Sandy develops an interest in dating, but her suitors never fit well and do not last long, which allows Ben’s ideal relationship with his mother to resume. They gradually overcome his father leaving and foster a very close bond with important rituals and routines, including making a collage with beach debris. Sandy makes creative efforts to turn it into a home for them. They are both upset, but they decide to have a fresh start, so they move into a loft apartment in downtown Seattle to begin a new life with just the two of them. Ben’s father promised to visit him, yet never comes back. His mother, Sandy, can only watch heartbroken from the window of their house as her ex-husband leaves them.
It was shot in Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.įive-year-old Ben Archer watches silently as his father starts up his car and drives away with his secretary, and they both offer only a wave out the window in parting. 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 manhunt by relatives of a man he helped land in prison.
Man of the House is a 1995 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
