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Release Date:
25 February 2005 (USA)
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Protecting witnesses is a challenge. Living with them is impossible.
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A Texas Ranger must protect a group of cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder. full summary | add synopsis
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'Robots' Rule!
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 March 2005)
'Robots' Capture Top Box-Office Spot
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 March 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 March 2005)
'Robots' Capture Top Box-Office Spot
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 March 2005)
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Not exactly "Witness" with pom-poms
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Cheer Up (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.
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100 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Teresa: I have one. Are you always such a dick?
Roland Sharp: Yes!
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References The Sound of Music (1965)
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Old Five and Dimers Like Me
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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!