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Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
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.
rating
5.994
runtime
96 min

Release

1994-03-11

Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
as Tess Carlisle
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
as Doug Chesnic
Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton
as Earl
Edward Albert
Edward Albert
as Barry Carlisle
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn
as Howard Shaeffer
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
as Frederick
John Roselius
John Roselius
as Tom Bahlor
David Graf
David Graf
as Lee Danielson
Don Yesso
Don Yesso
as Ralph Buoncristiani
James Lally
James Lally
as Joe Spector
Brant von Hoffman
Brant von Hoffman
as Bob Hutcherson
Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix
as Kenny Young
Susan Blommaert
Susan Blommaert
as Kimberly Cannon
Dale Dye
Dale Dye
as Charles Ivy
James Handy
James Handy
as Neal Carlo
Stephen S. Chen
Stephen S. Chen
as Jimmy
Katie O'Hara
Katie O'Hara
as Barbara
Mark Conway
Mark Conway
as Caleb Harrison
David L. King
David L. King
as Derrick Hastings
Jane Beard
Jane Beard
as Kidnapper
Michael Gabel
Michael Gabel
as Kidnapper
Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams
as Mr. Porter
Beverly Brigham
Beverly Brigham
as Autograph Seeker
Teman Treadway
Teman Treadway
as FBI Man
Kyle Duvall
Kyle Duvall
as FBI Man
Sharief Paris
Sharief Paris
as FBI Man
Gary Glaesser
Gary Glaesser
as FBI Man
Brian Deenihan
Brian Deenihan
as Plainclothes Guard
Julie Kurzava
Julie Kurzava
as Opera Singer
Michael Consoli
Michael Consoli
as Opera Singer
Hugh Wilson
Hugh Wilson
as The President (voice)
Brenna McDonough
Brenna McDonough
as Doctor
John Leonard Thompson
John Leonard Thompson
as Young Doctor
Saige Spinney
Saige Spinney
as Waitress
Gerald F. Gough
Gerald F. Gough
as Store Manager
George Gomes
George Gomes
as James Carlisle
Bob Child
Bob Child
as Shaeffer's Assistant
John Louis Fischer
John Louis Fischer
as Crew Member
Diana Sowle
Diana Sowle
as Hairdresser
Maggie Linton
Maggie Linton
as Carlo's Secretary
Jim Hild
Jim Hild
as Helicopter Doctor
Will Bellais
Will Bellais
as Major Domo
Matilde Valera
Matilde Valera
as Yvonne Hernandez
Marie Mackenzie
Marie Mackenzie
as Nurse
Al Cerullo
Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot
Michael Echols
Michael Echols
as Orderly
Michael Ahl
Michael Ahl
as Businessman (uncredited)
James A. Howard
James A. Howard
as Store Customer (uncredited)
Mark Norris
Mark Norris
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Mike Rademaekers
Mike Rademaekers
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Carolyn Rawleigh
Carolyn Rawleigh
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham
as Sheriff Janson (uncredited)
Andrew Boothby
Andrew Boothby
as FBI Man

Director

REVIEWS
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Geronimo1967

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.