Guarding Tess
A comedy beyond the call of duty.
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy (1994)
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Box office
Grossed $27.1M worldwide, about 1.4 times its $20M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Baltimore
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Setting
Set in Ohio
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Music
Music by Michael Convertino
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Hugh WilsonScreenplay
- PJ TorokveiScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 11, 1994
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $27.1M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Shirley MacLaineTess Carlisle
Nicolas CageDoug Chesnic
Austin PendletonEarl
Edward AlbertBarry Carlisle
James RebhornHoward Shaeffer
Richard GriffithsFrederick
John RoseliusTom Bahlor
David GrafLee Danielson
Don YessoRalph Buoncristiani- James LallyJoe Spector
Brant von HoffmanBob Hutcherson
Harry LennixKenny Young
Susan BlommaertKimberly Cannon
Dale DyeCharles Ivy
James HandyNeal Carlo- Stephen S. ChenJimmy
- Katie O'HaraBarbara
- Mark ConwayCaleb Harrison
David L. KingDerrick Hastings- Jane BeardKidnapper
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