First Kid

Infobox Film
name = First Kid


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = David Mickey Evans
producer = Roger Birnbaum
writer = Tim Kelleher
starring = Sinbad
Brock Pierce
James Naughton
music = Richard Gibbs
Michael Jay
cinematography = Anthony B. Richmond
distributor = Walt Disney Pictures
Caravan Pictures
released = August 30, 1996
runtime = 101 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
budget = $5 million
gross = $26,491,793
imdb_id = 0116311

"First Kid" is a 1996 comedy film directed by "The Sandlot's" David Mickey Evans and stars Sinbad and Brock Pierce. It was mostly filmed in Richmond, Virginia.

Plot

Sam Simms (Sinbad) is a Secret Service agent assigned by his superior (Robert Guillaume) to protect President Paul Davenport's (James Naughton) rebellious 13-year-old son Luke Davenport (Brock Pierce) after Luke's behavior causes another agent Woods (Timothy Busfield) to be fired (as well as Woods' bad temper). Simms sees this assignment as undesirable, but a possible stepping stone to protecting the President. He fails to connect with the boy at first, and Luke continues to misbehave, including an incident where he releases his pet snake into a White House party. After seeing Luke get beat up by the school bully Rob (Zachary Ty Bryan), Simms feels sorry for him - he had felt alone as a teenager, too - and they become friends. Simms, a former boxing champion, agrees to sneak Luke out against the wishes of the chief of security Morton (Art LaFleur) and teach him how to fight.

Meanwhile, Luke agonizes over asking the cutest girl Katie to the school dance, which he finally does successfully with Simms's help. On the night of the dance, a backpack is left outside of the White House and Luke is not allowed to go due to the security risk, even though his parents gave him permission. Simms pities him and, breaking the rules again, he takes him to the dance. There, the bully tries to attack Luke again while Simms is distracted, but this time Luke puts him down.

After that, Secret Service agents rush the school and retrieve Luke. Simms is fired and not allowed to speak with Luke, who is crushed that his friend has apparently abandoned him. Luke, under house arrest and with a homing device attached to him, receives advice from an online friend on how to escape the White House and meet him at a local mall. Luke agrees, but it is revealed that his "friend" was in fact former agent Woods, who kidnaps him. When Luke goes missing, Simms is given another chance to protect him, and with the help of a friend he quickly tracks Luke to the mall. In a standoff, Woods says he was planning on returning Luke to the President so he could be a hero and get his job back, but now he wants to kill him instead. He blames Luke for making him lose his job, and even his wife. As other agents arrive, Simms takes a bullet in the arm that was intended for Luke and Woods is subdued.

In the final scene of the film, Simms is offered Presidential duty, but he declines, opting to stay with Luke's biology teacher. Luke, now sporting a black eye under the protection of Nash, is then relieved of his last punishment, playing street hockey with friends, hits the puck in Simms' forehead, ensuing a chase-off between Simms and Luke.

Cast

*Sinbad as Sam Simms
*Brock Pierce as Luke Davenport
*James Naughton as President Paul Davenport
*Timothy Busfield as Woods
*Art LaFleur as Morton
*Robert Guillaume as Wilkes
*Blake Boyd as Dash
*Zachery Ty Bryan as Rob
*Bill Cobbs as Speet
*Sean "Oleus" Sullivan Kid in shopping mall chase

Ratings

* 1 minute and 31 seconds 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.

Goofs

* Revealing mistakes: There is no game cartridge in the Sega Genesis console that Luke is playing in his room while talking to Simms.
* Crew or equipment visible: When Luke gets beaten up at school, a cameraman can be seen behind Simms. (Actually this cameraman is supposed to be a news cameraman. Proven when Luke's mom says you can see the fight "in the news".)
* Continuity: When Luke punches Rob in the nose, it starts to bleed. However, there is no trace of blood on Simms' suit even though Rob put his face on it while Simms was keeping him away from Luke.

Locations

* The mall scenes were filmed at the Tysons Galleria in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
* dance seen was shot at Harry F Byrd Middle School in Richmond for the senators logo on the gym walls and floor.

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