Man of the House (1995 film) television spots. The film was panned by critics, and has a rating of 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews. The film did moderately well at the box office, grossing about $40 million domestically. The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 9, 1995. Man of the House (1995 film) Man of the House is a 1995 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. The film is about a boy (Thomas) who must come to terms with his potential stepfather (Chase), a well meaning lawyer who is unknowingly the subject of a
Richard E. Grant critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in the film "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" alongside Melissa McCarthy. Grant wrote and directed the 2005 film "Wah-Wah", loosely based on his own childhood experiences. A screenwriter recommended he write a screenplay, after reading Grant's memoirs of his "Withnail and I" experience. The film took him over seven years to complete, and starred Nicholas Hoult in the lead role, with Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Julie Walters and Emily Watson. Grant kept a diary of the experience, later published as a book ("The Wah-Wah Diaries"). The book received positive reviews from critics,