The Bodyguard (1992)

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writer (WGA):

Lawrence Kasdan (written by)

Release Date:

25 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama | Thriller | Music

Tagline:

Never let her out of your sight. Never let your guard down. Never fall in love.

Plot:

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a pop singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.

Plot Keywords:

Bodyguard | Singer | Pop Singer | Secret Service Agent | Home

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston	...	Rachel Marron
Gary Kemp	...	Sy Spector
Bill Cobbs	...	Devaney
Ralph Waite	...	Herb Farmer
Tomas Arana	...	Portman
Michele Lamar Richards	...	Nicki
Mike Starr	...	Tony
Christopher Birt	...	Henry
DeVaughn Nixon	...	Fletcher
Gerry Bamman	...	Ray Court
Joe Urla	...	Minella
Tony Pierce	...	Dan
Charles Keating	...	Klingman
Robert Wuhl	...	Oscar Host
Debbie Reynolds	...	Debbie Reynolds
Danny Kamin	...	Thuringer (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
Ethel Ayler	...	Emma
Sean Cheesman	...	Rory
Richard Schiff	...	Skip Thomas
Chris Connelly	...	Oscar Arrivals M.C.
Nathaniel Parker	...	Clive Healy
Bert Remsen	...	Rotary Club President
Donald Hotton	...	Reverend Hardy
Nita Whitaker	...	Oscar Singer
Patricia Healy	...	Sound Winner #1
Blumen Young	...	Sound Winner #2
Rob Sullivan	...	Best Sound Presenter
Jennifer Lyon-Buchanan	...	Best Song Winner
Stephen Shellen	...	Tom Winston
Victoria Bass	...	Woman in Green
Abbey Vine	...	Ben Shiller
Phil Redrow	...	Video Director
Joe Hess	...	Cuban Husband (as Joseph Hess)
Marta Velasco	...	Cleaning Woman
Joe Unger	...	Journalist
Gwen Seliger	...	Rachel's Valet
Susan Traylor	...	Dress Designer
Pat Van Patten	...	Woman in Restaurant
Shelley A. Hill	...	Mother at Restaurant
Amy Lou Dempsey	...	Little Girl at Restaurant
Rosie Lee Hooks	...	Thrift Shop Owner
Ken Myles	...	Sound Technician #1
Robert L. Feist	...	Sound Technician #2
Charles Bazaldua	...	TV Director
Tracye Logan	...	Girl on Stairway
Art Spaan	...	Billy Thomas
Douglas Price	...	Pantages Assistant
Ellin La Var	...	Rachel's Hairstylist
Joseph Zabrosky	...	Skip's Assistant
Rollin Jarrett	...	Miami Reporter
David M. Morano	...	Fontainebleau Barkeeper
Carla Lizzette Mejia	...	Fontainebleau Maid
Linda Thompson	...	Female Academy Member
David Foster	...	Oscar Conductor
Towanna King	...	Rachel's Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shaun Earl	...	Dancer (uncredited)
John Hartman	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
Al Kamarr	...	Guest at Dinner (uncredited)
Dan Koko	...	Cameraman in Helicopter (uncredited)
David Joseph Martinez	...	Raul Moreno-Janitor (uncredited)
L.A. Rothman	...	Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
John Tesh	...	Entertainment Tonight Host (voice) (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	...	Killer with Mask (uncredited)

Directed by
Mick Jackson

Writing credits (WGA)
Lawrence Kasdan		(written by)

Produced by
Kevin Costner	....	producer
Lawrence Kasdan	....	producer
Jim Wilson	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern
Richard A. Harris

Casting by
Elisabeth Leustig

Production Design by
Jeffrey Beecroft

Art Direction by
William Ladd Skinner		(as Wm Ladd Skinner)

Set Decoration by
Lisa Dean

Costume Design by
Susan Nininger

Makeup Department
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist
Thomas R. Burman	....	special makeup effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman	....	special makeup effects
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist
Ellin La Var	....	hair stylist
Medusah	....	hair stylist: Ms. Houston
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Houston
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist (as Frank Carrisosa)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Joel Harlow	....	armor sculptor (uncredited)

