Man of the House

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Man of the House

PG,

1995,

1h 36m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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13%

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33%

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Despite having a dangerous criminal with a vendetta after him, attorney Jack Sturges has a tougher adversary to worry about -- his girlfriend's son, Ben. As Sturges and Ben's mom, Sandy, become more serious, Ben increasingly ups his efforts to sabotage the relationship, since he has no intention of giving up his prime spot in the household dynamic. Sturges is determined to connect with Ben, but Ben is going to make him work for it.

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David Nusair

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Oct 11, 2023

2/4

...a lackadaisical, padded-out comedy that contains few agreeable elements...

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 9, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 16, 2005

2/5

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

May 6, 2005

2/5

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Aug 19, 2004

1/5

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Kylo M

Jan 29, 2018

I'm very disappointed in the ratings for this movie. There's virtually no other comedies out there about broken families and how hard it is for step parent's to fill the roll of parenting to a step-child. This is absolutely one of Chevy Chases ONLY good movies out there. The rest of his stuff is truly cheap humor garbage but you can actually get something outta this movie. Even if it's just subliminal, this movie teaches step children and step parents to have tolerance & respect for one another, while also keeping things upbeat with comedy. I definitely give this movie high ratings! Whoever didn't enjoy it, needs to check out every single other ridiculously bad Chevy Chase movie...trust me, this is by far one of his only good movies ;)

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Kylo M

Jan 28, 2018

I waited to watch to movie for 4 years and it sucked. I'm triggered.

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James Orr

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Chevy Chase

Jack Sturgess

Farrah Fawcett

Sandy Archer

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Ben Archer

George Wendt

Chet Bronski

David Shiner

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Synopsis

Despite having a dangerous criminal with a vendetta after him, attorney Jack Sturges has a tougher adversary to worry about -- his girlfriend's son, Ben. As Sturges and Ben's mom, Sandy, become more serious, Ben increasingly ups his efforts to sabotage the relationship, since he has no intention of giving up his prime spot in the household dynamic. Sturges is determined to connect with Ben, but Ben is going to make him work for it.

Director: James Orr
Producer: Bonnie Bruckheimer, Marty Katz
Screenwriter: David Peckinpah, Richard Jefferies, James Orr, Jim Cruickshank
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: All Girl Productions, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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