Guarding Tess (1994): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Guarding Tess (1994) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. A comedy beyond the call of duty.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Shirley MacLaine as Tess Carlisle; Nicolas Cage as Doug Chesnic; Austin Pendleton as Earl; Edward Albert as Barry Carlisle; James Rebhorn as Howard Shaeffer; Richard Griffiths as Frederick; John Roselius as Tom Bahlor; David Graf as Lee Danielson

About Guarding Tess

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 her whims and demands.

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