Mr. Nanny

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Mr. Nanny
Directed by	Michael Gottlieb
Produced by	Robert Engelman
Written by	Michael Gottlieb, Edward Rugoff
Starring	Hulk Hogan David Johansen Sherman Hemsley Robert Hy Gorman Madeline Zima Austin Pendleton
Music by	David Johansen, Brian Koonin
Distributed by	New Line Cinema (US)
Release date(s)	October 8, 1993
Running time	84 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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Mr. Nanny is a 1993 film starring professional wrestler Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea.

[edit] Plot

The protagonist is Sean Armstrong (Hogan), an ex-wrestler turned bodyguard under the management of his friend and former coach Burt Wilson (Hemsley) who is suffering from wrestler-days' nightmares and financial difficulties. With much whining and acting, Burt manages to persuade Sean to take another job for Alex Mason, Sr. (Pendleton), the head of a prestigious tech firm which is developing a new anti-missile system. The vital information for this project is stored on a microchip. But it's neither the inventor nor the chip Sean has to guard - he is to look after Mason's two kids: Alex jr. (Gorman) and Katie (Zima).

As it turns out, Alex and Katie are two highly mischievous brats who vie for their often-too-absent father's attention by wreaking havoc in the household via elaborate pranks and booby-traps, with their specialty targets being the nannies he has assigned to take care of them (Mason is widowed); Sean witnesses the last nanny jumping into the fountain in front of the house to extinguish the fire in her hair. However, their father proves to be either too distracted or too lenient, which causes the children to continue their schemes. Thinking that he is a new (albeit unusual) replacement, they find a new target in Sean. But after one prank too many (which involves a swimming pool full of red dye), Sean finally exerts his authority and not only gets to quiet Alex and Katie down, he also manages to open the eyes of their father to his family problems.

However, the real trouble has just started. An unscrupulous and vain villain named Tommy Thanatos (Johansen) is after Mason's chip, and he will not stop at anything to get it. As it turns out, Sean and Burt had been once at the receiving end of one of his schemes: he had ordered them to throw a match, and when they hadn't complied, he attempted to shoot them. However, he only managed to hit Burt, wrecking his knee; Sean had chased him to the roof of the stadium, and after a furious fight Thanatos ended up plunging head-first into an empty pool. This accident fractured the top of his skull, forcing the attachment of a steel skullplate and removing part of his afro hair of which he was so proud.

Thanatos kidnaps Mason with the help of Frank Olsen, Mason's corrupt chief of security, and demands of him to hand over the chip. When Mason refuses, Thanatos has Alex and Katie kidnapped in order to force him to comply. Despite a valiant effort, Sean is overpowered and Burt is taken as well, giving Thanatos an unexpected revenge bonus. But Sean manages to track down Thanatos, and with the help of his friends is able to beat the villains. The last what is seen of Thanatos is his skullplate after he is hurled into the stratosphere with an improvised electromagnet.

The movie ends with Sean preparing to take a leave of absence from the Masons. But Alex and Katie intend to have him back much sooner - and therefore Sean falls victim to yet another prank...

[edit] Trivia

The story of a professional wrestler turning to another profession closely resembles Hulk Hogan's own story.
For her performance as Katie Mason, Madeline Zima was nomiated for two Best Young Artist Awards in 1994 and 1995. She ironically went on to star in "The Nanny" T.V. sitcom with Fran Drescher.