They couldn't have been more predictable if they issued every viewer the script. "First Kid" was a by-the-numbers movie without the least bit of imagination
Luke Davenport (Brock Pierce) was the First Kid aka the POTUS's child. He was everything you wouldn't want in a president's kid: spoiled, petulant, and an embarrassment. In one scene he moons the press and all the onlookers. No, that's not an impeachable offense, but can you say "one term president." That's embarrassing for any parent regardless of his occupation, but infinitely so for the POTUS. If Luke hadn't caused enough shame, he let his pet snake loose in a big party. But we were supposed to feel sorry for poor Luke because he couldn't be a normal kid.
Sam Simms (Sinbad) was the secret service agent assigned to Luke and he was the heel. Think Richard Pryor in the movie "The Toy." It's a common role that spells, "I need a job." Furthermore, it wasn't a good use of Sinbad's talents. This movie was after his heyday, but Sinbad was a funny guy. This movie was a complete disservice to him.
So, what did we expect from the movie? Kid would mistreat his new agent, agent would befriend kid, agent would lose his job, agent would sacrifice himself for kid, agent would get his job back. Every last detail was foreshadowed. In fact, in one scene they told us the climax. Early in the movie Simms was asking Agent Wilkes (Robert Guillaume) about his sacrifice for the president. Wikes said that he didn't think he just acted, but nothing to worry about because no one is going to want to shoot this kid. So obviously, there would come a point in which Simms would have to just act and take a bullet for the First Kid.
There were other foreshadowed parts which were exasperating to watch: Simms giving Luke a tracker so he could track him at a critical time. Simms teaching Luke to box so that Luke can fight his bully. Simms warning Luke about chat rooms which meant that Luke was chatting with someone who wanted to harm him. Simms wanting very badly to protect the president, which meant he'd be offered the job but turn it down because of his affinity for the First Kid. The first agent losing his job for manhandling Luke, which meant that he'd be the one to try to shoot Luke for Simms to then sacrifice himself.
Luke Davenport (Brock Pierce) was the First Kid aka the POTUS's child. He was everything you wouldn't want in a president's kid: spoiled, petulant, and an embarrassment. In one scene he moons the press and all the onlookers. No, that's not an impeachable offense, but can you say "one term president." That's embarrassing for any parent regardless of his occupation, but infinitely so for the POTUS. If Luke hadn't caused enough shame, he let his pet snake loose in a big party. But we were supposed to feel sorry for poor Luke because he couldn't be a normal kid.
Sam Simms (Sinbad) was the secret service agent assigned to Luke and he was the heel. Think Richard Pryor in the movie "The Toy." It's a common role that spells, "I need a job." Furthermore, it wasn't a good use of Sinbad's talents. This movie was after his heyday, but Sinbad was a funny guy. This movie was a complete disservice to him.
So, what did we expect from the movie? Kid would mistreat his new agent, agent would befriend kid, agent would lose his job, agent would sacrifice himself for kid, agent would get his job back. Every last detail was foreshadowed. In fact, in one scene they told us the climax. Early in the movie Simms was asking Agent Wilkes (Robert Guillaume) about his sacrifice for the president. Wikes said that he didn't think he just acted, but nothing to worry about because no one is going to want to shoot this kid. So obviously, there would come a point in which Simms would have to just act and take a bullet for the First Kid.
There were other foreshadowed parts which were exasperating to watch: Simms giving Luke a tracker so he could track him at a critical time. Simms teaching Luke to box so that Luke can fight his bully. Simms warning Luke about chat rooms which meant that Luke was chatting with someone who wanted to harm him. Simms wanting very badly to protect the president, which meant he'd be offered the job but turn it down because of his affinity for the First Kid. The first agent losing his job for manhandling Luke, which meant that he'd be the one to try to shoot Luke for Simms to then sacrifice himself.