Man of the House (1995 film)

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Man of the House
Directed by James Orr
Produced by Bonnie Bruckheimer
Marty Katz
Written by David E. Peckinpah (story)
Richard Jefferies (story)
James Orr (screenplay)
Jim Cruickshank (screenplay)
Starring Chevy Chase
Farrah Fawcett
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
George Wendt
Music by Mark Mancina
Cinematography Jamie Anderson
Editing by Harry Keramidas
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s) March 3, 1995
Running time 96 mins
Country United States
Language English
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Man of the House is a 1995 comedy film starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and George Wendt (of Cheers fame). Marking Thomas' motion picture debut, this Disney comedy 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.

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Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" which surrounds his mom. However, after Ben and Jack's experiences in the Indian Guides, the two become much closer.

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