Guarding Tess Quotes

  • Tess Carlisle: [to Doug, in her bedroom] The President is coming to Somersville. Will you have the cars and the machine guns ready in about an hour?

  • Doug Chesnic: [Calming the hospital employee who insisted it's hospital policy that patients leave by wheelchair] The regulations aren't really that sacred, are they?

    Doug Chesnic: [while taking his sunglasses] And Tess... Get in the god damn chair.

    Tess Carlisle: [while sitting in the wheel chair, with Fredrick pushing from behind, taps hand with her right hand] Hmm. Very good, Douglas. You're going to be all right.

  • Frederick: [sitting at the counter, preparing Tess' breakfast in the kitchen] Just back to pick up your accoutrements?

    Doug Chesnic: [while making coffee] Speak English Fred.

    Frederick: [Doug walks out of the kitchen and up the stairs to 'Tess' bedroom] Just back to pick up your shit?

  • Tess Carlisle: [implying Bob should called Doug, while in the canned goods aisle in the supermarket] It's got no price at all.

    Bob Hutcherson: [over the radio] Yes ma'am. Uh, Doug, this is Bobby in canned goods, are you anywhere near the manager? I need a price check on Lesieur baby peas, repeat, Lesieur baby peas.

    Doug Chesnic: Lesieur baby peas.

    Store Manager: They're on special today, two for .59.

    Doug Chesnic: [over the radio] They're on special today, two for .59.

    Bob Hutcherson: [over the radio] Uh, copy that, it's two for .59.

    Tess Carlisle: But I only want one.

    Bob Hutcherson: Uh, roger that, Doug, but she only wants one.

    Doug Chesnic: How much for just one?

    Store Manager: The same. It's a two for one thing.

    Doug Chesnic: [over the radio] Uh, Bobby, it's a two for one thing so I suggest you go ahead and get both.

    Bob Hutcherson: [over the radio] Uh, copy that Doug but I believe we've lost in interest in peas, repeat, lost interest in peas. Canned goods out.

  • Store Manager: [to Doug, as other secret secret service agents escort Tess around the supermarket] Does she want to be known today?

    [Doug shakes his head]

    Store Manager: [to customers and cashiers] Don't know her! Don't know her! Don't know her!

  • Lee Danielson: [about Tess refusing Secret Service protection] She kicked us out of the house.

  • Doug Chesnic: Don't you see? If he is involved, then her life is worthless, you understand? They had to fucking kill her!

  • Doug Chesnic: [standing next to him] Where is she Earl?

    Earl Fowler: [dismissively, sitting the hospital bed] Speak to my lawyer Agent... Agent Dougie.

  • Tess Carlisle: [in her bedroom] I have some exciting news for you. I have an inoperable brain tumor.

    [pause]

    Tess Carlisle: I have bought you and your men a scud missile launcher.

    [pause]

    Tess Carlisle: We are going to the opera in Columbus. Which of those do you think is true?

    Doug Chesnic: When?

Guarding Tess

Director: Hugh Wilson

Language: English Release date: March 11, 1994