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Man of the House (1995)

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Rated: PG; Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family; With: Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett and Jonathan Taylor Thomas; Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

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By Michael Sauter

Chevy Chase seems oddly sedated as a button-down prosecutor who moves in with a divorcee (Farrah Fawcett) and her disapproving son (Jonathan Taylor Thomas). The fun in Man of the House is supposed to come not only from Chase's ineffectual efforts to become a father figure but also from the kid's sour-spirited schemes to drive him away. Somehow, this soporific comedy did decent business in theaters, where audiences presumably stayed awake. At home, on a comfortable couch, you may not make it.

Posted Aug 04, 1995

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