Nicolas Cage, Shirley MacLaine

A former First Lady of the US wants a particular Secret Service agent to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can't stand her.

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Directed by: Hugh Wilson

Release Date: March 11, 1994

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DVD Release Date: April 14, 1998

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  • June 13, 2009
    Back when I liked a movie because Cage was in it. was also among first "older people' movies I'd seen. cant imagine it would be interesting another time around
  • January 29, 2009
    Quaint young/old generational gap comedy. Not exactly Harold and Maude or Driving Miss Daisy.
  • January 24, 2007
    amusing story with some great acting both by Nicolas Cage and the allround talent Shirley MacLaine.
  • April 25, 2008
    It's remarkably like the Bodyguard except they don't fall in love...thank god.
  • November 9, 2009
    Having unintentionally stumbled on this film I was pleasantly surprised by a charming Nicholas Cage and an amusingly eccentric Shirley MacLaine. However, these qualities only serve to carry the film and make it passable. Under the odd impression that they were trying to make a co...( read more)medy, Guarding Tess has its moments, but was never meant to be a comedy and fails to have the desired effect. Enjoyable enough to pass the time, but nothing more.
  • August 10, 2009
    Not bad but not great.
  • August 1, 2009
    Nicolas Cage is really cool and I think he's a pretty good actor and I like him, but one can't say that he always does great movies. This it yet another example of that. Shirley MacLaine played an annoying woman who Cage has to guard because she used to be a First Lady.
  • June 24, 2009
    not as good as i thought it would be
  • June 14, 2009
    Talk about a hard-headed woman...Good flick though
  • May 12, 2009
    Gotta see it if you haven't yet.

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