Production Management
Helen Pollak	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Albert Cho	....	second assistant director
Bryan Dresden	....	second second assistant director
Mark Hansson	....	second second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro	....	first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro)
Joel Wein	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Rodolfo Arriaga	....	greensman
Roy Barnes	....	set designer
Jeff Brown	....	stand-by greens
Patrick Cassidy	....	lead man (as Patrick T. Cassidy)
Jann K. Engel	....	set designer
Irwin 'Eppy' Epstein	....	drapery
Steven Lane Ewing	....	construction foreman
Amanda J. Flick	....	set painter
Michael J. Flynn	....	set dresser
Gary Gagliardo	....	general foreman
Nancy Garber	....	art department researcher
Michael Gastaldo	....	assistant property master
Antoinette J. Gordon	....	set designer
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	on-set dresser
Hugo Herrera	....	greensman
John M. Holliday	....	construction foreman
Kelly Hudson	....	stand-by painter
Johnnie Jenkins	....	construction accountant
Roger L. King	....	construction gang boss
Wayne Lindholm	....	carpenter
Terry MacDonald	....	labor foreman
Frank McEldowney	....	greensperson
Robin L. Miller	....	property master (as Robin Miller)
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Penelope Rene Stames	....	set dresser (as Penelope Stames)
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property master
Joseph Torres	....	construction foreman
Ron Ashmore	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)
Karen Virgin	....	swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Matthew C. Beville	....	sound transfer
Denise Cochran	....	sound assistant
Damon Cohoon	....	sound assistant
Kay Colvin	....	cable person
Linda Corbin	....	foley mixer
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	adr recordist (as Karol Dodd)
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor
Julia Evershade	....	supervising sound editor
Howell Gibbens	....	dialogue editor
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	production sound mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	sound designer
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound
Donald Ortiz	....	sound assistant
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Dave Reitzas	....	pre-record engineer
Steve Richardson	....	foley editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Katie Rowe	....	foley artist
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Simpson	....	supervising sound editor
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rodney M. Byrd	....	special effects (as Rodney Byrd)
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
Dale Ettema	....	special effects
Donald Myers	....	special effects
Eric Rylander	....	special effects

Stunts
Tom Bahr	....	utility stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt double: Kevin Costner, knife thrower
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt performer
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Brooke Becker	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts (as Ousan Elam)
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Rusty Hendrickson	....	stunts
Deja Howell	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunt coordinator (as Norman L. Howell)
Norman Howell	....	stunt double: Kevin Costner
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Dan Koko	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunts
Joyce Larkin	....	stunt double: Whitney Houston
Vinita McClennon	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
William Washington	....	stunts (as Billy Washington)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts
David Webster	....	stunts
John Ashker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Ary	....	chief lighting technician
Rick Davis	....	additional key grip
R. Michael De Chellis	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as R. Michael DeChellis)
Tim Dunford	....	second assistant camera (as Timothy Dunford)
Blair Forward	....	video assist operator
Michael Genne	....	camera operator
Ben Glass	....	still photographer
Diana Goodman	....	playback operator
Johnny Gutierrez	....	rigging gaffer (as John Gutierrez)
Gerald A. King	....	best boy grip (as Jerry King)
J. Steven Latham	....	additional second assistant camera (as J. Steve Latham)
Marc Margulies	....	additional first assistant camera (as Marc J. Margulies)
Dick Montagne	....	additional first assistant camera
Lane Russell	....	additional second assistant camera
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip
Steven H. Smith	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Steve Smith)
Owen Stephens	....	rigging electrician
Baird Steptoe	....	additional first assistant camera
Stephen St. John	....	Steadicam operator
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Weldon)
Bill Young	....	key grip
Paul Jacobsen	....	rigger (uncredited)
Paul Jacobsen	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Bruce D. Spellman	....	second grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susan Brown	....	casting associate
Jimmy Jue	....	extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Cash Oshman	....	crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steve Ellsworth	....	set costumer
Christopher Gilman	....	wardrobe: specialty costumes
Barbara Gordon	....	assistant costume designer
Kimberly Guenther	....	costume supervisor
Jane Kilkenny	....	costume construction
Janet Sobel	....	set costumer
Valarie Wise	....	costumer: Miami (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mitch Harris	....	assistant editor
Leslie Jones	....	assistant editor
Debra Kahn	....	assistant editor
Jane Kass	....	first assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Michael Rafferty	....	assistant editor (as Michael J. Rafferty)

