The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules.
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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Reviews for My Bodyguard
With affecting performances from Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, and Matt Dillon, this film probes the traumas and challenges of youth.
This movie is fun to watch because it touches memories that are shared by most of us, and because its young characters are recognizable individuals, and not simplified cartoon figures like so many movie teen-agers.
A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels.
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.
In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience.
Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth.
Does the typical "spiritual uplift" routine without feeling saccharine or insincere.
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