Man of the House (I) (2005)

A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

John J. McLaughlin (story), Scott Lobdell (story),

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Christina Milian

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Ranger Roland Sharp
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Percy Stevens
Christina Milian	...	Anne
Paula Garcés	...	Teresa (as Paula Garces)
Monica Keena	...	Evie
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Heather
Kelli Garner	...	Barbara 'Barb' Thompson
Anne Archer	...	Professor Molly McCarthy
Brian Van Holt	...	Agent Eddie Zane
Shea Whigham	...	Ranger Holt
Terry Dale Parks	...	Ranger Riggs (as Terry Parks)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Captain Nichols
Paget Brewster	...	Binky Beauregard
Shannon Woodward	...	Emma Sharp
Liz Vassey	...	Maggie Swanson

Storyline

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | texas ranger | crooked cop | ends with a wedding | silencer | 

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Taglines:

Protecting witnesses is a challenge. Living with them is impossible.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [uk] Sony Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cheer Up

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$58,633 (South Africa) (8 July 2005)

Gross:

$173,209 (South Africa) (15 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Bel Air Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No one involved with the film could think of an appropriate ending until director Stephen Herek came up with one months after the rest of the movie was shot.

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Goofs

When shooting out the tyre on the bus, Roland aims with his right hand but in the reverse shot the gun is fired with his left hand.

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Quotes

Captain Nichols: [the girls have been fawning over mugshot books] I now know the hottie rating of every ex-convict in the western United States.

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Connections

Referenced in Cougar Town: Flirting with Time (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Tequila"
Written by Chuck Río
Performed by Tree Adams

User Reviews

If You Liked Miss Congeniality, Then You Will Like This, Too.

Man Of The House is about a Texas Ranger named Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) who is hunting down potential witnesses and leads to testify against a mob boss. While on the verge of capturing a potential lead, his partner is shot and he loses his witness. Everything is up in the air and no one knows which way to go when, luckily, five cheerleaders witness the execution of the man Sharp was trying to capture, who is named Morgan Ball (Curtis Armstrong - Who would have thought he would still be making movies long after his most successful stint as Booger has long been dead). After the girls decide to do the right thing, and tell the police, they are held in protective custody until they can capture the criminal who would surely be looking for them. They decide that Sharp will look after them personally and live in the same house as long as needed. This is where the comedy really begins.

The movie is meant to be a comedy, and I think Tommy Lee Jones did an excellent job with it, as well as Cedric The Entertainer. The movie opens like a typical action movie and then goes with the comedy all the way until the end, when it reverts back to that one big action sequence to end it all.

Jones and Cedric made the movie as good as it was. The cheerleaders were simply eye candy, which is just fine by me. My favorite being Barb (Kelli Garner). Jones comes off a little too old when he refuses to let the girls run around the house in the usual skimpy teen attire we all see nowadays, but that is just to show his character. You still get to see plenty of the girls, which is probably as much an attraction as Jones and Cedric.

This movie is a little hard to review for some reason but like I said in the title, if you liked the movie Miss Congeniality, then you will most likely enjoy this one, too. They are cut of the same cloth, so to speak. If you did not like Miss Congeniality, then you probably will not like this either. I guess that is the best way to put it. I enjoyed it for what it was. 7.5/10