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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

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

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

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

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.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels.

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07/24/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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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.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience.

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07/24/07
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Makepeace is excellent as the slight protagonist, and Baldwin is perfect as the brooding, misunderstood mammoth.

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10/03/06
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01/24/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pah-lease...so goofy

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01/26/04
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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Does the typical "spiritual uplift" routine without feeling saccharine or insincere.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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