The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic
thriller film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and
starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Costner stars as a former
Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's
character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. Kasdan wrote the film
in the mid 1970s, originally as a vehicle for Ryan O'Neal and Diana
Ross.
The film was Houston's acting debut and was the second-highest-grossing
film worldwide in 1992, making $411 million worldwide. The soundtrack
became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 45
million copies worldwide.
Plot
Rachel Marron (Whitney
Houston) is an Academy Award-nominated music superstar who is being
stalked and sent death threats. Things get dangerously out of hand when a
bomb disguised as a doll explodes in her dressing room. Rachel's
manager, Bill Devaney (Bill Cobbs), seeks the services of a professional
bodyguard, Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner), to protect her. He is a highly
successful private bodyguard, mostly protecting corporate VIPs.
Formerly he was a Secret Service agent who served as part of the
presidential protection detail during two presidencies. Frank is
reluctant to accept the offer to guard Rachel as he sees her as a
spoiled diva who is oblivious to the threats against her life.
Frank's concerns are quickly realized when Rachel looks upon Frank as
being paranoid and his extensive protection techniques as intrusive.
Rachel's existing bodyguard Tony (Mike Starr) resents Frank's presence.
But at a concert where Rachel is performing a riot breaks out, Frank
rescues her from danger. As a result, the two develop a closer
relationship. Frank tries to remain professional, but the two sleep
together. However, recognizing that this compromises his ability to
protect his client, Frank breaks off their affair. Hurt, Rachel begins
to defy Frank's painstaking security measures. She even goes as far as
attempting to sleep with his former Secret Service colleague Greg
Portman (Tomas Arana). But after she has personal contact with her
stalker via a threatening phone call, Rachel realizes that she must put
her trust in Frank ahead of her own desire for personal gratification.
She finally recognizes the seriousness of the situation and cancels the
rest of her tour.
Frank, Rachel, Rachel's driver Henry (Christopher Birt), Rachel's son
Fletcher (DeVaughn Nixon), and her sister Nicki (Michele Lamar Richards)
then travel to a large lakefront cabin in the mountains, the home of
Frank’s father, Herb (Ralph Waite). The next day, Fletcher is almost
killed when a bomb explodes inside the boat he rode moments before.
After finding footprints around the cabin and sabotaged automobiles,
Frank realizes that Rachel's stalker has followed them. After securing
the house for the night, Frank learns that Rachel's obsessive stalker
and the person trying to kill her are not the same person. Angry and
drunk, Nicki admits that during a drug-induced fit of jealousy she hired
a hitman to kill Rachel, but that the letters from the stalker came
before that. However, she cannot call it off because she does not know
the killer's identity.
Abruptly, the hitman breaks into the house and shoots Nicki dead. Frank,
who is armed with a semi-automatic pistol, ensures that his father has
secured the rest of the group on the second floor. Upon tracking the
killer and then pursuing him into the woods, Frank shoots but misses,
allowing the shooter to escape capture. Frank learns the next day, from
his Secret Service contacts, that they have apprehended the stalker and
were interviewing him when Nicki was shot.
Frank and Rachel attend Nicki's funeral and then the Academy Awards
ceremony. A host of backstage technical issues hamper Frank's efforts to
monitor the proceedings closely. During the actual show, Rachel freezes
and runs offstage, angry at Frank for embarrassing her with
overprotective measures. However, Rachel returns to the audience and is
present when announced as the winner for Best Actress. As she comes
toward the stage to accept the award, the hitman is revealed to be
Portman. Frank notices Portman pointing a gun disguised as a camera at
Rachel. As Portman prepares for the fatal shot, Frank runs on stage and
leaps in front of Rachel, intercepting the shot. Once regaining his
balance, he shoots Portman through his camera-gun, killing him. Frank is
left wounded and Rachel calls for help—all the while urging him to stay
with her.
Frank recovers from the shooting and goes to say goodbye to Rachel at
the airport. After the plane starts to taxi, Rachel suddenly jumps out
and runs to Frank for one last passionate kiss. Rachel boards the plane,
and Frank leaves for his next protection detail.
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