10 Michael Keaton Movies You've Never Even Heard Of
9. First Daughter
What is it?: Keaton as tenant of the White House. He looks like he'd rather jump on a table than chair a meeting round it. In 2004 Keaton featured in a tale which no doubt many girls around the world can relate to - being the daughter of the President of the United States. Katie Holmes starred as Samantha, who did all her teen moping around the White House while Dad John tried to do trivial things like avert nuclear war and try to figure out who the British Prime Minister is. There wasn't a huge amount for Keaton to do aside from dye his hair and look all at sea as the Leader of the Free World. The surprising choice behind the megaphone was Forest Whitaker, another serious talent who I guess required something undemanding to pay the bills for a few months. Holmes is a likeable performer but if Keaton's in the room I really want to see a movie about him thank you very much.
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