My Date with the President's Daughter
| My Date with the President's Daughter | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Written by | William Robertson Alex Zamm |
| Directed by | Alex Zamm |
| Starring | Dabney Coleman Will Friedle Elisabeth Harnois Mimi Kuzyk Jay Thomas |
| Theme music composer | Chris Hajian |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kevin Inch |
| Cinematography | Albert J. Dunk |
| Editor | Jimmy Hill |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 19, 1998 |
My Date with the President's Daughter is a 1998 television film produced by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Walt Disney.[1] The film premiered as part of ABC's revival of The Wonderful World of Disney. It was shot in various locations around Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Plot
Duncan Fletcher (Will Friedle) is an average teenager in search of a date to his school's spring dance. At the mall with his friends, he meets a girl named Hallie (Elisabeth Harnois), who happens to be the daughter of the President of the United States, George Richmond (Dabney Coleman). Duncan, not realizing this, asks her to his school's dance. She accepts and gives him her address and he replies by telling her he will pick her up at 7:00.
That night, Duncan's father (Jay Thomas) declines his request to borrow the company car, a red BMW 525i. Duncan takes the company car anyway and goes to Hallie's to pick her up, only to end up at the White House. He does not realize she is the president's daughter, and at first believes Hallie was playing a joke on him. When he enters, Hallie has Duncan meet her father, and Duncan is informed that there are limitations on where they can and cannot go, and that the Secret Service will be with them the entire time. Though Hallie says that she and Duncan are only going to dinner and a movie, she and Duncan sneak away from the Secret Service at the movie theater after sharing a kiss. They go shopping and buy new clothes with Duncan's father's credit card. As they encounter many obstacles throughout the night, both their fathers search for them through the city, resulting in their arrest for a traffic violation when a traffic cop fails to recognize the President. Duncan and Hallie both manage to return home safely, but are unhappy as they realize after their first kiss how much they like each other.
Though they never make it to the dance, Duncan feels satisfied with the outcome of the date. Though Duncan's father grounds him, he begins to spend more time with his son until he learns that Duncan used his father's credit card. When President Richmond arrives at Duncan's school to thank him for Hallie's date, he allows Duncan to continue seeing Hallie and strikes up a friendship with Duncan's family. As a result, Duncan's reputation at school improves from his status as the boyfriend of the President's daughter and Duncan's father is promoted at work after his boss is allowed to meet the President and play golf with him. Hallie and Duncan are able to pursue a real relationship and happily go on a second date with the President's approval and the Secret Service SUVs and Marine One accompanying them.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dabney Coleman | President George Richmond |
| Will Friedle | Duncan Fletcher |
| Elisabeth Harnois | Hallie Richmond |
| Mimi Kuzyk | First Lady Carol Richmond |
| Wanda Cannon | Rita Fletcher |
| Jay Thomas | Charles Fletcher |
| Oliver Becker | Cell Guard |
| David Blacker | Redneck #1 |
| Marium Carvell | Duncan's Teacher |
| Paulo Costanzo | Arthur |
| Neil Crone | Agent Kelly |
| Nicole de Boer | Bonnie |
| Diane Douglass | Phillis |
| Joel Gordon | Curtis |
| Howard Jerome | Larry |
| Chantal Leblanc-Everett | Tracy Fletcher |
| Dan Lett | Agent McKible |
| Jim Millington | Herb Witherspoon |
| Frank Moore | Dan Thornhill |
| Dave Nichols | Agent Schneider |
| Grant Nickalls | Steve Ellinger |
| Karl Pruner | Paul Klondike |
| Ron Reagan | Guard |
| Adam Reid | Reid Bosshardt |
| Garry Robbins | Biker #1 |
| Alison Sealy-Smith | Protester Woman |
| Sandi Stahlbrand | Reporter |
| Rob Stefaniuk | Otto |
| Scott Wickware | Duncan's Mother's Friend |
| Gordon Michael Woolvett | Clyde |
| Matt Birman | Secret Service Agent |
| Patrick Gallagher | |
| Polly Shannon | Cashier |
Soundtrack
The film featured the aptly titled song "My Date with the President's Daughter" by the aptly named band The Presidents of the United States of America, describing events similar to those in the plot. The film also features the jazz song "Moonlight Magic" performed by Alan Moorhouse.