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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   3,396 votes
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Director:
Tony Bill
Writer:
Alan Ormsby (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 September 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Plot:
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
This movie gave me warm fuzzie feelings. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chris Makepeace ... Clifford

Adam Baldwin ... Linderman

Matt Dillon ... Moody
Paul Quandt ... Carson
Hank Salas ... Mike

Joan Cusack ... Shelley
Dean R. Miller ... Hightower
Tim Reyna ... Koontz
Richard Bradley ... Dubrow
Denise Baske ... Leilani
Vicky Nelson ... Freddy

Tom Rielly ... Reissman
Paul Charbonneau ... Allen
Laura Salenger ... Girl
Bert Hoddinott ... Burt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min | USA:102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | Iceland:12 (1990 re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-12 (cut) (1981) | Norway:12 | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jennifer Beals' film debut (uncredited). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Juxtaposition of red-haired friend and Linderman. more
Quotes:
Carson: Hey Moody! You owe me a years worth of lunch money
[flips Moody the bird and runs behind Linderman]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Matters: My Bodyguard (#6.19)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
She's a Latin from Manhattan more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
This movie gave me warm fuzzie feelings., 8 September 2001
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Author: JezebelJade from Melbourne, Australia

This is the movie I first spotted the actor Adam Baldwin and I have been a fan of his ever since. This is an extremely well acted movie. It is a family movie that kids and adults alike will enjoy. It is full of great characters and great character actors. I noticed that Dean Devlin had a small part as "Boy". Later on Adam Baldwin had a part in Independence Day which Dean Devlin wrote and produced. I wonder if this is where they first met. If you get the chance please watch this movie.

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