Rent The Bodyguard (1992)
3.3 of 5 from 122 ratings
2h 4min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- She's safe now. Safe from the hordes of screaming, grasping fans. Safe from demanding kooks who pop up unexpectedly. Safe from the unknown killer stalking her every move. She's in the arms of The Bodyguard. In her spectacular film debut, Whitney Houston plays Rachel Maron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love.
- Actors:
- Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite, Tomas Arana, Michele Lamar Richards, Mike Starr, Christopher Birt, DeVaughn Nixon, Gerry Bamman, Joe Urla, Tony Pierce, Charles Keating, Robert Wuhl
- Directors:
- Mick Jackson
- Producers:
- Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson
- Voiced By:
- John Tesh
- Writers:
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Others:
- David Foster, Linda Thompson
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Thrillers
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/03/2012
- Run Time:
- 129 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, Czech Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, Polish Dolby Digital 2.0, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Bodyguard
Better Thriller Than You'll Remember - The Bodyguard review by GI
It would be easy to dismiss The Bodyguard as a fairly routine thriller with a romance narrative at its heart. But it's actually a rather enjoyable, sometimes dark and quite interesting film. Originally conceived back in the 70s as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross Kevin Costner, even attempting a McQueen hair style, plays Frank Farmer a reclusive and highly disciplined former Secret Service agent who now works as a bodyguard for rich businessmen. He reluctantly allows himself to be hired to protect pop singer Rachel Marron, a surprisingly very good Whitney Houston, after she has received death threat letters. Of course a deep bond of love (Farmer only does serious) develops between them which the story tests over and over and of course there are some plot twists that keep you hooked into the story. This all results in an entertaining movie that deserves re-evaluation. The soundtrack by Houston is fantastic and of course includes her iconic cover of I Will Always Love You written by Dolly Parton. Well worth a rewatch.
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