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.
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Cast
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| Chris Makepeace | ... | Clifford | |
| Adam Baldwin | ... | Linderman | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Moody | |
| Paul Quandt | ... | Carson | |
| Hank Salas | ... | Mike | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Shelley | |
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Dean R. Miller | ... | Hightower |
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Tim Reyna | ... | Koontz |
| Richard Bradley | ... | Dubrow | |
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Denise Baske | ... | Leilani |
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Vicky Nelson | ... | Freddy |
| Tom Rielly | ... | Reissman | |
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Paul Charbonneau | ... | Allen |
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Laura Salenger | ... | Girl |
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Bert Hoddinott | ... | Burt |
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Clifford Peache is the new kid in Lake View High School. Faced with all the stress that role entails he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. These punks pretend to be bodyguards for the kids to protect them from Linderman who, it is rumored, killed his brother in cold blood. Clifford befriends the sullen Linderman and hires him as his bodyguard. When Moody ups the ante, Linderman must decide whether fighting for what he believes in, with his haunted past and image, is justified. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
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Terrorized in the toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for your lunch money? GET A BODYGUARD! See more »Parents Guide:
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Clifford Peache: [imitating Linderman] Not interested.
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(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by Ruth Gordon in the hotel kitchen
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Filmed in part at Lake View High School in Chicago, Illinois. See more »Goofs
During the "turning the tables" scene, as Clifford is telling Moody his services will no longer be needed, Carson is shown standing behind Ricky. In the next cut, he is shown moving from behind the crowd to deliver his line to Moody, then moving behind Ricky. See more »Quotes
Ricky Linderman: You're a pretty good fighter back there. I have this idea. Will you be my body guard? I'll pay fifty cents every day. I'll do your homework for you. I'm pretty smart.Clifford Peache: [imitating Linderman] Not interested.
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She's a Latin from Manhattan(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by Ruth Gordon in the hotel kitchen
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 September 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$178,641, 13 July 1980Gross USA:
$22,482,952Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$22,482,952Company Credits
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Twentieth Century Fox, Market Street Productions, Melvin Simon Productions See more »
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I liked it when it first came out and still like it now. Matt Dillon plays the perfect jerk in this movie. You are so glad when he gets his in the end. The friendship seemed real between Chris Makepeace and Adam Baldwin. This film also included a very young, braces wearing, Joan Cusack. I highly recommend this one.