Guarding Tess

– Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle, ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Guarding Tess (1994)

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle, widow of a former U.S. President, and close personal friend of the President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed. He wants off her detail. She is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands. Doug returns with no idea of how to continue dealing with her.

Guarding Tess (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Mar 1994

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writer:

Hugh Wilson, Pj Torokvei

Main Actors:

Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert

Plot:

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle, widow of a former U.S. President, and close personal friend of the President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed. He wants off her detail. She is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands. Doug returns with no idea of how to continue dealing with her.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
Metacritic:
46%