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My Bodyguard

1980 · 96 min

A gentle, character-driven story about teenage friendship and standing up to bullies, with a warm heart and a satisfying emotional payoff.

Directed by
Tony Bill
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tagline
Terrorized in the Toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for lunch money? GET A BODYGUARD
Overview
Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully 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.

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Directed by
Tony Bill
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Tony Bill
Written by
Alan Ormsby
Starring
Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt, Hank Salas, Joan Cusack, Dean R. Miller, Tim Reyna
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
Michael D. Margulies
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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