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The Bodyguard (1992)

Director: Mick Jackson

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From Time Out Film Guide

Whitney Houston's screen debut sees her as famous singer/actress Rachel Marron. Bodyguard Frank Farmer (Costner) turns up at her mansion, ready to protect her in the wake of a series of death threats, but he encounters resentments as the Oscar-nominated megastar insists on following a demanding schedule in the run-up to the awards. Is the killer her slimy press agent (Kemp), the loon who keeps a shrine to her in his locker, or dodgy bodyguard Greg (Arana) with the strange squint and roving hands? Farmer and Marron fall in love and escape to the lakeside home of his dad (Waite); but even there danger lurks. Jackson's showy technique does little to lighten the over-earnest heroics and ponderous references to samurai, which are punctuated by assorted numbers and costume changes for Houston. Lawrence Kasdan, it seems, mulled over the first draft of his screenplay twenty years ago; it should have been left to languish in development purgatory.

Author: CM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Paul williams said...
    Posted on Mar 28 2008 10:23 I LOVE THE FILM AND WHITNEY HOUSTON IS THE BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD AND LOVE ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL HER SONGS!!!!!!!!!
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  • Jodie said...
    Posted on Mar 14 2008 07:57 Love this film watch it every night in bed
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  • LAMIS said...
    Posted on Dec 23 2007 17:58 MY FAVORITE FILM
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  • padraigmurphy said...
    Posted on Nov 27 2007 13:52 I really loved the film
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Cast & crew

Director: Mick Jackson

Producer: Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner

Cast: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite, Tomas Arana, Michele Lamar Richards full cast

Duration: 129 mins


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