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1980 Certificate PG
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Youth-oriented comedy drama about the adventures of a new student who enrolls in a high school run by a teen-age gang. He hires a bodyguard to protect him. Climax includes an unforgettable fight. Read more

Starring Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt
Director Tony Bill
Genres Comedy, Drama

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My Bodyguard

Youth-oriented comedy drama about the adventures of a new student who enrolls in a high school run by a teen-age gang. He hires a bodyguard to protect him. Climax includes an unforgettable fight.

Starring Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt, Hank Salas, Joan Cusack
Director Tony Bill
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 06 Mar 2006
Production year: 1980
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of My Bodyguard

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    School bully Matt Dillon persecutes rich kid Chris Makepeace, who retaliates by attempting to hire the morose and overgrown Adam Baldwin as his personal bodyguard. First-time director Tony Bill creates a believable atmosphere at this Chicago school while gradually shifting attention away from Makepeace's plight to Baldwin's troubled past. Cameos from oldsters Ruth Gordon and John Houseman, plus the screen debut of Joan Cusack, are bonuses.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Alan Ormsby's script, about a new kid in a Chicago high school who hires the biggest guy in school to fend off a lunch... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    Adam Baldwin's debut!

    If you're a Firefly fan you should check this out. Long before he played Jayne, Adam Baldwin starred in this coming of age movie. I must admit it's refreshing to see a High School movie with actors who are the right age. Notable too for an early performance by Matt Dillon as the school bully.

      • Henrik Hansen from Battersea, England
      • Posted 08 Apr 2006 09:50

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    Adam Baldwin's debut!

    If you're a Firefly fan you should check this out. Long before he played Jayne, Adam Baldwin starred in this coming of age movie. I must admit it's refreshing to see a High School movie with actors who are the right age. Notable too for an early performance by Matt Dillon as the school bully.

      • Henrik Hansen from Battersea, England
      • Posted 08 Apr 2006 09:50

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