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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 03/26/1997 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Thriller, Romance, Romantic Drama, Melodrama, Showbiz Drama See Also: The Bodyguard [Special Edition], The Bodyguard [Mother's Day Gift Set]

Lawrence Kasdan originally wrote his script for The Bodyguard in the late 1960s as a vehicle for Steve McQueen; by the time it reached the screen, Kasdan's star was another movie hearthrob, Kevin Costner. When imperious musical superstar Whitney Houston begins receiving death threats, she is compelled to hire a bodyguard. Enter Costner, who immediately incurs the wrath of Houston and her entourage by imposing prison-like security measures. An ex-Secret Service agent, Costner still hasn't purged himself of his guilt feelings over his inability to protect President Reagan from would-be assassin John Hinckley (in the original concept, the agent had been guarding JFK in Dallas, but Costner was too young to make this credible; besides, he and Oliver Stone had been there before). Gradually, and inevitably, Costner and Houston fall in love. Ralph Waite is cast as Costner's father, while Robert Wuhl and Debbie Reynolds please the crowd in their cameo roles. The Bodyguard was a huge box-office success, helped along in no small part by Whitney Houston's bestselling rendition of the old Dolly Parton hit "I Will Always Love You." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Kevin Costner - Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston - Rachel Marron
Gary Kemp - Sy Spector
Bill Cobbs - Bill Devaney
Ralph Waite - Herb Farmer

Mick Jackson's The Bodyguard, which spawned the biggest-selling soundtrack album in history, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame 1.33:1 image. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack is recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes. Considering the overwhelming popularity of the music in the film, it is surprising that this disc does not contain at least the videos for those songs. The disc may please fans of the film, but others need not be bothered. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide