First Daughter
Directed by	Forest Whitaker
Produced by	John Davis
Written by	Jessica Bendinger and Jerry O'Connell (story); Jessica Bendiger and Kate Kondell (screenplay)
Starring	Katie Holmes Marc Blucas Amerie Michael Keaton
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	September 24, 2004 (U.S.)
Running time	106 min.
Language	English
Budget	US$30,000,000
IMDb profile

First Daughter is a romantic comedy film released by 20th Century Fox in 2004 (see 2004 in film). It stars Katie Holmes as Samantha Mackenzie, a Presidential daughter who enrolls at a college and develops a relationship with another student at the college played by Marc Blucas. The film follows Samantha as she is given a new sense of freedom during her time away from the White House, and the advantages and disadvantages of her college life and education. It co-stars Michael Keaton as the President of the United States and Amerie as Samantha's roommate. Download high resolution version (415x628, 30 KB)Promotional poster for First Daughter, deemed This work is copyrighted. ... Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is a multi-award-winning American actor, producer, and director. ... John Davis is an American film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment. ... Jessica Bendinger is a screenwriter and former model. ... Jerry Oconnell in Mariah Carey Music Video Heartbreaker . ... Kate Noelle Katie Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawsons Creek from 1998 to 2003. ... Marc Blucas Marc Blucas Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (born January 11, 1972 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1978), known professionally as Amerie, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. ... Michael Keaton (born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Batman, Batman Returns and Beetlejuice. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2004; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2004. ... Kate Noelle Katie Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawsons Creek from 1998 to 2003. ... Marc Blucas Marc Blucas Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (born January 11, 1972 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... Michael Keaton (born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Batman, Batman Returns and Beetlejuice. ... Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1978), known professionally as Amerie, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. ...

The film was directed by Forest Whitaker, written by Jessica Bendinger, Kate Kondell and Jerry O'Connell and produced by John Davis. Whitaker likened First Daughter to a fairy tale, characterising it as "the story of a princess who leaves the 'castle' [the White House] to go out in the world to discover who and what she is".^[1] The film languished in development hell for several years, and was further delayed even after its completion. It was not a commercial success upon its eventual release, and reviews criticised its bland storyline, the cloying direction, and an unconvincing performance from Katie Holmes. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is a multi-award-winning American actor, producer, and director. ... Jessica Bendinger is a screenwriter and former model. ... Jerry Oconnell in Mariah Carey Music Video Heartbreaker . ... John Davis is an American film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... // Development hell is media-industry jargon for a film, television screenplay or computer game[1] (or sometimes just a concept or idea) getting stuck in development and never going into production. ...

Plot

Samantha Mackenzie (Katie Holmes), the President's daughter, has been in the public eye for quite a long time. She has recently spent a sheltered existence in the White House with her father (Michael Keaton), who is usually too busy taking care of the country to look after his daughter. Accompanied by Secret Service agents everywhere she goes, Samantha finally believes she has the chance to break out of her cocoon when she is given the opportunity to attend college. Secret Service redirects here. ...

Though still followed by Secret Service agents, Samantha at last feels as if she is leading a normal life. She ends up sharing a dorm with tough-talking Mia (Amerie), and the two instantly strike up a friendship and embrace their new freedom. At a party, Samantha meets James (Marc Blucas), who Samantha feels is the icing on the cake of her new life at the college. But there is more to James than she initially thought, and Samantha must learn that the two sides of her life do not have to be separate from each other in order for her entire life to be content.

Cast

• Katie Holmes as Samantha Mackenzie. The final episode of Holmes' television show Dawson's Creek had aired shortly after she had signed up for the film, and this was one of the reasons she became interested in the project: "It was a movie I felt like sort of catered to the audience of Dawson's Creek".^[2]
• Marc Blucas as James Lansome.
• Amerie as Mia Thompson. First Daughter was the R&B singer's acting debut. Of Forest Whitaker, Amerie said "It was a blessing to work with such a great director. He's an actor as well, so he knew how to get the best out of me and teach me."^[3]
• Michael Keaton as President Mackenzie.
• Margaret Colin as Melanie Mackenzie, the First Lady.
• Lela Rochon Fuqua as Liz Pappas, the President's secretary. Rochon had previously played a leading role in Forest Whitaker's directorial debut, Waiting to Exhale (1995).

Katie Holmes on the First Daughter DVD cover.

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Production

The film was in development as far back as March 1999, when actor Jerry O'Connell sold a screenplay he had written to Regency Enterprises for a six figure sum, with O'Connell also intending to star in the film. Originally to shoot in the summer of that year, the project was pushed back to the spring of 2000 (under the direction of Brian Robbins) to allow O'Connell to film Mission to Mars, and then Rob Thomas was hired to rewrite the script.^[4][5] For reasons unknown, the film was not produced at that time, although O'Connell later received a "story by" credit for the film from the Writers Guild of America. (The film's original producer, Mike Karz, was also credited as a producer in the final print of the film.) Jerry Oconnell in Mariah Carey Music Video Heartbreaker . ... Regency Enterprises was formed in the early 80s. ... Brian Robbins (born November 22, 1963) is an American actor and producer. ... Mission to Mars is a 2000 U.S. made movie directed by Brian de Palma. ... Rob Thomas (born August 15, 1965 in Sunnyside, Washington) is an author and screenwriter, best known for his book Rats Saw God and his television program Veronica Mars. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ...

Filming began on June 2, 2003^[6] on a budget of US$30 million,^[7] and continued into July.^[8] The film was shot on location in Southern California. For the film's opening scene where Samantha descending a red-carpeted stairway, the lobby of the Los Angeles Theatre in Los Angeles was used, while the auditorium of the building was used for a scene where Samantha and James go to see a movie. The Huntington Library in San Marino stood in for the exterior of the building in the first scene.^[9] June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, also colloquially referred to as SoCal, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the U.S. state of California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City  498. ... The Huntington Library is an educational and research institution established by Henry Huntington in San Marino, California. ...

Ashly Menser was one of the younger actresses who played Samantha for the film's opening sequence. Menser, who was chosen by Forest Whitaker from sixteen other girls, said: "All I can say is I am the luckiest girl to have had the chance to work with Michael Keaton and Forest Whitaker and the rest of the cast and crew. I had my own trailer and was made to feel very special".^[10]

Reception

A number of viewers and reviewers pointed out that the film's plot is very similar to the film Chasing Liberty (In fact Chasing Liberty's working title was First Daughter), involving the President's daughter trying to experience life away from the White House. Like Chasing Liberty, the film was not well received by critics. The consensus among the reviewers is that First Daughter has a more realistic yet slower storyline than Chasing Liberty, although in the end it was Chasing Liberty which appealed more to its target audience, winning three Teen Choice Awards. Chasing Liberty is a 2004 romantic comedy directed by Andy Cadiff about the American Presidents daughter. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The film was not a financial success. Opening in fifth place at the box office,^[11] First Daughter ended up with just $9.1 million in domestic ticket sales and $10.4 million worldwide.^[12] It was Katie Holmes' second least successful mainstream film after Teaching Mrs. Tingle.^[13] The film performed better on home video and DVD, where it made $13.14 million in combined rentals and sales.^[14] Teaching Mrs. ...

See also

• Competing films with similar plots

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External links

• Official site
• First Daughter at the Internet Movie Database
• First Daughter at Rotten Tomatoes
• First Daughter at Metacritic