First Kid

1996
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

12K

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Sinbad, Zachery Ty Bryan, Robert Guillaume, and Brock Pierce in First Kid (1996)

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A former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.A former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.A former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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- 1 nomination total

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5/10

Not as terrible as I was expecting, but also not that good

I didn't dislike First Kid nearly as much as I thought I was going to, but I also didn't think it was that funny. Most of humor depends on whether you find Sinbad to be entertaining or not. He mostly just seems to riff on the scene and improvise his lines. Sometimes it works. Most of the time it doesn't. I found the titular kid to be highly annoying for the first part of the film, too, but I guess that was kind of the point. The story also takes an oddly dark turn at the end, which I wasn't expecting in such a lighthearted movie. I don't regret watching it, but I probably won't watch it again.

cricketbat
Aug 20, 2023
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Trivia
Brock Pierce, who plays the president's son, was on the ballot for the 2020 presidential election.

Goofs
President Davenport's Secret Service code name in the film is "Eagle", while his son's code name is "Prince". In real life, the Secret Service always assigns the First Family code names that begin with the same letter.

Quotes
Wilkes: This is the black tie affair!
Sam Simms: I know, sir and I got it covered. I'm black and I'm wearing a tie.

Alternate versions
1m 31s were cut when the film was originally rated due to the hostage attack in the shopping mall. The BBFC felt that this and the sudden onslaught of violence were too heavy for 'PG'. In 2002, all cuts were waived for a 'PG' rating.