---
title: 'Guarding Tess (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hugh Wilson'
released: '1994-03-11'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/guarding-tess-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109951/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Guarding Tess (1994)

1994 · 92 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hugh Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-wilson)
- **Screenplay:** [Hugh Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-wilson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Convertino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-convertino)
- **Producer:** [Ned Tanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-tanen)
- **Editor:** [Sidney Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-levin)

## Cast

- [Edward Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-albert)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Diana Sowle](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-sowle)
- [James Handy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-handy)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Doug Chesnic
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine)
- [Noble Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-willingham)
- [Dale Dye](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-dye)
- [Harry Lennix](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lennix)
- [Susan Blommaert](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-blommaert)
- [David Graf](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-graf)
- [Hugh Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-wilson)
- [James Rebhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-rebhorn)
- [John Roselius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-roselius)
- [Richard Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-griffiths)

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