| Man of the House | | Cast : | Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas | | Director : | James Orr | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | March 03, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | April 05, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 17, 2005 | | Summary | Decent family drama, not hilarious comedy. | Content
 | As a Chevy Chase comedy, Man of The House is far from his funniest; however, it works well as a family drama.
The story's sort of an inverted "Courtship of Eddie's Father." In this case it's the boy's mother (Farrah Fawcett) who is single, and the boy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas of Home Improvement, Tom and Huck, etc.) is wary of her new fiancee, a prosecutor named Sturges (Chase). Still feeling burnt by his ex-dad, the boy tries everything to get rid of the prospective one. Some of this is funny, like when he paints Sturges's face with Indian war paint that won't come off, and the parts that aren't funny are still interesting and help develop the characters and story. I think the film is most effective in that it demonstrates the persistence of faith necessary to build a family, as Sturges doesn't give up on the boy, but continues to try to win his friendship after each prank by the boy, and each failure of his own. Competent acting by Thomas helps the film succeed on this score.
The subplot is about a hoodlum Sturges sent to prison, and his son and his thugs trying to get revenge on the prosecutor. Mostly this is supposed to be funny, but doesn't live up to Chase's usual standards. However, it does weave a bit of suspense into the story and provides a catalyst for Sturges to finally win over the boy's sympathies, as well as a climax with some action.
The supporting cast includes George Wendt (Cheers), who's mostly serious in this role, and Art LeFleur, who's funny as an Indian Guides martinet.
If you're looking for a hilarious comedy, don't look here; but if you're in the mood for a light family drama with a well-devoloped message and some humor, Man of the House will foot the bill with one family values caveat: Chase and Fawcett move in together before they're married. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 05, 2005 | | Summary | Please avoid at all costs | Content
| Chevy Chase is dreadful in the lead as Farrah Fawcett's fiance and Jonathan Taylor Thomas is annoyning as the bratty kid that's just annoyning and a loser child actor(what movies has he starred since this one). The childish plot revolves around a single mom and her brat son who hates her new fiance and then he looks for ways to have fun with the bratty son and then the movie fails to entertain and the movie is basically a Disney movie with no point,plot,or substance that you will enjoy your time doing something better like mow the lawn,build a puzzle,or trying to match the cubes on a Rubik Cube. Even Max Keeble was more funny than this unfunny,unwatchable mess. [...] |
| Rating | | | Date | December 16, 2004 | | Summary | Sheer Garbage | Content
| I give this movie an "A" for "avoid." Definitely the worst movie I've ever had the displeasure to watch (and yes, I've seen "Angel Eyes" so I do have a valid point of reference). Chevy plays a guy makin' bacon with Farrah Fawcett (yes, I did just vomit) while Jonathon Taylor "Buy a Last Name" Thomas plays the petulant little crapface son who is anti-Chevy from the start (let's face it, who isn't?) and makes his life a living hell. The acting is atrocious, the characters are poorly developed and hideously predictable, Farrah's nose appears poised to melt off at a moment's notice, and that little brat from "Home Improvement" couldn't be more annoying. There is only one moment that is midly amusing (when JTT names Chevy "squatting dog" as his Indian Guide name), but too bad I heard that punchline in a joke my dad told me in 1982. This movie is so bad that when Chevy drives his SUV off a bridge while rushing home to fulfill a promise to JTT you actually find yourself praying he can't open the window to escape. If you enjoy banging your head against a wall, eating glass shards, or applying a curling iron to your bare skin, this is the flick for you. Otherwise it is pure, unadulterated waste that a coprophagic dog would even avoid. Trust me, if you value your retinas, avoid, avoid, avoid. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 14, 2004 | | Summary | Amber McKenzie(Tx, usa) | Content
| I love this movie! it such a cute,funny,and sweet movie! and Im not just saying that because I love Jonathon Taylor Weiss(Thomas)which I do! he is sooo hot,funny,and sweet! and he luvs animals and is vegi I guess what they say is true most of his fans are junior high girls Im 12=)in this movie he plays an 11 year old and looks 10 but was really 14 oh well just means I can think hes hot in this movie longer anyway this movie is about Ben a boy whos father left when he was 6 and its always been him and his mom (Farrah Fawcett) there has been a couple guys but they never lasted long until she meets Jack (Chevy Chase)and wants to get married and has Jack move in but Ben now 11 disapproves and will do anything to get him out including:making him sleep on roll out bed which breaks,locking him out of the bathroom when he was in the shower,and more until they finally join the YMCA Indian Guides which Ben thinks is dorky at first until they finally realise they love it and it brings them together the only problem is Jack is lawyer and sent this guy to prison and now his son and his goons are after them! I would definitely recomend this movie it is great! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 12, 2004 | | Summary | Sweet little family movie to pass the evening | Content
| Man of the House is a sweet little film. It's great for children without being drudgery for their parents to sit through. Jonathan Taylor Thomas plays Ben, a child afraid of getting emotionally hurt again by the men his mother begins dating after his father leaves the two of them alone and heartbroken. Due to Ben's mistrust, he "tests" each of his mother's new potential suitors, and none of them can stand their ground until he comes up against Jack. From there, the rest of the story starts rolling. Man of the House is definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something lighthearted but still-entertaining for the evening. Although, I'm sure the kids would probably enjoy Tom & Huck and Wild America much better since they're both more action-oriented movies. |
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