Product Details

• Actors: Sinbad, Brock Pierce, Blake Boyd, Timothy Busfield, Art LaFleur
• Directors: David M. Evans
• Writers: Tim Kelleher
• Producers: Sinbad, Dale De La Torre, Dorothea Adkins, Jeffrey Chernov, Riley Kathryn Ellis
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: September 2, 1997
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304501668
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,908 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

An underrated actor, Sinbad is very good in this comedy-drama about a Secret Service agent who gets the thankless detail of guarding the president's bratty son. In time, the two become touchingly close, with Sinbad's character providing the kind of surrogate fathering the boy's ultra-busy dad can't give. The plot takes an inevitable turn toward greater drama when the young man is kidnapped, but director David Mickey Evans handles the whole thing very well, and the resolution makes for fairly satisfying action. But Sinbad's presence is an agreeably warm one--though he is also quite funny and original in early sequences when the prez's son is tormenting him--and makes this film surprisingly watchable. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, July 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: First Kid [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Honestly, not a best effort by either Disney or Sinbad. A semi-cute movie intended for an audience of 10-12 year olds who like comedies and enjoy other Disney flicks.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good flick!, February 25, 2003

By 

Mitch Cumstein (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Kid (DVD)

First Kid is yet another Sinbad laugh-riot. It's not as funny as Houseguest, but First Kid is nevertheless worth a look.

Sinbad stars as a Secret Service agent assigned to look after the Luke, the juvenile son of the president of the United States. Sinbad attends grammar school with Luke, to ensure the Luke's safety.

Anyway, several of the other kids pick on Luke because they think Luke is a snobby punk. E.g., in one of the scenes, Zachary Ty Bryan (from Home Improvement) shot a spitball through a straw, hitting Luke in the head. However, Sinbad got even with Zachary - he later shot a huge spitball (about as big as a mini-basketball) through a huge tube at Zachary. It hit Zachary in the face, nearly knocking him out of his seat! I almost lost it when I watched that scene! It was gut-bustingly funny! That scene alone is worth the price of this DVD!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome comedy!, July 31, 2005

By 

M. Waters "Thunder Fist" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Kid (DVD)

Just seeing the name of this great movie brings back a great memory from 1996. At the age of 18, even though I was officially an adult, thanks to being a member of the Fox Kids Club in my area as a kid, I was able to win free tickets to see a prescreening of First Kid because I knew Sinbad's name. My girlfriend on one side and a good friend on the other, we had to travel an hour to get to the theater where the prescreening took place, but if there was ever a movie worth an hour's travel, First Kid is the one! I still remember the loud chorus of laughter, particularly when Sinbad got the bully back with the huge spitwad, and the rest of the movie had no lack of great moments either. First Kid is delightfully funny, but at the same, it has a lot of feel good moments to it, and I truly feel for anyone who hasn't seen it. Great music, great times, great entertainment for all! With First Kid, you just can't go wrong!