noteworthy performance of the cast, in his role as Simms. Even so, it isn't anything great or memorable from him. All of the others aren't worth mentioning, though it is cool to see Rafiki himself, Robert Guillaume, make an appearance - I didn't actually know what he looked like before watching, but in one of his early scenes he laughs and I knew instantly it was that man. The plot is what lets this down. Just a quick glance at the cover gives off negative vibes, while the opening few scenes don't give you any more confidence either. It's extremely predictable, as well as being rather messy - you don't see the villain until the final 20-25 minutes, so are waiting for around 70mins for the obvious to come to fruition. I've seen worse from live-action Disney, but it's still a poor attempt from the studio.
Production companies
Who made it
Caravan Pictures
US
Walt Disney Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerRoger Birnbaum
- Executive ProducerDale De La Torre
- ProducerRiley Kathryn Ellis
- Executive ProducerSinbad
- EditorHarry Keramidas
- Executive ProducerTim Kelleher
- Production DesignChester Kaczenski
- Costume DesignGrania Preston
- Co-ProducerJeffrey Chernov
- CastingJoseph Middleton
- CastingShari Rhodes
- Unit Production ManagerBill Draper
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- assassination
- usa president
- the white house
- transporter
- date
- bodyguard
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1996-08-30PG
Also known as
International titles
- Mr. Präsident JuniorAT
