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Man of the House

  • 1995
  • U
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
11K
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Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House (1995)
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A young boy refuses to accept his mother's new boyfriend despite his attempts to win his respect. Meanwhile, the disgruntled relative of a criminal he prosecuted seeks revenge.A young boy refuses to accept his mother's new boyfriend despite his attempts to win his respect. Meanwhile, the disgruntled relative of a criminal he prosecuted seeks revenge.A young boy refuses to accept his mother's new boyfriend despite his attempts to win his respect. Meanwhile, the disgruntled relative of a criminal he prosecuted seeks revenge.

  • Director
    • James Orr
  • Writers
    • David E. Peckinpah
    • Richard Jefferies
    • James Orr
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Farrah Fawcett
    • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Orr
    • Writers
      • David E. Peckinpah
      • Richard Jefferies
      • James Orr
    • Stars
      • Chevy Chase
      • Farrah Fawcett
      • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • 44User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Jack Sturges
    Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah Fawcett
    • Sandy Archer
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas
    • Ben Archer
    George Wendt
    George Wendt
    • Chet Bronski
    David Shiner
    • Lloyd Small
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Red Sweeney
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Joey Renda
    Richard Foronjy
    Richard Foronjy
    • Murray
    Peter Appel
    Peter Appel
    • Tony
    Chief Leonard George
    • Leonard Red Crow
    George Greif
    • Frank Renda
    Ron Canada
    Ron Canada
    • Bob Younger
    Christopher Miranda
    • Hank Sweeney
    • (as Chris Miranda)
    Zachary Browne
    • Norman Bronski
    Spencer Vrooman
    • Darryl Small
    Nicholas Garrett
    • Monroe Hill
    Jimmy Baker
    • Young Ben
    John DiSanti
    John DiSanti
    • Romeo Costanza
    • Director
      • James Orr
    • Writers
      • David E. Peckinpah
      • Richard Jefferies
      • James Orr
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    User reviews44

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    8eaglefangs

    Chill Out Haters, It's A 90s Movie

    I watched this today for the first time in years. As a kid during the 90s, I loved this flick. My best friend and I had a HUGE crush on JTT. As an adult, I think the movie is pretty cute but it brings back memories of being a nine year old laughing my butt off and going home looking through my Teen Beat magazine. This movie needs to be appreciated for the 90s movie it was. It's unfortunate people who cry about cultural appropriation try to ruin it for those of us who loved it as kids.
    6Hey_Sweden

    "I'm referring to the emotionally constipated American male over 40."

    Chevy Chase gives an amiable performance as a prosecuting attorney who falls in love with artist Farrah Fawcett (who looks as great as ever). But she already has an 11 year old son (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) whose father ran out on the family. So the kid is wary of letting ANY man into his mothers' life, especially when the mom & child have gotten along perfectly well by themselves for years. Thomas schemes to eliminate Chase from his & Fawcetts' lives, and thinks that when he and Chase join the Indian Guides, Chase will get fed up and quit. But Chase digs in his heels and refuses to do so.

    "Man of the House" is an admittedly lightweight, formula-bound family comedy that does at least have good messages in it about learning to have faith in other people. It benefits from some entertainingly quirky characters, like perfectionist Red Sweeney (Art La Fleur) and mute circus performer Lloyd Small (physical comedian David Shiner); both of them and their sons are part of the group.

    A major subplot has to do with a mafia goon (Richard Portnow) who wants revenge on Chase since the attorney was able to send his father away for half a century. But being that this IS a Disney family comedy, this material never gets too intense, and Portnows' associates (Peter Appel, Richard Foronjy) are portrayed as bumblers.

    In addition to those character actors mentioned, other notable performers such as Chief Leonard George, Ron Canada, John DiSanti, and the ever-endearing George Wendt all put in appearances. The cast is generally good, with young Thomas and his fellow child actors giving appealing performances. The plotting and the gags DO tend to be pretty predictable, but overall the movie works pretty well. Likability and good vibes do help to make up for the formulaic nature of the script, as well as the universal aspect of learning to accept step-parents and step-children in ones' lives.

    Six out of 10.
    rcl-wa

    funny cameo

    I'm just now watching this on TV, and find it an enjoyable but fairly standard Disney type plot, with the usual misunderstandings based on lack of communication. Eventually justice will triumph, I'm sure, with all the usual civilian-vs-bad-guy showdown and broken-relationships-cemented stereotypes, still enjoyable to watch in each new screenplay. I mainly wanted to comment on a cute cameo that I didn't find mentioned anywhere. At the very beginning of the film, establishing the relationship of Farah Fawcett and her son, he mentions how she dated a few guys but they were all losers. They show a few seconds of one of these dates, with the fellow clowning around at the beach. If you watch closely you will see it is Ryan O'Neal!
    MovieAddict2016

    A Politically-Correct, Unfunny Comic Vehicle for Stars Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas...

    There used to be a time when Chevy Chase was regarded to as a funny man. He used to be on an intelligent and extremely hilarious skit show started in 1975 called "Saturday Night Live," but soon left to chase after a film career.

    Well, it's about twenty years later, and where is Chevy? Well, after a few hilarious "National Lampoon's Vacation" films, he's basically nowhere. He was funny in the seemingly endless line of movies (in general) for a while, but soon people tired of his smart-@$$ attitude that made him so famous, and they, his humble audience, turned on him, beginning to despise the poor fellow. Well, I can't really find it hard to feel sorry for him, because he probably still has more money than you or I will ever make in our lifetime.

