Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny
Directed by Michael Gottlieb
Produced by Robert Engelman
Written by Michael Gottlieb
Edward Rugoff
Starring Hulk Hogan
Sherman Hemsley
Austin Pendleton
Madeline Zima
Raymond O'Connor
Robert Hy Gorman
with Mother Love
and David Johansen
Music by David Johansen, Brian Koonin
Distributed by New Line Cinema (US)
Release date(s) October 8, 1993
Running time 84 min
Country United States
Language English

Mr. Nanny is a 1993 comedy film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.[1] The working title of the film was Rough Stuff, and David Johansen (who plays the villain) also recorded a song by that name for the film.[2][3]

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Plot

The protagonist is Sean Armstrong (Hogan), an ex-wrestler turned bodyguard under the management of his friend and former coach Burt Wilson (Sherman Hemsley) who is suffering from wrestler-days' nightmares and financial difficulties. With much whining and acting, Burt manages to persuade Sean to take another job for Alex Mason, Sr. (Austin Pendleton), the head of a prestigious tech firm which is developing a new anti-missile system. The vital information for this project is stored on a microchip. But it is neither the inventor nor the chip Sean has to guard - he is to look after Mason's two kids: Alex Jr. (Robert Hy Gorman) and Kate (Madeline Zima).

As it turns out, Alex and Kate are two highly mischievous brats who vie for their often-too-absent father's attention by wreaking havoc in the household via elaborate and rather vicious pranks and booby-traps, with their specialty targets being the nannies he has assigned to take care of them (Mason is widowed). Sean witnesses the last nanny jumping into the fountain in front of the house to extinguish the fire in her hair. However, their father proves to be either too distracted or too lenient, which causes the children to continue their schemes. Thinking that he is a new (albeit unusual) replacement, they find a new target in Sean. But after one prank too many, which involves a swimming pool full of red dye, Sean finally exerts his authority and not only gets to quiet Alex and Kate down, he also manages to open the eyes of their father to his family problems.

However, the real trouble has just started. An unscrupulous and vain villain named Tommy Thanatos (David Johansen) is after Mason's chip, and he will not stop at anything to get it. As it turns out, Sean and Burt had been once at the receiving end of one of his schemes: he had ordered them to throw a match, and when they had not complied, he attempted to shoot them. However, Burt threw himself in front of Sean, taking the bullet in his leg and thus getting permanently injured; Sean had chased Thanatos to the roof of the stadium, and after a furious fight Thanatos ended up plunging head-first into an empty pool. This accident fractured the top of his skull, forcing the attachment of a steel skullplate and removing part of his afro hair of which he was so proud.

Thanatos kidnaps Mason with the help of Frank Olsen, Mason's corrupt chief of security (who is disposed of en route to the hideout), and demands of him to hand over the chip. When Mason refuses, Thanatos has Alex and Kate kidnapped in order to force him to comply. Despite a valiant effort, Sean is overpowered and Burt is taken as well, giving Thanatos an unexpected revenge bonus. But Sean manages to track down Thanatos, and with the help of his friends is able to beat the villains. As Thanatos prepares to charge Sean, Mr. Mason and the children activate an improvised electromagnet to launch him into space, leaving only his skullplate.

The movie ends with Sean preparing to take a leave of absence from the Masons. But Alex and Kate intend to have him back much sooner - and therefore Sean falls victim to yet another prank.

Reception

The film grossed $4.3 million at the box office. The film has been poorly received by critics, it currently holds a 7% score on Rotten Tomatoes

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