The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Costner stars as a former Secret Service Agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. Lawrence Kasdan wrote the film in the 1970s, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. It was directed by Mick Jackson. This film was Houston's acting debut. It was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992. The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 42 million copies worldwide. Rachel... Marron is an Oscar-nominated music and movie superstar who is being stalked and sent death threats. Frank Farmer is a former Secret Service Special Agent who served as part of the presidential protection detail during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Frank is haunted by the fact that he was not there when Reagan was shot because he was off duty at the time. He is now a highly successful private and professional bodyguard who protects corporate VIPs.
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| Release date: | November 25, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Mick Jackson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 130 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson |
| Editor: | Richard A. Harris, Donn Cambern |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Dunn |
| Screenplay by: | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |
| Genre: | Musical, Thriller |