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Guarding Tess

6.0/10
TMDB367 votes
1994Original: English96 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn

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About Guarding Tess

A comedy beyond the call of duty.

Guarding Tess (1994) is a film in the comedy, drama genres. Directed by Hugh Wilson. The cast includes Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert.

Released
1994-03-11
Original language
English
Runtime
96 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Channel Films, TriStar Pictures
Directors
Hugh Wilson
Writers
Hugh Wilson, PJ Torokvei

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Audience reviews

6.0/10 from 367 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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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 poor…

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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 poor old Cage ragged before, unexpectedly, she goes and gets herself into a bit of bother that mobilises just about the entire nation. "Tess" has got some good one-liners and there is a fair amount of chemistry between the pair as their love/hate relationship begins to pan out in this quite watchable comedy drama.

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What is Guarding Tess about?

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.

Who stars in Guarding Tess?

Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn, Richard Griffiths. See the cast cards above for character names.

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