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My Bodyguard

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
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7.1/10
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My Bodyguard (1980)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,335
605
    • Tony Bill
    • Alan Ormsby
  • Stars
    • Chris Makepeace
    • Adam Baldwin
    • Matt Dillon
    • Tony Bill
    • Alan Ormsby
  • Stars
    • Chris Makepeace
    • Adam Baldwin
    • Matt Dillon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 82User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Chris Makepeace
    Chris Makepeace
    • Clifford
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Linderman
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Moody
    Paul Quandt
    Paul Quandt
    • Carson
    Hank Salas
    Hank Salas
    • Mike
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Shelley
    Dean R. Miller
    • Hightower
    Tim Reyna
    • Koontz
    Richard Bradley
    Richard Bradley
    • Dubrow
    Denise Baske
    • Leilani
    Vicky Nelson
    • Freddy
    Tom Rielly
    Tom Rielly
    • Reissman
    Paul Charbonneau
    • Allen
    Laura Salenger
    • Girl
    Bert Hoddinott
    • Burt
    Cindy Russ
    • Cheerleader No. 1
    Laurie McEathron
    • Cheerleader No. 2
    Lori Mandell
    • Crying Girl
      • Tony Bill
      • Alan Ormsby
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Adam Baldwin - who plays the reluctant hero, Ricky Linderman - has a brief cameo in another movie, Drillbit Taylor (2008), which is a comedic version of the whole bodyguard genre. He is seen wearing the exact same outfit from the original classic movie, and scolds the boys who are interviewing him, with a completely ironic line, "Kids hiring a bodyguard, to take care of a bully? Stupidest thing I ever heard!"
    • Goofs
      In the lunch counter scene, Shelley is shown buying an RC soda, and carrying it to the table. A following cut shows her drinking from a Diet Rite can.
    • Quotes

      Clifford Peache: It's because of your brother, isn't it? You can't fight because of what happened to your brother. That's it, isn't it?

      Ricky Linderman: What do you know?

      Clifford Peache: A lot of excuses is what I know.

      Ricky Linderman: Shut up!

      Clifford Peache: You don't talk to anybody for more than a year. You walk around like a damn ape for nothing.

      Ricky Linderman: Shut up, Clifford!

      Clifford Peache: You build a bike for no reason, to go nowhere. And then you let some jerk throw it into the lake.

      Ricky Linderman: Shut up!

      Clifford Peache: All because of something you had nothing to do with. I mean, anybody could have found your brother. It just happened to be you!

      Ricky Linderman: [shoving Clifford against a fence] Shut up. Shut up, I didn't find him! I KILLED him! I shot him!

      Clifford Peache: Jesus...

      Ricky Linderman: We were home alone. We were playing with my dad's gun. I was showing off. Showing off, you know, like a goddamn fool! He said "Let me hold it," and I said "No. No, you're not allowed to," and he got mad and he grabbed it... and it fired. God, I was laughing. I was laughing when it went off. Blood gushed out of the side of his head and he didn't even know it. You know what he was worried about? He was afraid when dad got home, he'd get spanked. The last thing he said to me, he said "you're going to have to take the blame for this one." I couldn't even do that right. I lied. I put the gun in his hand and I said I found him that way. Never told anyone before.

      Clifford Peache: It wasn't your fault. You didn't mean for it to happen.

      Ricky Linderman: I'm sorry, Clfford. I know you mean well. I let everyone down. That's just the way I am.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Serenade for Strings in G Major, K. 525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
      (uncredited)

      Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Played by the kids in the music class in the gym

    User reviews82

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    8/10
    A timeless, compelling and thoughtful movie about facing odds.
    This movie rings true on so many different levels. I find this a real gem because no matter how many times I watch it I find it compelling and refreshingly straightforward. Chris Makepeace is cast perfectly as a reluctant victim of extortion by Matt Dillon's high school band of thugs. Adam Baldwin relays a sense of pain, anguish, and grief that you can nearly touch. What can you say about Matt Dillon (Moody)? Anyone who has ever been bullied will squirm in their seat after watching him for just ten minutes. This is one of those special movies that will appeal to so many different people. Haven't we all been to high school? been bullied at some point? got caught up in ridiculous rumor and innuendo? if so, then definitely take time to watch this timeless classic.
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    • Apr 15, 2005

    FAQ1

    • What is the name of the classical music playing at the beginning? I tried shazaming it but no luck. Dave Grusin was in charge of music on this film.

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Lake View High School - 4015 N. Ashland Avenue, Lake View, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Market Street Productions
      • Melvin Simon Productions
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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