A comedy beyond the call of duty.
Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.
Guarding Tess (1994) is a comedy and drama film directed by Hugh Wilson, released on March 11, 1994 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton and Edward Albert. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 358 ratings.
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Shirley MacLaine
as Tess Carlisle
Nicolas Cage
as Doug Chesnic
Austin Pendleton
as Earl
Edward Albert
as Barry Carlisle
James Rebhorn
as Howard Shaeffer
Richard Griffiths
as Frederick
John Roselius
as Tom Bahlor
David Graf
as Lee Danielson
Don Yesso
as Ralph Buoncristiani
James Lally
as Joe Spector
Brant von Hoffman
as Bob Hutcherson
Harry Lennix
as Kenny Young
Directed by Hugh Wilson, written by Hugh Wilson and PJ Torokvei, produced by Nancy Graham Tanen and Ned Tanen.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 358 ratings.
Shirley MacLaine ("Tess") is on good form in this rather daft tale of a pretty cantankerous former First Lady who has a running battle with her Secret Service agent Nicolas Cage ("Doug") as he tries to keep her within his security protocols - an exasperating task that is mostly an uphill struggle. A series of fun face-offs ensue as she and her team - chef Richard Griffiths and chauffeur Austin Pendleton run the…
Reviewed on August 26, 2023
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Guarding Tess (1994) is available to stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Guarding Tess (1994) includes Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert and James Rebhorn. The film was directed by Hugh Wilson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Guarding Tess was released on March 11, 1994 and runs for 1h 36m.
Guarding Tess (1994) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 358 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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