First Kid (1996)

5.7 ? Aug 30, 1996 1h 41m

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Overview

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.

Overview

Genres

Comedy Family

Release Date

August 30, 1996

Rating

5.7 /10

Runtime

1h 41m

Official Trailer from YouTube

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

Fawn Reed

Susan Lawrence

Erin Williby

Katie Warren

Zachery Ty Bryan

Rob McArthur

Michael Krawic

James

Bill Cobbs

Speet

Sonny Bono

Congressman Sonny Bono

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton (uncredited)

Jemar Jefferson

Andre (as Jemar Jewann Jefferson)

Joe Inscoe

Peerson

J. Michael Hunter

Clark

Tomas Arana

Harold

Doug Williams

Eddie (as Douglas MacArthur Williams)

r96sk

5.0/10

Oct 06, 2020

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.

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