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jasonkellythompson Like many people my age, I was raised on cable TV. No babysitter was needed. All my folks had to do was plop me down in front of the television set and basically "set it and forget it." I was a very low-maintenance child. Anyway...I was about 8 or 9 years old when I first stumbled upon "My Bodyguard". It was truly a movie I grew up watching. Being so young the first time I saw it, there was no way I could fully appreciate everything it had to offer. Sure, at first I noticed that "kids" were involved. And the fact they too went to school. And sure they sounded a lot like the people around me. And then there was a fight at the end. I took it at face value the first time I saw it. I mean how great could it have been to an 8 year old? There weren't any Muppets in it. Then I saw the film again and again. It was on a constant loop back then. After all, HBO had just gone 24/7 and they were desperate for content. So the older I grew and the more I was exposed to the real world, the better the film got. Slowly, I began to realize how accurate "My Bodyguard" was to the real world. For those of you who don't know, "My Bodyguard" is about a new kid at school who is being picked on by a bully and his cronies. And instead of giving in to them (like everyone else), this new kid decides (quite brilliantly) to "hire" the most feared kid in school to be his bodyguard. And in doing so, the new kid "Clifford" slowly befriends the feared, mysterious giant "Ricky Linderman". I get goosebumps every time I think about it.So, over the course of three or four years, I must of seen this film a good ten-twenty times. And I started to realize that there was a Clifford Peache in my school. And depending upon the day, it could be me. Not only that, but the school bully in the film, Melvin Moody (the excellent Matt Dillon), he went to my school too! As did Ricky Linderman. It got to the point, where no matter which way I turned, I saw every character in that movie at my school...in my life. "My Bodyguard" is probably the first movie I truly related to. Of course, it's like I said, I "grew up" watching this movie.

leohanauer Hello!I saw "My Bodyguard " in English class and i think this movie is a good movie because the movie tells the story of a bully child (Clifford Peache) and its Bodyguard (Ricky Linderman).This movie tells about a bully man (Clifford) .Cliffor is in sophomore year and he as a new stunden in High School in Chicago .He is bullied by Moody .Moody wants him to pay one dollar a day .Clifford refuses to pay and he wants Linderman to protect him but Linderman is not interested ...You have watched the film to see what happens !I think Clifford (Chris Makepeace) is a good actor . He's a very talented actor.The actors are very talented . Moody looks very much like a school bully. The teachers are not realistic because our teachers would never be so lax.This movie is great . This is a drama and funny movie .

Woodyanders Gutsy, but small and scrawny squirt Clifford (an excellent and engaging performance by Chris Makepeace) hires hulking alienated misfit Linderman (Adam Baldwin in his fine debut) to protect him from mean high school bully Moody (well played with perfectly obnoxious swagger by Matt Dillon).Director Tony Bill relates the affecting and engrossing story at a steady pace, makes nice use of gritty inner city urban locations, and offers a neat balance of drama and humor. Alan Ormsby's thoughtful and perceptive script not only explores the themes of loss, friendship, courage, and loyalty in a smart and appealing way, but also draws the adolescent characters with genuinely affecting depth and warmth (the way that Clifford and Linderman wind up mutually helping each other out in particular provides this film with its considerable emotional substance and resonance). Moreover, the sterling acting by the tip-top cast keeps this movie humming: Makepeace, Baldwin, and Dillon all do super work in their roles, the always delightful Ruth Gordon has a deliciously daffy ball as Clifford's feisty'n'flaky grandmother, Martin Mull contributes a spot-on turn as Clifford's well-meaning, but bumbling and overworked hotel manager dad, Paul Quandt excels as the brash Carson, Joan Cusack acquits herself ably in a sizable part as the endearingly gawky Shelley, John Houseman has a sharp cameo as stuffy bigwig Dobbs, and Hank Salas cuts an imposing figure as fearsome thug Mike. Kudos are also in order for David Grusin's elegant score and the polished cinematography by Martin D. Margulies. A lovely gem.

orialk57 When we saw "My Bodyguard", we were at school, in year 9 (senior in Junior High School), we were studying the problem of bullying. Our first impressions : the film looked very old (the kids have no mobiles, Clifford has a strange haircut, their clothes are typical eighties !)The actors are very talented : we preferred Clifford and Linderman. Moody looks very much like a school bully. The teachers are not realistic because our teachers would never be so lax.Overall, the film works because we identify with Clifford. We give the film a 9 out of 10.nochairocking57