Man of the House (2005/I)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers (WGA):

John J. McLaughlin (story) &
Scott Lobdell (story) ...
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Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Protecting witnesses is a challenge. Living with them is impossible.

Plot:

A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Texas Ranger | Shot In The Hand | Car Chase | Crooked Cop

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Ranger Roland Sharp
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Percy Stevens
Christina Milian	...	Anne
Paula Garcés	...	Teresa (as Paula Garces)
Monica Keena	...	Evie
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Heather
Kelli Garner	...	Barbara 'Barb' Thompson
Anne Archer	...	Professor Molly McCarthy
Brian Van Holt	...	Agent Eddie Zane
Shea Whigham	...	Ranger Holt
Terry Parks	...	Ranger Riggs
R. Lee Ermey	...	Captain Nichols
Paget Brewster	...	Binky
Shannon Woodward	...	Emma Sharp
Liz Vassey	...	Maggie Swanson
Curtis Armstrong	...	Morgan Ball
Tom Reynolds	...	Jack Carter
Rick Perry	...	Himself (as James Richard Perry)
Turner Stephen Bruton	...	John Cortland
Nar Williams	...	Pizza Delivery Guy
Mark Hanson	...	Jimmy
Lucien Douglas	...	Cortland's Attorney
Bo Kane	...	Courthouse Reporter
Ash Christian	...	Razorback Mascot
Phil Aboussie	...	A / C Technician
Robert Southwell	...	Campus Guy
Chase Ryan Jeffery	...	Campus Guy (as Chase Jeffery)
David Andrew Monahan	...	Campus Guy
Christopher Dahlberg	...	Local Stud
Brandon Johnson	...	Stud's Friend
Jesse De Luna	...	Warehouse Officer
Mark Turner	...	Warehouse Officer
Lucas Calhoun	...	Clay (as Luc Calhoun)
Jimmy Ortega	...	Border Bus Driver
Timothy F. Crowley	...	Referee (as Timothy Crowley)
Jim Baker	...	Football Coach
David Dunard	...	Announcer
William Bryant II	...	Organist
Carl F. Martin	...	Choir Director
Alana Atkins	...	Church Singer
Thomasina A. Atkins	...	Church Singer
Lorenzo Johnson	...	Church Singer
Denisha Millsap	...	Church Singer
Elizabeth Millsap	...	Church Singer
Vania Reneau	...	Church Singer
James Burney II	...	Choir Singer
Loren Davis	...	Choir Singer
Deante Duckett	...	Choir Singer
Whon Martin	...	Choir Singer
Althea Mills	...	Choir Singer
Chevonne Morris	...	Choir Singer
Sheven Morris	...	Choir Singer
Aminah Ofumbi	...	Choir Singer
Loren Turner	...	Choir Singer
Clarissa Watkins	...	Choir Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aleksandr Akulov	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Desmond Aldridge	...	U.T. Longhorns Fan (uncredited)
Erik Anderson	...	U.T. Stadium Security (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas Campos	...	Student (uncredited)
Ricky Cavazos	...	Football Player at Hex Rally (uncredited)
Sean Corrigan	...	U.T. Alumni (uncredited)
Jack Cruz	...	U.T. Stadium Security (uncredited)
Marc De'Antone	...	Mobster in the Church (uncredited)
Joanna Gallagher	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Matthew Garth II	...	Student (uncredited)
Gina Garza	...	Campus Girl (uncredited)
Regina Gordon	...	Hex Rally Supporter (uncredited)
Michele Harrington	...	UT Alumni (uncredited)
Sammy Harte	...	Campus Girl (uncredited)
Stephanie Hunter	...	UT Student (uncredited)
Kimberly R. Johnson	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Dave Kraft	...	Campus Student (uncredited)
Robert E. Martinez	...	College Student (uncredited)
Brandie McMinn	...	Actress (uncredited)
Adam Medina	...	UT Student (uncredited)
Katie Melcer	...	Alumni (uncredited)
Stephen Moffatt	...	UT Football Fan (uncredited)
Dan Murphy	...	Coroner (uncredited)
Rajiv Patel	...	Student (uncredited)
James P. Rice	...	Longhorn Fan (uncredited)
Ava Santana	...	UT Student (uncredited)
Nicole Zepeda	...	High School Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Herek

Writing credits (WGA)
John J. McLaughlin		(story) &
Scott Lobdell		(story)
Robert Ramsey		(screenplay) &
Matthew Stone		(screenplay) and
John J. McLaughlin		(screenplay)

Produced by
Derek Dauchy	....	executive producer
Marty P. Ewing	....	executive producer (as Marty Ewing)
Todd Garner	....	producer
Tommy Lee Jones	....	executive producer
Steven Reuther	....	producer
Allyn Stewart	....	producer
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr.

