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*First Target*
First Target
	Film poster
Genre	Action
Written by	Carey Hayes ; Chad Hayes
Directed by	Armand Mastroianni
Starring	Daryl Hannah; Doug Savant; Gregory Harrison;
Music by	Louis Febre
Country of origin	Canada ; United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Tom Patricia ; Jason Hervey (co-executive producer)
Producers	Preston Fischer ; Carey Hayes (supervising producer) ; Chad Hayes (supervising producer) ; Alda Neves (associate producer)
Production location	Vancouver
Cinematography	Thomas Burstyn
Editor	Peter V. White
Running time	93 minutes
Production companies	Columbia TriStar International Television ; KirchMedia ; Lions Gate Television ; Mandalay Television
Budget	$4,000,000 (estimated)[ citation needed]
Original release
Network	TBS Superstation
Release	October 15, 2000
Related
	First Daughter (1999); First Shot (2002);

First Target is a 2000 American-Canadian made-for-television action- thriller film and a sequel to First Daughter (1999) with Daryl Hannah taking over the role of Agent Alex McGregor. The film co-stars Doug Savant and Gregory Harrison, reprising their roles of Grant Coleman and President Jonathan Hayes. The film aired on October 15, 2000 on TBS Superstation.

Plot

The Secret Service attempt to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.

Secret Service Agent Alex McGregor ( Daryl Hannah) is charged with protecting President Jonathan Hayes ( Gregory Harrison) who is facing problems with a powerful group represented by his Vice-President of the United States, and entrepreneur Senator Jack "J.P." Hunter who helped him win the election. Alex's fiancée Grant Coleman ( Doug Savant) is now close friends with the President after helping save Jess' life after the kidnapping, and intends to marry Alex.

The conspirators intend to assassinate the President while in Seattle to inaugurate the cable wire transportation Skytran and they hire professional killer/seductress Nina Stahl and her hacker brother Evan.

With part of the Secret Service compromised and serving the purposes of the Vice-President, Alex faces difficulties protecting the President.

Cast

Daryl Hannah as Secret Service Agent Alex McGregor
Doug Savant as Grant Coleman
Gregory Harrison as President Jonathan Hayes
Ken Camroux as Vice President
Brandy Ledford as Secret Service Agent Kelsey Innes
Peter Flemming as Stewart McCall
Gary Bakewell as Ryan Nicholson
Tom Butler as Senator Jack "J.P." Hunter
Robert Wisden as Brinkman
Jason Schombing as Jack Bryant
Ona Grauer as Nina Stahl
Aaron Grain as Evan Stahl
Terrence Kelly as Clay

Reception

Legacy

Quentin Tarantino got the idea to cast Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill after seeing First Target on cable television.^[1]

References

^ Quentin Tarantino "Kill Bill Vol. 2" Press Conference 2004 - Bobbie Wygant Archive. December 4, 2020. Event occurs at 0:04:31. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via YouTube.

External links

First Target at IMDb
First Target at Rotten Tomatoes

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[KillBill-1] Quentin Tarantino "Kill Bill Vol. 2" Press Conference 2004 - Bobbie Wygant Archive. December 4, 2020. Event occurs at 0:04:31. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via YouTube.

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