Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
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1994
1h 36m
6.0(341 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

53 members
Acting

Shirley MacLaine

Tess Carlisle

Shirley MacLaine
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Nicolas Cage

Doug Chesnic

Nicolas Cage
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Austin Pendleton

Earl

Austin Pendleton
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Edward Albert

Barry Carlisle

Edward Albert
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James Rebhorn

Howard Shaeffer

James Rebhorn
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Richard Griffiths

Frederick

Richard Griffiths
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John Roselius

Tom Bahlor

John Roselius
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David Graf

Lee Danielson

David Graf
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Don Yesso

Ralph Buoncristiani

Don Yesso
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James Lally

Joe Spector

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Brant von Hoffman

Bob Hutcherson

Brant von Hoffman
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Harry Lennix

Kenny Young

Harry Lennix
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Susan Blommaert

Kimberly Cannon

Susan Blommaert
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Dale Dye

Charles Ivy

Dale Dye
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James Handy

Neal Carlo

James Handy
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Stephen S. Chen

Jimmy

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Production

Katie O'Hara

Barbara

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Mark Conway

Caleb Harrison

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David L. King

Derrick Hastings

David L. King
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Jane Beard

Kidnapper

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Michael Gabel

Kidnapper

Michael Gabel
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Kelly Williams

Mr. Porter

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Beverly Brigham

Autograph Seeker

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Teman Treadway

FBI Man

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Kyle Duvall

FBI Man

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Andrew C. Boothby

FBI Man

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Sharief Paris

FBI Man

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Gary Glaesser

FBI Man

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Brian Deenihan

Plainclothes Guard

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Julie Kurzava

Opera Singer

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Michael Consoli

Opera Singer

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Writing

Hugh Wilson

The President (voice)

Hugh Wilson
Acting

Brenna McDonough

Doctor

Brenna McDonough
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John Leonard Thompson

Young Doctor

John Leonard Thompson
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Saige Spinney

Waitress

Saige Spinney
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Gerald F. Gough

Store Manager

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George Gomes

James Carlisle

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Bob Child

Shaeffer's Assistant

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John Louis Fischer

Crew Member

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Diana Sowle

Hairdresser

Diana Sowle
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Maggie Linton

Carlo's Secretary

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Jim Hild

Helicopter Doctor

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Will Bellais

Major Domo

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Production

Matilde Valera

Yvonne Hernandez

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Marie Mackenzie

Nurse

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Crew

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

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Michael Echols

Orderly

Michael Echols
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Michael Ahl

Businessman (uncredited)

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Writing

James A. Howard

Store Customer (uncredited)

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Mark Norris

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Mike Rademaekers

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Carolyn Rawleigh

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Noble Willingham

Sheriff Janson (uncredited)

Noble Willingham

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