First Kid
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57% Critic Match

First Kid

He's young. He's wild. He's fun. And he's the one protecting the president's son.

5.7 / 10 1996 1h 41mPG English
ComedyFamily

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Sinbad

Sinbad

Sam Simms

Lead
Brock Pierce

Brock Pierce

Luke Davenport

Blake Boyd

Blake Boyd

Dash

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Woods

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

Morton

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Wilkes

Lisa Eichhorn

Lisa Eichhorn

Linda Davenport

James Naughton

James Naughton

President Paul Davenport

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Mickey Evans's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. First Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker