My Bodyguard

– Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
My Bodyguard (1980)

Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other. Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, Joan Cusack and John Houseman round out "a truly remarkable cast" (Variety) in this delightful coming-of-age comedy and triumphant tribute to the underdog.

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Producing Country:
USA
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My Bodyguard (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Sep 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Tony Bill

Writer:

Alan Ormsby

Main Actors:

Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt

Plot:

Clifford Peache is the new kid in Lake View High School. Faced with all the stress that role entails he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. These punks pretend to be bodyguards for the kids to protect them from Linderman who, it is rumored, killed his brother in cold blood. Clifford befriends the sullen Linderman and hires him as his bodyguard. When Moody ups the ante, Linderman must decide whether fighting for what he believes in, with his haunted past and image, is justified.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
67%