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Summary: REMINDS ME OF MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
Review: I watched this movie last night and it brought me back to my high school days(only three years ago). I could feel myself in the movie when Lindberg was being harrased by Matt Dillon and that older bodybuilder bully with him. I think anyone can relate to this, because teenagers in 1980 were just the same as they were years before that and now. Human behavior has never changed, but people do not want to think so. They want to say, "Oh, it was so easy to be a kid back then" or "Kids today..."-which was said during the time of Julius Ceaser(3000 years ago).
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Summary: A really great movie
Review: I wont go into a synopsis because that has already been done in many reviews here. There really is no bad acting in this movie. It is either good or great. Also, the storyline is very realistic and down to earth which in a way served to make me feel like a silent participant in the film.
I remember reading the book in 4th grade which was adapted from the movie. I finally saw the movie some years later and it really was like another viewer said, opening a time capsule. Not only opening a time capsule for me personally, but also a time capsule for life in general in 1980. Tt was a much different world then. Not many movies do that for me. The bad part is it makes me realize how old I am getting and how fast that is happening.
Anyway, it is a great movie.
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Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!
Review: I'm a little young for this movie (12) but ever since my Dad showed it to me for the first time, it's been my favorite movie! We live in California and I had the EXTREME pleasure of meeting Adam Baldwin once! (he plays Linderman, the guy in the green jacket on the picture) But anyway, the acting's the best I've ever seen and, there's SOMETHING about this movie that just makes you love it.
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Summary: An old favorite
Review: It had always been a favorite of mine so I recently revisited this over the Holiday Season and am glad to say it still is very enjoyable. As many kids did when they were young, I went through having to deal with a bully so maybe this is why I can identify with this movie and understand that getting though High School is hard enough without having to deal with this type of crap.
Intersting to see Adam Baldwin, who still works allot, and even Chris Makepeace and Joan Cusack, the former which dropped off the face of the earth and Joan who you still see frequently. Didn't remember Ruth Gordon being in it but she was a joy to see as well. Matt Dillion the heavy in many of films in the 80s does a great job here because I hate him so much. Definitely recommend this to everyone.
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Summary: A sweet, old-fashioned movie about teen friendship.
Review: It's a commentary on the Year 2001 (and not a pleasant one) that My Bodyguard, made in 1980, now seems almost as old-fashioned as Boy's Town. Sure, an occasional curse word crosses the lips of the teen characters in this movie, and boogers and toilets are mentioned in passing. But even the school bully isn't a sex-crazed moron, and no one is shown doing distasteful things to mice, apple pies or hair mousse. It's just the sweet, likable story of Clifford Peache, a nice, smart kid bullied by a nasty school clique led by the loathsome Melvin Moody, and Ricky Linderman, the hulking loner with a violent reputation whom Clifford hires to protect him from Moody and his thugs. Clifford and Linderman become pals, Clifford learns Linderman's dark secret, and both learn a great deal from each other about friendship and courage when Moody tries to double-cross them. That's all there is to the movie, except for a subplot about Clifford's harried hotel-manager father (Martin Mull) and raffish grandmother (Ruth Gordon). It's no masterpiece, but it is pleasant and surprisingly memorable, thanks largely to the touchingly real performances of the teen stars. Adam Baldwin, who made his film debut here, is outstanding as Linderman; why he hasn't had a better subsequent career is utterly beyond me. I also have no idea why Chris Makepeace's career was essentially over by 1985. Only Matt Dillon has had a real star career--undoubtedly because he was the only one with leading-man looks. Director Tony Bill makes good use of the Chicago locations, and Joan Cusack also had her film debut here in a small role.
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Summary: As educational as it is entertaining
Review: Just about anyone who was educated in a school in this country can relate to the characters in this film. Unfortunately, experiences with fellow students haven't always been pleasant ones. This movie gives anyone a great vicarious experience of school life and having to adapt to less than ideal conditions with others. You'll want to cheer on the characters portrayed by Chris Makepeace and Adam Baldwin as they confront the bullies and adverse obstacles in their lives and eventually overcome them.
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Summary: Great! (But the rating is old)
Review: Loved this movie - a classic. But the rating is old, should be PG-13, there is some language in it.
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Summary: Great! (But the rating is old)
Review: Loved this movie - a classic. But the rating is old, should be PG-13, there is some language in it.
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Summary: Little Movie With Enormous Heart
Review: My Bodyguard is an absolute joy of a film. When it came out 24 years ago my friends and I went to see it about 5-6 times. I'd not seen it in 24 years until recently purchasing it. Watching it was like opening a time capsule: everything was still fresh and true with tremendous performances from a terrific ensemble cast.
The standout performance belongs to Adam Baldwin. 17 when this was filmed, Baldwin's performance is nothing short of astonishing. His Linderman is classic "tough guy" on the outside, frightened loner beneath the surface. Properly fearful looking (the whole school is scared of this guy) Baldwin nonetheless makes it impossible for you not to feel for this kid and when, out of his greasy, shapeless clothes and cleaned up and dressed for dinner at the hotel, his smile and demeanor
Chris Makepeace shines as the tale's protagonist, Clifford and his persistence in courting friendship with Linderman is a turning point in the film: a bond is formed, and people start opening up. When, at dinner a secret Linderman is embarassed of surfaces, Cliff's Grandma holds his arm and says "You're among friends, Ricky, you're among friends"
As that Grandma, Ruth Gordon is simultaneously touching and predictably hilarious ("Bats, bats!") whether getting tipsy and flirting with married guests or dispensing relationship advice to her grandson ("never hit a woman . . . men think they want that but they're wrong!" )
One forgets how young and fresh Matt Dillon, Joan Cusack were when they started and both are terrific here. Many other recognizable faces and names pop up throughout the movie.
What a really terrific little movie this is!
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Summary: great little sleeper
Review: not an academy award winner, but still great entertainment. this one definitely deserves 5 stars. good acting from a virtually amateur cast. everyone gives a great performance, especially Makepeace & Baldwin. an engrossing and boisterous little movie. as for the DVD, not much in extras (5 tv spots and a theatrical trailer). the picture is good and the sound is good. enjoy!!
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