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Man of the House

Man of the House

  • Status: Released
  • 03-03-1995
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Score: 5.3
  • Vote count: 174

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.

Chevy Chase

Jack Sturgess

Farrah Fawcett

Sandy Archer

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Ben Archer

George Wendt

Chet Bronski

David Shiner

Lloyd Small

Art LaFleur

Red Sweeney

Richard Portnow

Joey Renda

Richard Foronjy

Murray

Peter Appel

Tony

Chief Leonard George

Leonard Red Crow

George Greif

Frank Renda

Ron Canada

Bob Younger

Christopher Miranda

Hank Sweeney

Zachary Browne

Norman Bronski

Spencer Vrooman

Darryl Small

Nicholas Garrett

Monroe Hill

Jimmy Baker

Young Ben

John DiSanti

Romeo Costanza

Walter Marsh

Judge #1

Judith Maxie

Judge #2

Jim Smith

Minister

Sean Orr

Bailiff

Tony Sampson

Big Kid at School #1

Shane Meier

Big Kid at School #2

Ryan O'Neal

Man with Kite (uncredited)

r96sk

I think it's a very sweet film. Another Disney film from the 1990s that I and other reviewers evidently disagree on; an average rating of 2.2 on Letterboxd is very harsh, in my opinion. I found it charming and suitably acted. I assume the major dislike of this film is the secondary plot featuring Joey (Richard Portnow) & Co., which I would agree is unimaginative and ill-fitting. However, that doesn't affect my overall feelings. Another thing I see mentioned is the Native American stuff, I don't think it's fair to say it's "racist" - insensitive? potentially - if anything, it mentions a few times the negative depictions; somewhat surprisingly, for a 1995 release anyway. The story between Ben (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Jack (Chevy Chase) and Sandy (Farrah Fawcett) is nice. It's simple, but it's one that works extremely well - I felt attached to them, they have good chemistry with each other. There's not much more to be said. I truly did enjoy <em>'Man of the House'</em>.

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