Music Department
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
David Foster	....	song producer
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Ronn Huff	....	music arranger: string arrangements
Cliff Kohlweck	....	music editor (as Clif Kohlweck)
William Ross	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver
Hugh Kelly	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation co-captain
David Siegel	....	transportation coordinator
Dwight Wood	....	transportation captain
David Diaz	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Brian Accetta	....	staff assistant
David Antell	....	personal trainer
Gregory Avellone	....	associate to the producers
Steph Benseman	....	location manager
Maxine Bergen	....	fill-in script supervisor
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	pre-record technician
Sean Cheesman	....	choreographer
Stephanie Claxton	....	assistant production accountant
Lisa Cole-Wertchafter	....	location contact: Florida
Allison Conant	....	associate to the producers
Steve Cowie	....	staff assistant
Robyn Crawford	....	executive assistant: Whitney Houston (as Robyn D. Crawford)
Caroline Digiulio	....	staff assistant
Darlene Dillinger	....	dance double: Whitney Houston
Brook Durham	....	staff assistant
Janette Evans	....	accounting clerk
Scott Giegler	....	crew: Video Image
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
Edward Gorsuch	....	assistant: Jim Wilson
Joseph Greco	....	staff assistant (as Joe Greco)
Al Guthery	....	helicopter pilot
Michael Haro	....	assistant location manager
Susan J. Hellmann	....	staff assistant (as Susan Hellmann)
Tom Hoeck	....	first aid
David Hofflich	....	supervisor: Video Image (as David M. Hofflich)
Elston Howard	....	staff assistant
Stephen G. Howard	....	technical supervisor: Video Image
Debra Hubbard	....	body double: Whitney Houston
Kevan Jenson	....	crew: Video Image
Julie Jones	....	production accountant
Elayne Keratsis	....	coordinator: Florida
Elayne Keratsis	....	staff assistant
Greg Kozikowski	....	crew: Video Image
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Paul LaZebnik	....	production office staff
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Suzanne Lutz	....	staff assistant
Maria M. Machado	....	production office staff (as Maria Manuelo Machado)
Kevin Madeja	....	videowall engineering crew
Moira McLaughlin	....	assistant: Kevin Costner
Sherry McManus	....	staff assistant
Leslie Moraes	....	assistant location manager
Victor Nelli Jr.	....	crew: Video Image
Kris Nielsen	....	assistant production associate
Larry Potoker	....	crew: Video Image
Eric Rivera	....	craft service
Sol Rivera	....	craft service
Christopher Sliney	....	production office staff
Peter Smith	....	videowall engineering crew
Rick Soule	....	videowall engineering crew
Sara Spring	....	production associate
Tom Stramat	....	pilot
Monte Swann	....	crew: Video Image
James Thelen	....	videowall engineering crew
Mark Thomason	....	photo double
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in: Kevin Costner
Anne Trop	....	assistant: Mick Jackson
Alison Troy	....	staff assistant
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	crew: Video Image (as Joe Unsinn)
Ken Wada	....	staff assistant
Bill Warren	....	helicopter pilot
Amy Jo Weinstein	....	production office staff (as Amy Weinstein)
Lynne Whiteford	....	production office staff
Tim Wilson	....	location contact: Tahoe
Joseph Zabrosky	....	staff assistant (as Joe Zabrosky)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Michael Feder	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	special properties (uncredited)
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Kasdan Pictures
• Tig Productions
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Varus Video
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros. (Spain)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Alterian

Other Companies

• Arista Records  soundtrack
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal training
• Cenex Casting  extras casting
• Central Casting  extras casting
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Gavin De Becker Inc.  security advisor
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pacific Titles & Optical  opticals
• Peter Weireter and Associates  security advisor
• Precision Film Cutting  negative cutting

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | France:Unrated | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | UK:15 (cut) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

1038 Hill Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kasdan Pictures

Trivia:

The film had to undergo some hasty re-cutting when test audiences jeered Whitney Houston's performance.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rachel is watching Frank watch her film clip, Frank is leaning forward from Rachel's view, but when it cuts to a close shot of Frank he is leaning back in the chair and then begins to lean forward.

Quotes:

Frank: We're adding to your duties. You're my new assistant.
Henry: Says who?
Frank: Henry, I've spent a lot of time guarding people all over the world, and I've found one thing to be true - no matter how incompetent the assassins, no matter how much they miss their target, there's always one person who always gets hit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Witness (#1.13)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Jesus Loves Me

Better than you think it is

The story of a superstar singer who falls in love with her bodyguard could have been a major disaster. I remember the previews and thinking it was going to be one. However once the film was out and I actually watched it I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this is a really good romance and a really good thriller. Of course its hokey and Hollywood and all of that but you get sucked in and carried along for its running time.

Trust me this is better than you think it is.

The only problem is that the film is a bit too long to do what it has to do. I think the problem is in the early part of the film where all of th e pieces are being set in motion, however once its all going its great.

Get some popcorn your honey and enjoy.