''First Shot'' is a 2002 American

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. It is the third entry in the Alex McGregor film series, the first two being '' First Daughter'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2000).

Mariel Hemingway Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in ''Lipstick'' (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in ...

reprises the role she originated in '' First Daughter'', while

Jenna Leigh Green Jenna Leigh Green (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances as Libby Chessler on the television show ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', as well as for roles on tour in the musical ''Wicked'' and later ...

takes over the role of Presidential daughter Jess Hayes (originated by

Monica Keena Monica Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress. She made her film debut in '' While You Were Sleeping'' (1995), and a lead role as Lilliana "Lilli" Hoffman in '' Snow White: A Tale of Terror'' (1997). She later starred as Lori Campb ...

Plot

After an explosion at an army base that kills several soldiers, President Jonathan Hayes (

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) attends a memorial service and is shot while speaking. It is revealed that a militia rebel group has resurfaced with a vengeance to assassinate President Jonathan Hayes for the death of their brothers. Agent Alex McGregor (

), now the

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, tries to prevent the attack on the President's life, but when the President is shot and agent McGregor's husband Grant Coleman (

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), is kidnapped, the stakes are raised, and Alex realizes she has become a target as well.

Cast

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Agent Alex McGregor *

as Grant Coleman *

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Jonathan Hayes *

as First Daughter Jessica "Jess" Hayes * Wanda Cannon as Kathryn Yarnell *

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as Secret Service Agent Owen Taylor * Steve Makaj as

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Special Agent Judd Walters * Andrew Johnston as Secret Service Agent Brent McIntosh * Michelle Harrison as Secret Service Agent Courtney Robinson * Dean Wray as Adam Carter * Christian Bochner as Rick Knight

Reception

Steven Oxman from ''

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'' wrote about the film: "Director Armand Mastroianni and his team's most significant achievement in ''First Shot'' is to make sure we don't associate any of this with reality. In other words, nobody's concerned about who's running the country when the president is unconscious — here, they're all more concerned with thawing the cold war between the president's daughter (Jenna Leigh Green) and his girlfriend (Wanda Cannon). Believe it or not, there's something kind of appealing about the film's ability to bury its head that deep in the sand".

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lists one positive and one negative review for the film. John Leonard of

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wrote: "The same old militia is back again, this time kidnapping Mariel's husband, and it also bombs the officer's club at an Army base, and quite a lot of clap is trapped".

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* 2002 television films 2002 films 2002 action thriller films American action thriller films Action television films American thriller television films Films about fictional presidents of the United States Films directed by Armand Mastroianni Films scored by Louis Febre Television sequel films TBS original films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub