My Bodyguard (1980)

Regisseur:

Tony Bill

Drehbuchautor:

Alan Ormsby (written by)

Premierendatum:

26. September 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Familienfilm

Plot:

When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother Grandson Relationship | Mother Son Relationship | Obscene Finger Gesture | Broken Nose | Hotel

Filmpreise:

2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A timeless, compelling and thoughtful movie about facing odds.

Besetzung

Chris Makepeace	...	Clifford
Adam Baldwin	...	Linderman
Matt Dillon	...	Moody
Paul Quandt	...	Carson
Hank Salas	...	Mike
Joan Cusack	...	Shelley
Dean R. Miller	...	Hightower
Tim Reyna	...	Koontz
Richard Bradley	...	Dubrow
Denise Baske	...	Leilani
Vicky Nelson	...	Freddy
Tom Rielly	...	Reissman
Paul Charbonneau	...	Allen
Laura Salenger	...	Girl
Bert Hoddinott	...	Burt

Alternativ:

Schulhofratten von Chicago, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

96 Min | USA:102 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Norway:12 | Finland:K-12 (cut) (1981) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | Iceland:16 | UK:A (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:12 (1990 re-rating) | Australia:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Firma:

Market Street Productions

Dies und das:

Jennifer Beals' film debut (uncredited).

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Juxtaposition of red-haired friend and Linderman.

Dialogzitate:

Clifford Peache: What does your dad do?
Ricky Linderman: He watches T.V.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)

Soundtrack:

She's a Latin from Manhattan

A timeless, compelling and thoughtful movie about facing odds.

This movie rings true on so many different levels. I find this a real gem because no matter how many times I watch it I find it compelling and refreshingly straightforward. Chris Makepeace is cast perfectly as a reluctant victim of extortion by Matt Dillon's high school band of thugs. Adam Baldwin relays a sense of pain, anguish, and grief that you can nearly touch. What can you say about Matt Dillon (Moody)? Anyone who has ever been bullied will squirm in their seat after watching him for just ten minutes. This is one of those special movies that will appeal to so many different people. Haven't we all been to high school? been bullied at some point? got caught up in ridiculous rumor and innuendo? if so, then definitely take time to watch this timeless classic.