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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
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- Deloris Co said...
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Posted on Nov 16 2009 18:57
One of my favorite movies. Not only a great movie, but
a timeless love story. I watched the first film so much, I destroyed it, and had to get another one. I've watched this one so much, I have to buy a third film. - Report as inappropriate
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- Elaine Stevens said...
- Posted on Mar 03 2008 19:27 one of my old time favourite films, suspense, music and love scenes were very good, EXCELLENT rating.. had to go out and buy it !!!
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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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