    The plot of "Man of the House" is less than a simple and contrived one. It is about 12-year-old Ben Archer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and his efforts to rid his house of the man who wants to marry his mom and become his stepfather. The man? Jack Sturgess (Chevy Chase). The mom? Sandra (Farah Fawcett--whose leakier than a faucet here). Jack is a tie-wearing, U.S. Justice Department lawyer who's got one angry Mafia boss on his tail because of a racketeering case he prosecuted. As the film turns out (big gasp), Ben and Jack work together at the end to save the day, and Ben thinks of Jack as a cool nerd. But what about the in-between process, you ask?

    Ben makes an assortment of traps to try and get Jack to leave. He rigs the blender. He makes fun of him. He verbally insults him and makes digs at him. I ask myself what Disney is trying to prove here: That kids are smarter than stupid adults, or that kids have wittier one-liners than adults?

    But Jack stays around (much to the disappointment of Ben), who keeps on working at Jack to make him leave. He eventually makes Jack sign into a boy-scout-type program, where he nicknames Jack "Squatting Dog." This is the best laugh in the movie. If you don't find that funny, like me, then you had better run from this movie, because that is one of many unfunny gags that try to be funny and end up in the gutter.

    The film is anchored in every way towards children, but I ask myself if children really should be seeing a film like this. In "The Parent Trap," two twins formed together to bring their parents back together. In "Man of the House," a twelve-year-old single-handedly tries to rid a man from his and his mother's life. Choose your pick on which film is morally-harmless and which is morally-harmful. Times are changing, and that means films that were once provocative are not anymore. Divorce in films--especially children's films--used to be a big topic. But nowadays it seems because of the countless divorces out there, kids are immune to such things. But Disney is making it worse. They rub it in and open children's minds to things they need not worry about. If you take your child to see this, the next time you argue with your wife or husband your child could misinterpret this as divorce, because through films like these divorce is shown as arguing between parents who then break up. "Man of the House" isn't about divorce per se, but it is about something worse: The times proceeding a divorce. About parents dating again. Sorry, but I don't find this kind of thing suitable for innocent children. Kids don't need to be thinking about their parents dating people, but yet films manage to squeeze such material into countless films, whether they are funny ("Sleepless in Seattle") or not ("Man of the House"). I don't have a problem with "Sleepless..." because it isn't really a children's film, but when you take a children's film and center it ENTIRELY on split couples dating again, children start to think about things they need not worry about. Six-year-olds shouldn't be thinking about dating yet, much less their parents dating.

    The laughs, if you can count them as such, come mostly from George Wendt (``Cheers' '' beloved Norm) and former Cirque du Soleil clown David Shiner.

    Wendt as an Indian Guides chief is the comic treat of the film -- he's a real live wire who packs a lot of heart into a surprisingly agile comic style. If you have read this far and STILL believe this film is for you, then George Wendt's performance can be added to your "why-to-see-the-film" list, because he is, truthfully, the only compelling reason to see this film.

    In the end, "Man of the House" is a politically-correct comic vehicle that forgot about the script and the laughs. To Disney, kids during times like these should be thinking of parents' divorces and parents' dating, because it's happening around the world as we speak, and children need films such as "Man of the House" so that they realize this is normal (for parents to divorce and date again).

    To me, films like "Man of the House" are reasons that divorce and single parents dating is becoming more normal and unshameful in today's culture. It's a paradox, really. Films like these are made because of times like these, when, in fact, times like these are here in the first place because of the films and media that are made to suit to the times we live in.

    1/5 stars -

    John Ulmer
    7FiendishDramaturgy

    Funny, Heartwarming, and Genuinely Sweet.

    As usual, I'm in the minority.

    I love this movie. Chevy is so funny as the step dad to Jonathan Taylor Thomas and would-be husband to Farrah Fawcet. I loved Chevy in this. He plays characters completely off the cuff, and I found his character endearing, but what I really liked about this movie was Farrah. She still shines after all those years, in a completely engaging performance.

    Jonathan Taylor Thomas is perfectly precocious in his role as Fawcett's son, a boy who lost his father, and refuses to accept Chevy as an adequate substitute.

    It's funny, heartwarming, and genuinely sweet.

    It rates a 6.7/10 from...

    the Fiend :.

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    • Trivia
      The only Chevy Chase movie of the Nineties to open at number one, and the last of his career to do so.
    • Goofs
      When Jack supposedly trips on the skateboard, you can see that Chevy puts his leg out much further than usual. Clearly the incident was staged.
    • Quotes

      Chet Bronski: Well, we're all part of the same tribe.

      Jack Sturgess: Right, the Minotauk.

      Chet Bronski: No, I'm referring to the emotionally-constipated American male over 40.

    • Crazy credits
      No bees were harmed during the making of this film. All bee action was supervised by Dr. Norman E. Gary, entomologist.
    • Alternate versions
      During the first Indian guide meeting, Ben nicknames Jack after his pet. In initial releases he gave the name Numb Nuts for his pet squirrel. Alternately (for television) Ben gives the name Butt Head after a goat.
    • Connections
      Featured in Charles Grodin: Farrah Fawcett (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Louie, Louie
      Written by Richard Berry

      Performed by The Kingsmen

      Courtesy of Highland Music, Inc.

      By arrangement with Rhino Records

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1995 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El amo de casa
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • All Girl Productions
      • Forever Girls Productions
      • Marty Katz Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,070,995
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,473,317
      • Mar 5, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,070,995
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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