The Bodyguard (1992)

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writer (WGA):

Lawrence Kasdan (written by)

Release Date:

25 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama | Thriller | Music

Tagline:

Never let her out of your sight. Never let your guard down. Never fall in love.

Plot:

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a pop singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.

Plot Keywords:

Bodyguard | Singer | Pop Singer | Entourage | Affair

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	1:00 AM	BRAVO
Sat. Nov. 14	10:30 AM	BRAVO

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston	...	Rachel Marron
Gary Kemp	...	Sy Spector
Bill Cobbs	...	Devaney
Ralph Waite	...	Herb Farmer
Tomas Arana	...	Portman
Michele Lamar Richards	...	Nicki
Mike Starr	...	Tony
Christopher Birt	...	Henry
DeVaughn Nixon	...	Fletcher
Gerry Bamman	...	Ray Court
Joe Urla	...	Minella
Tony Pierce	...	Dan
Charles Keating	...	Klingman
Robert Wuhl	...	Oscar Host

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | France:Unrated | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | UK:15 (cut) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

1038 Hill Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kasdan Pictures

Trivia:

The film had to undergo some hasty re-cutting when test audiences jeered Whitney Houston's performance.

Goofs:

Continuity: When returning from the funeral - the left side the windshield had a sign saying "FUNERAL" - two seconds later it is on the right side.

Quotes:

Frank: This house is wide open.
Sy Spector: Excuse me?
Frank: I said this house is wide open and you people have no clue what real security is or what it takes to achieve it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Jack to the Max (2008)

Soundtrack:

Jesus Loves Me

I quite enjoyed it

The Bodyguard is fundamentally a love story between two contrasting characters with their own idiosyncrasies. The plot is intriguing enough to carry the film through and the romance between Costner and Houston builds steadily and realistically.

With some decent action scenes, a decent cast and a great soundtrack, i found the Bodyguard to be an enjoyable movie.

Clearly this film is not for everyone, it doesn't have enough action to satisfy the action fans, it isn't thrilling enough to be a thriller and as a pure romance film it is fairly weak; but i have to admit it does balance between these 3 genres quite well without excelling in any one of them.

7/10