Film Editing by
Chris Lebenzon
Joel Negron

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Sherry Thomas

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Kevin Constant

Set Decoration by
Jeffrey Kushon
Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
Jeri Baker	....	hair stylist: Mr. Jones
John Blake	....	makeup artist: Mr. Jones
Chelsea Carpenter	....	hair stylist (as Chelsey M. Carpenter)
Terri Ewton	....	hair stylist
Tracy Fleming	....	assistant makeup artist
Diane Hardin	....	makeup artist
Ann Masterson	....	makeup department head (as Ann Lee Masterson)
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair department head (as Gail Ryan)
Heidi Seeholzer	....	key makeup artist
Laurel Van Dyke	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Carol Dantuono	....	post-production supervisor
Marty P. Ewing	....	unit production manager
John G. Scotti	....	unit production manager: second unit
Eric A. Williams	....	assistant unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director
Paul Schneider	....	second second assistant director
John G. Scotti	....	assistant director: second unit
Daniel J. Shaw	....	assistant director: second unit
Katie Tull	....	additional second assistant director
Ken Twohy	....	crowds assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	assistant director

Art Department
Steve Allen	....	carpenter
Dawn M. Baker	....	scenic artist
Amy Bell	....	assistant property master
Brad Blei	....	set dresser
Bart Brown	....	set dresser
Scott Buckwald	....	property master: additional photography
Brandon Campbell	....	set dresser
Debbie Cortez Haber	....	art department coordinator
Ara Darakjian	....	set dresser
Nanci Elfrez	....	scenic artist
William F. Gambill	....	paint gangboss
Dwayne Grady	....	property master
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic artist
David Hack	....	leadman
Jourdan Henderson	....	clearance and placement coordinator
Kurt V. Hulett	....	set dresser
Ellen Lampl	....	property designer
John Leimanis	....	set designer
David Menefee	....	shop foreman
Cory Parker	....	swing gang
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Mari Phillips	....	set dresser
Virle S. Reid	....	additional props
Hugo Santiago	....	assistant art director
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Marvin Schroeder	....	props
Charles Seale	....	carpenter
Josh Sheppard	....	storyboard artist
Corissa Smith	....	painter
Michael Smothers	....	laborer
Paul Sonski	....	set designer
Christopher Stull	....	set dresser
Kara Sutherlin	....	stand-by scenic
Sloane U'Ren	....	set designer
Tom Ward	....	propmaker gang boss
Scott D. Warner	....	foreman
Larry J. White II	....	lead man
Koen Wooten	....	props
Dennis Collins	....	painter (uncredited)
Marcus LaPorte	....	scenic artist/sculptor (uncredited)
Forest Myers	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Randy Severs	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Patrick Cicero	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Curtis	....	supervising sound editor
Marc Deschaine	....	adr assistant
Daniel Guerra	....	adr editor
Daniel Guerra	....	adr mixer
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Piatt	....	foley mixer
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician

Special Effects by
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects technician: pyrotechnics
Stanford Gilbert	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects technician
Kelly Kerby	....	special effects supervisor
Greg Kilmer	....	special effects technician
G. Peter King	....	special effects
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects director
Jeff Rand	....	special effects foreman
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Mesrop Abrahamian	....	rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	digital compositor: Flash Film Works
Steven J. Brooks	....	digital compositor: Flash Film Works
John Coats	....	digital compositor: Flash Film Works
Tim Everitt	....	compositing supervisor: Flash Film Works
Christine Haddad	....	visual effects intern: Flash Film Works
Shauna M. Hirdler	....	visual effects production assistant: Flash Film Works
Dave Jacobs	....	visual effects production manager: Flash Film Works
Jason Kim	....	visual effects intern: Flash Film Works
Lincoln Kupchak	....	visual effects editor: Flash Film Works
John P. Mesa	....	co-visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works
William Mesa	....	visual effects supervisor
Don Myers	....	digital compositor: Flash Film Works
Henric Nieminen	....	visual effects producer
Dan Novy	....	visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works
Jerry Whitaker	....	rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works
Jeffrey White	....	visual effects producer: Flash Film Works

