Guarding Tess
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| Directed by | Hugh Wilson |
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| Cinematography | Brian J. Reynolds |
| Edited by | Sidney Levin |
| Music by | Michael Convertino |
Production company | Channel Films |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $31 million |
Guarding Tess is a 1994 American comedy-drama 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 whom she continually exasperates (Cage).
The film is set in Somersville, Ohio (in reality Parkton, Maryland) and was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1995 (Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical: Shirley MacLaine).