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Man of the House (1995)

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A young boy attempts to sabotage his single mother's relationship with her new fiancé in this family-oriented comedy. Ben Archer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) has become protective of his attractive mother Sandra (Farrah Fawcett) since they were abandoned by his father, and he resents the intrusion of anyone else into their lives. Despite his disapproval, however, Sandra has built up a relationship with district attorney Jack Sturges (an extremely low-key Chevy Chase), who eventually pops the

PG, 1 hr. 37 min.

Comedy, Kids & Family

Mar 4, 2003

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Only the smoldering sexual tension between Chevy Chase and George Wendt keeps Man of the House from being a complete waste of time.

July 5, 2004 Comment

Pretty weak little family comedy...doesn't hurt but doesn't help.

September 27, 2003 Comment
Kansas City Star

Chevy Chase can save most movies from the dog they might otherwise be

September 17, 2002 Comment
Moviehole

...as if you need to be warned away from a movie starring Chevy Chase and Jon Thomas.

July 27, 2002 Comment (1)
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Hilarious, well I thought it was anyway. It has Chevy Chase as the worst/greatest step dad to ever live. It's practically the only movie Disney ever released involving broken homes so it automatically gets points for being original. The Mob killing plot that somehow fit in to Indian clubs and bonding sessions was a

May 4, 2010
ythelastman89

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In "Man of the House," Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars as Ben, a kid who's dad moved out when he was real young. Now Ben is 11 and his mom (Farrah Fawcett) is the only person or thing that he's concerned about right now. His mom starts dating Jack (Chevy Chase), and Ben does everything he can to get rid of Jack because he

September 10, 2009
stormyweather980

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