Stunts
Ramon Baez	....	stunt driver
Erik Betts	....	stunt double: Cedric the Entertainer
Thomas DuPont	....	stunt performer
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Virginia Gear	....	stunt double
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator
Derek Graf	....	stunts
Christie Hayes	....	stunt double: Liz Vassey
Oliver Keller	....	stunt double
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	utility stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunt double
Charles Mooneyhan	....	stunts
James Moon	....	stunts (as James Vincent)
Bonnie Morgan	....	stunt double
D.J. Morrison	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt double
Justin Riemer	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Kelli Garner
Jeff Schwan	....	utility stunts
Mike Snyder	....	stunt double
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunt double
Chrissy Weathersby	....	stunt double: Christina Milian
Daniel Zubiate	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Troy Anderson	....	electrician
Buzzy Burwell	....	set lighting technician
Gary L. Camp	....	Steadicam operator: additional photography
Gary L. Camp	....	camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
Matt Cowan	....	best boy grip: second unit
Ian Ellis	....	additional camera operator
David Emmerichs	....	Steadicam operator
David Emmerichs	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Matt Fliehler	....	electric rigging best boy
David Goldsmith	....	video assist operator
Victoria Gonzales	....	assistant camera
Robert Hicks	....	grip
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	additional second assistant camera
Ryan Huston	....	electrician
Gregory Irwin	....	key first assistant camera
Edison Jackson	....	best boy electric
Milan Janicin	....	camera loader
Kurt Kornemann	....	best boy grip
Robert LaBonge	....	director of photography: second unit
Todd Loos	....	additional rigging grip
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: additional photography
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera
Todd McMullen	....	camera operator
Edward A. Navarro	....	additional electrician
Max Neal	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Nate Nelson	....	grip
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Jerry Patton	....	key second assistant camera
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Robert Rendon	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Phillip Renke	....	rigging grip
Wally Rowell	....	additional electrician
Andy Ryan	....	chief lighting technician
Adam Drew Schwartz	....	assistant camera
Mike Sheeren	....	dolly grip
Andrew Shulkind	....	camera operator
Peter Simonite	....	daily first assistant camera
Pete Stockton	....	grip
Newton TerMeer	....	gaffer: second unit
Sebastian Vega	....	assistant camera: second unit
Atom Vyvial	....	dolly grip: "b" camera, second unit
Steven Willhoite	....	generator operator: basecamp
Ron Wisnesky	....	best boy electric: re-shoots
Thomas Young	....	second assistant camera: "d" camera

Casting Department
Victoria Acosta	....	key extras casting assistant
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Tom Gustafson	....	extras casting (as Thomas Gustafson)
Kit Gwin	....	local casting associate
Cash Oshman	....	local crowd casting: Texas
Laura Summer	....	local crowd casting
Judith Sunga	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ashlyn Angel	....	costume assistant
Stephany Baskin	....	set costumer
Nicole Felts	....	costume department
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor
Leeann Radeka	....	set costumer
Nina Risolio	....	costumer: Mr. Jones (as Ninalou Risolio)
Autumn Saville	....	assistant costume designer
Shownee Smith	....	personal costumer
Yvonne Wilburn	....	costumer
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Randy L. Anderson	....	color timer
Roger Bondelli	....	additional editor
Lise Johnson	....	dailies apprentice editor
Jennifer Martinez	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Warren Paeff	....	first assistant editor
Marc Pattavina	....	assistant editor
Julie Saegert	....	editorial assistant

Music Department
Alan Elliott	....	composer: additional music
Marty Frasu	....	scoring sound supervisor
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
J.J. Holiday	....	musician
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring cue mixer
Gary Raymond	....	music playback
Justin Reeve	....	music coordinator
John Rodd	....	score recordist
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Tom Steel	....	scoring crew
Billy Sullivan	....	musician
Adam Swart	....	music coordination and clearances
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician

