Man of the House (2005/I)

Regista:

Stephen Herek

Writers (WGA):

John J. McLaughlin (story) &
Scott Lobdell (story) ...

Data di uscita:

25 febbraio 2005 (USA)

Genere:

Action | Comedy

Slogan:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | One Way Mirror | American Football | Cheerleader | Farce

Recensioni degli utenti:

Formulaic, saved by Jones, Cedric

Cast

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 Marie Woodward	...	Emma Sharp
Liz Vassey	...	Maggie Swanson

Alias:

Cheer Up (USA) (working title)
Uomo di casa, L' (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.

Durata:

100 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

South Korea:12 | Finland:K-11 | Norway:11 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Luoghi delle riprese:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Curiosità:

Percy's ringtone is Rick James' "Superfreak". Teresa's ringtone is "Tequila" by The Champs.

Errori:

Continuity: When shooting out the tyre on the bus, Roland aims with his right hand but in the reverse shot the gun is fired with his left hand.

Citazioni:

Percy Stevens: Who put that table there?

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Colonna sonora:

Hey Ho

Formulaic, saved by Jones, Cedric

Tommy Lee Jones, one of my favorites, is type-cast as a Texas Ranger. Cedric is a minister with a criminal past, and the girls are just short of interchangeable bimbos. Anne Archer is thrown in to be a love interest for Tommy and does very little except smile sexily at the camera (which she does well... I also love Anne Archer). The storyline is very predictable, with few surprises. So why did I vote it 7/10? It's a comedy, the writing does rise here and there out of cliché, and the stars - Jones, in particular - have perfect timing. I watched the entire movie, laughed periodically (many's the recent comedy that gets no laughs), and, as one must, didn't take it too seriously. 99% of the pyrotechnics occur in the first ten minutes, and after that it's up to TLJ and the cast to keep it moving and, somehow, they do. With less interesting stars to work the lines this movie could easily drop to below 5...