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Guarding Tess Details

1994

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Starring	Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Richard Griffiths, Edward Albert Jr.
Director	Hugh Wilson
Genres	Drama

Guarding Tess

Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine) is the widow of a former United States President. A quarrelsome older woman, she's known for her belligerent manner and her blatant disregard for protocol. For Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage), the Secret Service agent assigned to the widow, standing watch over the cantankerous old lady is more than he can tolerate. After three long years as her bodyguard, Doug finally gets a new assignment. But before he's had the chance to celebrate, Tess has him brought back to her Ohio home for yet another go at being her bodyguard. Tess and Doug may be like oil and water together, but they'll soon realize that they've needed each other all along.

Starring	Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Richard Griffiths, Edward Albert Jr., James Rebhorn, Edward Albert, Austin Pendleton
Director	Hugh Wilson
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles	DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released	Production year: 1994 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jan 2002

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- Likeable comedy of conflicting personalities, played with a lightness and charm by its two leads; its later plunge into melodrama is a mistake.
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  What a lovely film,the acting by nicholas cage and shirley mclaine was brilliant,How a hard heart can be softened by someone caring unwittedly.I loved this so ... read more »
  
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  A brilliant film that explores the challenges that age can bring, the two generations are represented by Shirley Maclaine and Nicholas Cage, both outstanding in... read more »
  
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  Excellent film. Watch it.
  
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  Well this was a plesant surprise! I had never heard of this movie before but I liked the sound of it so I hired it. Took a while to get going but it was well ... read more »
  
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  Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine) is the widow of a former United States President. A quarrelsome older woman, she's known for her belligerent manner and her blatant disregard for protocol. For Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage), the Secret Service agent assigned to the widow, standing watch over the ...