The Bodyguard

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For other uses, see The Bodyguard (disambiguation).

The Bodyguard is a 1992 film directed by Mick Jackson, with a script by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

The soundtrack to the film, The Bodyguard, is the best selling soundtrack of all time. Houston's cover version of "I Will Always Love You" is the most successful cover tune ever (the song was written and originally performed by Dolly Parton).

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A stalker is obsessed with singer and actress Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston). She hires former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) as a bodyguard. It is obvious that Farmer and Marron have a relationship, though it might not be classified as "love". While at a fictional Academy Awards, the stalker tries to kill her, but Farmer jumps in front and is shot. He lives, and Marron and Farmer go their different ways.

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Trivia

The film was originally proposed in 1976 with Steve McQueen and Diana Ross in the leads. After McQueen fell ill with cancer it was proposed again in 1979, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ross again in the leads. The project fell through due to irreconcilable differences in the relationship of the two stars.
Costner states that he based Frank Farmer on Steve McQueen; even cutting his hair like McQueen.
At one point Farmer takes Marron to the cinema, where they see Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. The international English title of Yojimbo is The Bodyguard.
The film was nominated for "Worst Picture", Costner "Worst Actor", and Houston "Worst Actress" in the 1992 Golden Raspberry Awards.
The movie is one of the most successful movies in history, grossing an astounding 410.9 million dollars at the worldwide box office though it never made the number 1 spot at the US box office.
There are at least two other films that share the title The Bodyguard: one made in 1976 starring Sonny Chiba and Bill Louie, and a 2004 Thai film starring Petchtai Wongkamlao.