Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994 · 96 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.0 (285 votes)
Dir. Hugh Wilson · Starring Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn, Richard Griffiths · Music Michael Convertino

A comedy beyond the call of duty.

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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.

VIBE

A charming, witty battle of wills unfolds as a dedicated agent clashes with a formidable former First Lady. Expect lighthearted frustration and unexpected warmth as their professional dynamic evolves into something more.

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