Man of the House (2005 crime comedy film)
Man of the House is a 2005 American crime comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Tommy Lee Jones. The main plot revolves around Lt. Roland Sharp portrayed by Jones, a lonesome Texas Ranger who goes undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach to protect a group of college cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder. Much of the film was shot in Austin, Texas on the University of Texas campus. Texas Governor Rick Perry has a cameo appearance in the film as himself. The house used in the film was The Star of Texas Inn.
Anne Christina Milian, Teresa Paula Garcs, Evie Monica Keena, Heather Vanessa Ferlito and Barb Kelli Garner are taken to the police station, where they all have conflicting descriptions of the shooter. Sharp is given the task of protecting the girls at all times, because their fathers are worried about them. The information is relayed to him by the Governor of Texas Rick Perry. It is revealed that Sharp is divorced and has a daughter, Emma Shannon Marie Woodward who is in high school and doesnt feel as though her father had ever been around. It is also revealed that John Cortlin has been exonerated from all charges pressed on him due to a lack of evidence. It is also revealed that FBI Agent Zane is working with Cortlin, having killed Ball and shot himself in the arm. Cortlin scolds Zane for letting some loose ends escape, and Zane begins searching for Sharp and the cheerleaders he also kills the sniper he hired. With Swanson in the hospital recovering from her nearfatal wound, Sharp and two additional rangers must now pick the girls up from school and secure their sorority house. Sharp moves in with the girls and the two young men with him move into the fraternity house across the street, where they end up busting a drug deal.Sharp sets some ground rules, including no cell phones. He also tells them to cover up in his presence referring to the girls revealing clothes. When they fail to comply, he orders a massive industrial air conditioner, forcing them to dress warmly. Sharp is posing as a cheerleading coach specializing in conditioning, and at a Longhorns football game he tackles an opposing teams mascot when the mascot approaches the girls with a gun, later revealed to be a water gun. Other humorous mishaps occur, but Sharps relationship with the girls begins to strengthen indeed, Barb begins to develop a crush on him. However, Sharp finds himself attracted to Barbs English teacher Molly Anne Archer who calls him into her office to complain about Barbs plagiaris
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