Man of the House

2005
PG-13
1h 40m

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5.5/10

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A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

26K

YOUR RATING

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Teresa
(as Paula Garces)

Monica Keena

Evie

Vanessa Ferlito

Heather

Anne Archer

Professor Molly McCarthy

Brian Van Holt

Eddie Zane

Shea Whigham

Ranger Holt

Terry Dale Parks

Ranger Riggs
(as Terry Parks)

R. Lee Ermey

Captain Nichols

Paget Brewster

Binky

Shannon Woodward

Emma
(as Shannon Marie Woodward)

Liz Vassey

Maggie Swanson

Curtis Armstrong

Morgan Ball

Tom Reynolds

Carter

Rick Perry

Self
(as James Richard Perry)

Storyline

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Trivia
Originally, Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) was to be an FBI agent working in Virginia, but upon receiving the script, Jones suggested that Texas would be a great location for the film. After the producers arrived, they decided to shoot the movie there, and as a consequence, made the main character a Texas Ranger.

Goofs
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.

Quotes
Roland Sharp: I gave up alcohol about 10 years ago.
Molly McCarthy: Didn't like yourself when you were drinking, huh?
Roland Sharp: Hell, I loved myself when I was drinking. It was the other people that had the problem!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Island/November/Last Days/The Devil's Rejects/Hustle & Flow (2005)

Soundtracks
La Grange
Written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
Performed by Wes Cunningham
Courtesy of Mosaic Music

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Featured review

5/10

Man of the House Closes the Door **

Another routine film where Texas cheerleaders witness a murder and are then protected by Marshal Tommy Lee Jones. Jones shows a thick Texan accent and is aging. The guy looks like he has not had a good night sleep in a while.

Naturally, while they are confined, the girls learn a lot from Jones and he in return learns from them.

Nice seeing Anne Archer back in films after a hiatus for her. As English literature professor, Molly McCarthy, her part is small but she shows real professor-like teaching in her class. She is good at giving out the assignments.

The last scenes are exciting when the killer catches the daughter of Jones and the cheerleaders are able to get her off the bus. While the girls are not exactly brilliant, they know do some degree what life is all about. The former also best describes this film which has a few funny moments. Cedric the Entertainer appears in the first and last scene as a preacher with a jaded past.