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My Bodyguard

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My Bodyguard (1980)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:21

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When affluent, harmless Clifford begins attending classes at his new school, he is immediately targeted by its cruel, resident gang. When Clifford finally grows tired of being their whipping boy,... When affluent, harmless Clifford begins attending classes at his new school, he is immediately targeted by its cruel, resident gang. When Clifford finally grows tired of being their whipping boy, he hires a bodyguard: a hulking, intimidating, 18-year-old student, named Linderman. And Linderman has a mysterious past, for it is rumored that he once killed a cop, among other heinous crimes. Cliff and Linderman's unusual pairing pays off in two ways: Cliff is no longer being bullied, and the two teens become close friends, despite their different personalities and backgrounds. In fact, Cliff may have gained enough strength from their friendship to face his tormentors alone, without the benefit of Linderman... [More]

Starring: Matt Dillon, Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Ruth Gordon

Starring: Matt Dillon, Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Ruth Gordon

Director: Tony Bill

Director: Tony Bill
Screenwriter: Alan Ormsby

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The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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No review available.

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12/24/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Pah-lease...so goofy

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01/26/04
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/03/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film has some merit as a teen revenge fantasy.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/30/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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10/22/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/24/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

No review available.

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

No review available.

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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

With affecting performances from Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, and Matt Dillon, this film probes the traumas and challenges of youth.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/30/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No review available.

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01/13/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

A sweet little movie about characters who really seem to be people, and that sort of verisimilitude is rarer than it ought to be nowadays.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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08/15/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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01/08/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
ToxicUniverse.com

No review available.

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01/21/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Twenty years after the fact, My Bodyguard holds up quite well.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/30/02
Mike DeWolfe
Mike DeWolfe
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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01/05/04
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

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01/24/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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04/02/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
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