The bodyguard
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic film directed by Mick Jackson. In it the main protagonist is played by Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
Plot
Bodyguard Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) was a United States Secret Service agent who once protected American presidents like Ronald Reagan. During the assassination attempt on President Reagan, Frank was absent from his office due to the death of his mother. As a consequence, Frank was left with remorse for not having been able to prevent the attack and decided to leave the Secret Service by becoming a paid bodyguard. Devaney (Bill Cobbs) hires him to protect actress and singer Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston). She is receiving death threats from an anonymous assassin. Farmer organizes all the security at her mansion; However, Rachel, with an arrogant and reckless attitude, contradicts him on several occasions, making a great barrier between them, as Farmer is a disciplined and professional person, while Rachel, due to his glamorous life, feels safe and dominant. In addition, Farmer must endure the rejections of Sy and Tony, other collaborators of hers, who consider Farmer to be paranoid.
Despite this, their mutual attraction leads to an intimate relationship. However, after this Farmer, not wanting to mix his work with pleasure, breaks up with Rachel and she becomes severely angry with him. Once in Miami, where Rachel is to present an AIDS benefit concert, Farmer runs into a former classmate, Greg Portman (Tomas Arana), whom he becomes suspicious of. He tries to seduce Rachel but she doesn't agree to sleep with him. Right there, Rachel receives another telephone threat and it causes her to finally agree to collaborate with her bodyguard who, at this point, protects her out of love more than because of her job.
Farmer takes Rachel, her sister Nicky, and their eight-year-old son Fletcher, as well as their driver to a cabin on the outskirts of town; However, an attempted attack on a boat almost kills Fletcher, after which they discover that they have been trapped and held incommunicado in the cabin, so they will not be able to escape until the other day. That night, feeling guilty because Fletcher was nearly killed, Nicky confesses to Farmer that her envy for her sister led her to anonymously hire an assassin, paying him in advance to make every attempt to kill her. However, this does not stop the killer from attacking that night and murdering Nicky, unaware that he is his employer, and then being forced to escape from Farmer. After the attack, they return to Los Angeles for Nicky's funeral, where Rachel is also preparing for the Oscars for having been nominated for best actress, although everyone is aware that the murderer will take advantage of the occasion.
Arriving at the Academy Awards, Farmer meets Greg Portman again, discovering that he is the assassin hired by Nicky to murder Rachel. When she is proclaimed the winner and takes the stage to give her speech, Portman takes advantage of that moment to complete her mission by camouflaging her infrared sighted weapon into a camcorder. Farmer notices and steps himself in front of Rachel; as a consequence of this, Farmer receives the bullet impact, leaving him unconscious, but not before killing Portman with his last strength.
In the last scene, Rachel is seen boarding a plane but not before saying goodbye to Farmer, saying "Bye, forever goodbye. There the hit romantic song I Will Always Love You from the film's soundtrack begins to be heard. Rachel steps off the plane into Farmer's arms and the two kiss passionately.
Some time later, Frank is seen, already recovered from his injuries, at a political meeting and right there he is back at his job with the Secret Service, now protecting a congressman.
Cast
- Whitney Houston like Rachel Marron.
- Kevin Costner like Frank Farmer.
- Gary Kemp as Sy Spector.
- Bill Cobbs like Bill Devaney.
- Ralph Waite as Herb Farmer.
- You take Arana like Greg Portman.
- Michele Lamar Richards as Nikki Marron.
- Mike Starr like Tony.
- Christopher Birt as Henry.
- DeVaughn Nixon as Fletcher Marron.
- Gerry Bamman as Ray Court.
- Richard Schiff as Skip Thomas.
- Nathaniel Parker like Clive Healy.
- Debbie Reynolds like Ella Misma.
- Rollin Jarrett as a reporter.
- Robert Wuhl as an Oscar host.
- David Foster as Oscar driver.
- Towanna King as Rachel Assistant.
Production
The story was originally written by Lawrence Kasdan in the late 1960s, and he estimated it would star Steve McQueen and singer Diana Ross. However, it took almost 20 years for Kevin Costner to "rescue" her; and finally it was produced and starred by Costner himself and Whitney Houston.
Soundtrack
The version of the song I Will Always Love You (the original version is performed by Dolly Parton in 1974) became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Certified Diamond in the United States Achieved (sales over ten million copies) with shipments of over 21 million copies. Worldwide, sales are at a remarkable 48 million copies. In addition, Houston with the song I Will Always Love You sold 19 million units worldwide.
Reception
Upon its release, The Bodyguard received a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and received 6 Razzie Award nominations. Despite mixed critical reception, the film was a huge commercial success, grossing over $410 million worldwide while also becoming one of the top 100 highest-grossing movies in cinema history.. Two songs from the film, "Run to You" and "I Have Nothing", were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
World premiere dates
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Venezuela
Awards
She was nominated twice for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Have Nothing" and "Run to You". The soundtrack was also nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning three, including Album of the Year for its album of the same name. The film was nominated for several MTV Movie Awards, an Image Award, BMI film & TV Award, a Golden Screen Award in Germany and a Japanese Academy Award.