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Guarding Tess is a american film of genre Drama directed by Hugh Wilson released in USA on 11 march 1994 with Shirley MacLaine
Guarding Tess (1994)
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Add to a movie listGuarding Tess is a 1994 film starring Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage, directed by Hugh Wilson.
MacLaine plays a fictional former First Lady protected by an entourage of Secret Service agents led by one she continually exasperates (Cage).
The film is set in Somersville, Ohio (played by Parkton, Maryland) and nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1995 (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical: Shirley MacLaine).
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Doug Chesnic is a Secret Service agent who takes great pride in his job, performing his duties with the utmost professionalism. His assignment for the last three years has been a severe test of his patience. Doug is in charge of a team stationed in Ohio to protect Tess Carlisle, the widow of a former U.S. President.Actors
Shirley MacLaine
(Tess Carlisle)
Nicolas Cage
(Doug Chesnic)
Austin Pendleton
(Earl)
Edward Albert
(Barry Carlisle)
James Rebhorn
(Howard Shaeffer)
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