

Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Shirley MacLaine
Tess Carlisle

Nicolas Cage
Doug Chesnic

Austin Pendleton
Earl

Edward Albert
Barry Carlisle

James Rebhorn
Howard Shaeffer

Richard Griffiths
Frederick

John Roselius
Tom Bahlor

David Graf
Lee Danielson

Don Yesso
Ralph Buoncristiani

James Lally
Joe Spector

Brant von Hoffman
Bob Hutcherson

Harry Lennix
Kenny Young
Director & Crew
Hugh Wilson
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 based on 348 votes.
Who directed Guarding Tess?
Guarding Tess was directed by Hugh Wilson and released in 1994.
How long is Guarding Tess?
Guarding Tess has a runtime of 1 hours and 36 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1994-03-11
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box Office
- $27.1M
- Status
- Released





