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FilmPG-131994
Guarding Tess
Directed by Hugh Wilson
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… From TMDB
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Guarding Tess is a 1994 comedy drama film, directed by Hugh Wilson, starring Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage and Austin Pendleton.
- 32 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jul 10, 2023 to Nov 4, 2026
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33 of 33 · most liked firstEchoing the great movie sentiment. Other notionally similar underrated 90s movies: Guarding Tess, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Grosse Point Blank.
neutral · AI labelView post →All I can say is every time there is Nic Cage talk ppl seem to ignore Guarding Tess which makes me think I am the only person who likes that weird little film.
positive · AI labelView post →Howdy. Up early assessing the weather for coffee date and decided to stay home in jammies. Watching a movie. “Guarding Tess” with Shirley MacClaine and Nick Cage. Sweet. Sipping coffee. Made bake raviolis last night. Leftovers with Italian sausage tonight. Yum. Loving the rain! Stay safe and enjoy!🥰
positive · AI labelView post →This reminds me of the movie “Guarding Tess”. Such a good movie. President Carter has fully earned his eternal rest and our respect!
neutral · AI labelView post →I would not have expected Dan Aykroyd to come out as a major fan of the movie GUARDING TESS. (I am too, FWIW.)
positive · AI labelView post →Nic Cage plays a secret service agent guarding an erratic former first lady (Shirley MacLaine). Comedy. Melodrama. A bit of action. A #Christmas scene somewhere in there. A third act that doesn't tonally match the rest of the film. It's 'Guarding Tess' (1994). One of #TheOtherChristmasMovies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes. A good example is Guarding Tess (1994), which is mostly a cute movie about a tough Secret Service agent assigned to guard a cranky ex-First Lady. Until the protagonist tortures a helpless prisoner, based on a hunch that the prisoner is lying. That is never OK! It's illegal for good reason!
neutral · AI labelView post →In no particular order: - Wild at Heart - Pig - Willie's Wonderland - Face/Off - Con Air - Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Raising Arizona - Adaptation - Vampire's Kiss - Guarding Tess Stopping at 10, but come on. The worst film with Cage is better than the worst film with no Cage.
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember renting Guarding Tess from Blockbuster. I mean, my mom rented it, but I was there and approved of the choice. XD I also remember watching Family Man. Remember when you could just watch the new <actor name> movie and know what kind of movie you were gonna get?
positive · AI labelView post →Really liked that movie. Saw it in a double bill with "Guarding Tess" at the old I-70 drive in.
positive · AI labelView post →Guarding Tess is a very good movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Moonstruck, close second, Guarding Tess. Not that I've seen many of his films, because he usually just annoys me. Meanwhile, my least favorite Nicholas Cage movie is also possibly my least favorite movie ever. I refer to the cinematic equivalent of sewage effluent that is Leaving Las Vegas.
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★ review of Guarding Tess on Letterboxd boxd.it/98gGIZ
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's distraction movie is Guarding Tess (1994) staring Shirley MacLaine and Nicholas Cage. youtu.be/KXtDa5OTHbc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite Nic Cage film is Guarding Tess.
positive · AI labelView post →Last night on a whim i watched Guarding Tess, an entry in the short-lived "man deals with spunky older gal" genre of the early 90s. It's more or less a slog, McClaine and Cage are certainly good, but the movie wanders about aimlessly, stuck between drama and comedy.
negative · AI labelView post →Remember ‘My Fellow Americans?’ Decided to start my day off with some light political humor with a film that harkens back to simplified history. Might follow it up with ‘Guarding Tess …’
neutral · AI labelView post →GUARDING TESS What a great movie Shirley McClaine Nicholas Cage
positive · AI labelView post →Have you seen Cage in Vampire’s Kiss? Holy moley, that’s one weird and dark movie! I found it rather confusing and ultimately repelling, and it took the film “Guarding Tess” for me to like him again.
positive · AI labelView post →Guarding Tess, a great movie that couldn't exist without it.
positive · AI labelView post →There's a bit in the movie "Guarding Tess" (great movie) where the car ciggy lighter is used as a weapon against a villain. Very Painful!
positive · AI labelView post →✨What I watched (the) last (two) week(s) ✨ Guarding Tess ❤️❤️ Running With the Devil ❤️ Severance: Season One ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Severely slacking on watching Nicolas Cage movies since we started Severance and have been binging that 💀 #filmsky #tvsky
positive · AI labelView post →The No1 movie on Tuesday, March 8th 1994 was Guarding Tess with #ShirleyMacLaine... and she was also the star of The Evening Star (1997), the sequel to Terms of Endearment... weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2023/04/21/f...
neutral · AI labelView post →I like quiet Nic Cage. I like him in Matchstick Men. I like him in Guarding Tess. Hell, I even like him in Bringing Out The Dead even though that movie is piss boring.
positive · AI labelView post →In an effort to tale care of myself today, I have been watching movies from the 90s. Kicked things off with ‘My Fellow Americans.’ It was great to see this movie after the horrid division R presidents have engendered since 45 took office. Followed up with ‘Guarding Tess,’ just because I …
neutral · AI labelView post →Them: Think of a Nick Cage movie. Me: Raising Arizona, Con Air, ah... Them: Guarding Tess? Me: Ah snap, that WAS a good one.
positive · AI labelView post →I've probably seen worse movies, but Guarding Tess is the only film I've ever walked out of. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardin...
negative · AI labelView post →Reminds me of that movie “Guarding Tess.” with Shirley MacLaine and Nicholas Cage, but it’s not gonna have the same ending AT ALL.
neutral · AI labelView post →Guarding Tess might be my favourite Nicolas Cage movie but is definitely my favourite comedy of his. Whenever I see Trump falling asleep at the worst possible time I think of this scene youtu.be/64IfgyEH-g8?...
positive · AI labelView post →@handitup.bsky.social Is that Shirley MacLaine from Guarding Tess? I love that movie!
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) Guarding Tess (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Canada) for C$4.99 Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn, Richard Griffiths Genre: (Comedy) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guarding_t...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's weird that my first memory involving this is the movie Guarding Tess.
neutral · AI labelView post →Shirley MacLaine ("Tess") is on good form in this rather daft tale of a pretty cantankerous former First Lady who has a running battle with her Secret Service agent Nicolas Cage ("Doug") as he tries to keep her within his security protocols - an exasperating task that is mostly an uphill struggle. A series of fun face-offs ensue as she and her team - chef Richard Griffiths and chauffeur Austin Pendleton run the poor old Cage ragged before, unexpectedly, she goes and gets herself into a bit of…
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