Transportation Department
Monica Allen	....	transportation dispatcher
Sam Craytor	....	star driver
Bea S. Rembeczky	....	transportation production assistant: re-shoots
Phil Schriber	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
John Arszyla	....	medic
The Austin Gamebreakers	....	team
Mateo Barnstone	....	assistant location manager
Meg Beatty	....	key set production assistant
Erik Betts	....	gymnastic choreographer
Wendy Bonn	....	set construction assistant
Rob Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Herek
Anne Carr	....	script revisor
Bruce Casteel	....	police technical advisor
Casey Chapman	....	production assistant
Manny Chavez	....	safety advisor
Joshua D. Clark	....	location assistant
Logan Cooper	....	location coordinator
Amanda Curry	....	key second assistant accountant
Dante	....	warm-up comic
Andrew Dauchy	....	production assistant
Louise DeCordoba	....	production accountant
Tiffany Lynn Drucker	....	production assistant
Robbie Friedmann	....	location scout
Lisa Furia	....	second assistant accountant: re-shoots
Kayse Goodell	....	production assistant: second unit
Mickie Green	....	production assistant
Seth Hendrix	....	staff: Big Crowds
Jose Angel Hernandez	....	location assistant
Chris M. Jackson	....	production office assistant
Cheri Jacobs	....	first assistant accountant: re-shoots
Marike Jainchill	....	production assistant
Mark Jarrett	....	location coordinator
Susan Jasso	....	production assistant
Vicki V. Johnson	....	unit medic
Dawn Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Jones (as Dawn Laurel Jones)
Katie R. Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Herek
Bill Lanier	....	assistant: Ms. Stewart
C. Ladd Lebus	....	advisor: cheerleading
Kimberly Logan	....	assistant: Cedric the Entertainer (as Kim Logan)
Cashala L'Shauntyelle	....	stand-in
Ernie Malik	....	publicist
James Marks	....	chapman crane operator
Jennifer Martinson	....	production assistant
Casey Moore	....	production assistant
Glen Moorman	....	production assistant
Kimberly Murphy	....	production assistant
Rich Newman	....	production assistant
Brad W. Page	....	advisor: cheerleading
John K. Patterson	....	location manager
John H. Price	....	on-set interviews
Katie Pruitt	....	additional set production assistant
Karen Ramirez	....	additional production assistant
Kent Richardson	....	production assistant
Monica Robb	....	production assistant
Brigette Roux-Lough	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Julie Sagalowsky	....	production secretary
Daniel Salas-Porras	....	production coordinator
Jason Salzman	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Brooke Satrazemis	....	script supervisor: second unit
Taylor Saxon	....	set medic
Marvin Schroeder	....	armorer
Christopher Scull	....	set production assistant
Alexa Sheehan	....	extras wrangler (as Alexa Motley)
Andrew Shulkind	....	remote head technician
Sue Smith	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Mylan Stepanovich	....	first assistant accountant
Max Sturgeon	....	additional production assistant
Sean Kevin Sweeney	....	production assistant
Donna Tegan	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Raigen Thornton	....	set paramedic
Carrie Tyson	....	assistant: Mr. Ewing (as Carrie A. Tyson)
Karen Wacker	....	assistant production office coordinator
Laura A. Walker	....	additional production assistant
Joe Weaver	....	location assistant
Robin Williams	....	assistant accountant
Aaron G. York	....	head technician: Libra
Karen Bove	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Knaus	....	intern production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Revolution Studios (presents)
• Bel Air Entertainment

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (video) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Flash Film Works (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Big Crowds  crowd casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Cheer Up (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Norway:11 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Originally Tommy Lee Jones's character was to be a CIA agent working in Virginia, but Jones thought it would be more better to work as a Ranger in Texas, the state that he lives in.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the score of the game is shown, it says Texas 14 Arkansas 0. Arkansas won the game 38-28 and were never behind 14-0. The only Texas lead was 7-0 after their first possession.

Quotes:

Roland Sharp: Furthermore, I'd appreciate it if you'd cover yourselves in our presence. I realize how very proud you are... of your tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications. However, my colleagues and I do not need to see these! Are there any questions?
Teresa: I have one. Are you always such a dick?
Roland Sharp: Yes!

Movie Connections:

References The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtrack:

Old Five and Dimers Like Me

Not exactly "Witness" with pom-poms

We aren't exactly talking rocket science here; in fact, in some ways "Man of the House" represents what is wrong with the American movie industry. It seems the movie was cobbled together by a bunch of movie execs. and preview audiences, so the movie feels vaguely familiar. Of course, each of the cheerleaders represents a typical stereotype: the dumb blonde, the too tightly wound pre-med major, the sassy black girl, the fiery Latina, and the "bad" girl. I felt like I was watching a movie script that was written by MadLibs. Hey, we need a laugh, so lets make Tommy Lee Jones buy tampons and watch the hilarity ensue! (Cause nothing says funny like men's reaction to icky feminine products!) The movie also misses the opportunity to properly utilize the talents of Pagent Brewster (so adorable as Chandler's love interest on "Friends"), who has only a few lines as the uber-perky cheerleading coach, Binky, and Ann Archer, who brings a quiet dignity to her underdeveloped role as a professor/object of TLJ's affection.

For those of you cheers fans, you will be woefully disappointed by the lack of actual cheerleading that is shown. Besides one ridiculous dance-off between the girls and Cedric the Entertainer (whose presence in the movie seems to be there purely because it is hilarious to see a large man dance in too small cheerleading uniform), which looks more like drill team practice to me, there is nary a tumbling pass or pyramid to be seen. Sadly, this is no "Bring It On." And, for all -the rah-rah girl power the movie feigns to promote, the girls are portrayed as bubble headed, appearance crazed, weight obsessed exhibitionists.

That being said, the movie wasn't all bad. The laughs were obvious, the characters broad, the plot unbelievable, but there were still the chuckles that come from a fish out of water comedy where you crack a smile in spite of yourself. Tommy Lee Jones does a good job of looking like an exasperated hard-ass, though you can't help but wonder if he's really acting or just cannot believe his agent actually sent him the script. By the way, he is a good example to young kids of why you should always wear sunscreen -- the man has NOT aged well! All in all, not a total waste of time, but I wouldn't suggest building your weekend plans around a viewing!