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Man of the House (1995)

Man of the House poster
Directed by
James Orr
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 192 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy struggles to accept his mother's new boyfriend a lawyer. The lawyer is unaware that criminals are hunting him.

lightheartedfunnyfamily-orientedwhimsicalplayfulgentlelow-stakes

What happens

Man of the House is a 1995 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas (in his debut film appearance) and George Wendt. The film is about a boy (Thomas) who must come to terms with his potential stepfather (Chase), a well-meaning lawyer who is unknowingly the subject of a manhunt by relatives of a man he helped land in prison. It was shot in Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film was generally not well received by film critics and grossed only $40 million in revenue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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