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Jun 22, 1995 · Guarding Tess Review. Doug Chesnic (Cage) can't wait to get away from the detail of bodyguard to former President's widow Tess Carlisle (MacLaine) - a beloved icon, but an old battleaxe of a...
Mar 11, 1994 · Instead, “Guarding Tess” takes a sharp hairpin turn, as if Miss Daisy’s house were suddenly burned to the ground by a vengeful pack of Klansmen, a plot twist out of character with what’s ...
Mar 11, 1994 · American Comedy Awards, USA. Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage star in this comic, compassionate look at life after the White House for two former Washington insiders: First Lady Tess Carlisle and Secret Service agent Doug Chesnic. (Sony Pictures)
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- Hugh Wilson
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Mar 11, 1994 · Doug is a Secret Service man assigned to guard Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine), a widowed former First Lady whose favorite pursuits are wearing pillbox hats that match her umbrellas and...
- Hugh Wilson
Mar 11, 1994 · Play Trailer. 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.
Jul 17, 2012 · Guarding Tess works because of the performances by Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage. The plot is a variation on one we've seen before where a cantankerous older person bonds with a younger person after treating them like shit for most of the movie.
Recommendations. A former U.S. First Lady wants a particular Secret Service agent to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can't stand her.
