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Man of the House (2005) -- Tommy Lee Jones stars as a Texas Ranger who must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

Overview

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Director:
Stephen Herek
Writers (WGA):
John J. McLaughlin (story) &
Scott Lobdell (story) ...
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Release Date:
25 February 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy more
Tagline:
Protecting witnesses is a challenge. Living with them is impossible.
Plot:
A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
If You Liked Miss Congeniality, Then You Will Like This, Too. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tommy Lee Jones ... Ranger Roland Sharp

Cedric the Entertainer ... Percy Stevens

Christina Milian ... Anne

Paula Garcés ... Teresa (as Paula Garces)

Monica Keena ... Evie

Vanessa Ferlito ... Heather

Kelli Garner ... Barbara 'Barb' Thompson

Anne Archer ... Professor Molly McCarthy

Brian Van Holt ... Agent Eddie Zane

Shea Whigham ... Ranger Holt

Terry Parks ... Ranger Riggs

R. Lee Ermey ... Captain Nichols

Paget Brewster ... Binky

Shannon Woodward ... Emma Sharp

Liz Vassey ... Maggie Swanson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cheer Up (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nicky Katt paid a visit to the set during filming at the stadium at the University of Texas. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the Hex, Tommy Lee Jones is holding a candle that goes out and is re-lit. The candle is short at this point. Near the end of the scene he holds the candle up and it's much longer. more
Quotes:
Percy Stevens: Who put that table there? more
Movie Connections:
References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Old Five and Dimers Like Me more

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34 out of 48 people found the following comment useful:-
If You Liked Miss Congeniality, Then You Will Like This, Too., 1 March 2005
Author: BigHardcoreRed from Calimesa, California

Man Of The House is about a Texas Ranger named Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) who is hunting down potential witnesses and leads to testify against a mob boss. While on the verge of capturing a potential lead, his partner is shot and he loses his witness. Everything is up in the air and no one knows which way to go when, luckily, five cheerleaders witness the execution of the man Sharp was trying to capture, who is named Morgan Ball (Curtis Armstrong - Who would have thought he would still be making movies long after his most successful stint as Booger has long been dead). After the girls decide to do the right thing, and tell the police, they are held in protective custody until they can capture the criminal who would surely be looking for them. They decide that Sharp will look after them personally and live in the same house as long as needed. This is where the comedy really begins.

The movie is meant to be a comedy, and I think Tommy Lee Jones did an excellent job with it, as well as Cedric The Entertainer. The movie opens like a typical action movie and then goes with the comedy all the way until the end, when it reverts back to that one big action sequence to end it all.

Jones and Cedric made the movie as good as it was. The cheerleaders were simply eye candy, which is just fine by me. My favorite being Barb (Kelli Garner). Jones comes off a little too old when he refuses to let the girls run around the house in the usual skimpy teen attire we all see nowadays, but that is just to show his character. You still get to see plenty of the girls, which is probably as much an attraction as Jones and Cedric.

This movie is a little hard to review for some reason but like I said in the title, if you liked the movie Miss Congeniality, then you will most likely enjoy this one, too. They are cut of the same cloth, so to speak. If you did not like Miss Congeniality, then you probably will not like this either. I guess that is the best way to put it. I enjoyed it for what it was. 7.5/10

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