The Bodyguard (1992)
Never let her out of your sight. Never let your guard down. Never fall in love.
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The Bodyguard rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.4/10· 158K votes
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic39%
TMDb6.706/10· 3K votesWith 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 39/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Bodyguard
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Cast of The Bodyguard
Kevin Costner
as Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston
as Rachel Marron
Gary Kemp
as Sy Spector
Bill Cobbs
as Bill Devaney
Ralph Waite
as Herb Farmer
Tomas Arana
as Greg Portman
Michele Lamar Richards
as Nicki Marron
Mike Starr
as Tony Scipelli
- C
Christopher Birt
as Henry
DeVaughn Nixon
as Fletcher Marron
Gerry Bamman
as Ray Court
Joe Urla
as Minella
The Bodyguard facts
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $411M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Action romance drama delivers chemistry between leads and tense atmosphere
- •Bodyguard protection premise creates sustained tension throughout narrative
- •Diva character adds antagonistic relationship dynamic and conflict depth
What the audience disliked
- •Romantic subplot predictability undermines action-thriller focus and stakes
- •Critics find plot twist resolution problematic and narratively unsatisfying
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