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First Kid

Play trailer Poster for First Kid PG Released Aug 30, 1996 1h 41m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Aspiring Secret Service agent Sam Simms (Sinbad) is none too happy when he discovers that he has been assigned to guard teenager Luke (Brock Pierce), the rambunctious son of the United States president (James Naughton). While Simms and Luke initially clash, they slowly form a friendship, particularly bonding over the young student's issues with a bully. The pair's improved relationship, however, doesn't stop the trouble-prone kid from getting into plenty of antics.
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Susan Wloszczyna USA Today Utterly conventional. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Technically, this thing is just all over the place, and it's hard for me to overlook it... Rated: 2/5 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Fine, a little long despite only being 104 minutes...the chemistry did kick in around the second half, but it's just an implausible, crazy movie... Rated: 2/5 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Goofy '90s comedy with pratfalls and some gunplay. Rated: 3/5 May 4, 2012 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael W This Disney comedy was pretty good. Sinbad, Brock Pierce, Art Lafleur, Zachary Ty Bryan, Timothy Busfield, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The story was dramatic and entertaining. It's about babysitting the President's kid and letting him have some fun without people watching him. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's not great, but it's worth watching. Don't listen to the bad reviews this has gotten. Those people have terrible tastes in movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Joel H 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Starring Sinbad as a Secret Service agent that is assigned to protect the U.S. President's son. The son is played by Brock Pierce, and while he didn't nail every scene, he did a good job acting. Him and Sinbad also worked well together during the film and the relationship between them is the heart of the movie. Sinbad as a comedian works for me about 80% of the time. So some of the jokes I didn't find funny and some of the humor comes from awkward situations, which I'm not a fan of. The drama, tension and villain in the third act all come out of nowhere and move the movie along, but were not set up great. If you like Sinbad or the premise sounds good to you, then check this movie out. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Muito clichê, para a época normal, família rica tradicional branca, filho mimado incompreendido e um guarda costa negro malandrão que se torna um anjo na vida do playboyzinho, fofinho, bonitinho, entretanto clichê… Sempre fofinhos os filmes sobre relacionamentos de amizade e carinho padrão carente e empregado desajuizado, apesar soar forçosamente fake, fofo... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review ashleigh c Two words... snake chat. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member just re-watched it, amusing enough Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Aspiring Secret Service agent Sam Simms (Sinbad) is none too happy when he discovers that he has been assigned to guard teenager Luke (Brock Pierce), the rambunctious son of the United States president (James Naughton). While Simms and Luke initially clash, they slowly form a friendship, particularly bonding over the young student's issues with a bully. The pair's improved relationship, however, doesn't stop the trouble-prone kid from getting into plenty of antics.
Director
David M. Evans
Producer
Riley Kathryn Ellis, Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter
Tim Kelleher
Distributor
Buena Vista International [us], Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Some Violence|Language|Brief Partial Nudity)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.5M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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