Man of the House (1995)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

James Orr

Writers (WGA):

David E. Peckinpah (story) and
Richard Jefferies (story) ...

Release Date:

3 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Jack wants to marry Ben's mother. But there are strings attached.

Plot:

Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious...

Plot Keywords:

Indian Guide | Mother | Mime | District Attorney | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Jack Sturgess (Squatting Dog)
Farrah Fawcett	...	Sandy Archer
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Ben Archer (Little Wing)
George Wendt	...	Chet Bronski (Chief Running Horse)
David Shiner	...	Lloyd Small (Silent Thunder)
Art LaFleur	...	Red Sweeney (Silver Fox)
Richard Portnow	...	Joey Renda, Frank's Son
Richard Foronjy	...	Murray, Renda Goon
Peter Appel	...	Tony, Renda Goon
Chief Leonard George	...	Leonard Red Crow
George Greif	...	Frank James Renda
Ron Canada	...	Bob Younger, Jack's Boss
Christopher Miranda	...	Hank Sweeney (as Chris Miranda)
Zachary Browne	...	Norman Bronski (Dark Eagle)
Spencer Vrooman	...	Darryl Small

Also Known As:

Man 2 Man (USA) (working title)
Pals Forever

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:U | South Korea:All | USA:PG | Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

All Girl Productions

Trivia:

The game that Ben is playing while Jack is talking to him about the Fourth of July camping trip is the first Wing Commander game.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movies takes place in Washington, but on their camping trip they are in a forest that has much less undergrowth than Washington.

Quotes:

Chet Bronski: [singing] Heyhowaya, Ben! Heyhowaya, Jack!
Jack Sturges: [singing] Fine-thanks-how-are-you?
Chet Bronski: No no, Jack, "Heyhowaya" is the official greeting of the Minotauk.

Movie Connections:

Features Virtua Fighter (1993) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Return To Innocence

Funny, Heartwarming, and Genuinely Sweet.

As usual, I'm in the minority.

I love this movie. Chevy is so funny as the step dad to Jonathan Taylor Thomas and would-be husband to Farrah Fawcet. I loved Chevy in this. He plays characters completely off the cuff, and I found his character endearing, but what I really liked about this movie was Farrah. She still shines after all those years, in a completely engaging performance.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas is perfectly precocious in his role as Fawcett's son, a boy who lost his father, and refuses to accept Chevy as an adequate substitute.

It's funny, heartwarming, and genuinely sweet.

It rates a 6.7/10 from...

the Fiend :.