- The script of the film was originally written by screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan in 1975 specifically for Steve McQueen.
- Many actors and singers have been candidates for the main roles in the film, including Ryan O’Neill, Barbra Streisand and Diana Rose.
- Kevin Costner's performance in the film is based on Steve McQueen and even imitates McQueen's hairstyle.
- The ending of the film's story is set at the 68th Oscar Awards Ceremony held shortly after that time. This is to tease that the script of the film has been rejected 67 times.
- In the film’s earliest script, the male protagonist Frank deeply regrets his failure to protect President John F. Kennedy in the 1963 assassination. When the film was officially filmed, this plot was rewritten into the assassination of President Reagan in 1981, because when Kennedy was president, Kevin Costner was too young to become Kennedy’s bodyguard.
The Bodyguard behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Hunter 2022-03-29 09:01:02
Volkswagen's second-tier classic films are bland and smooth
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Harley 2022-04-24 07:01:05
As a film as a whole, the plots are not smooth enough, but almost every scene has a dramatic sense of stage. Kevin Costner's charisma is so captivating, with the wit and responsibility of a mature man. The remix and ring shake at the end was cliché, but it was a standard hero template of that era. The posters are classic, and the songs are more classic. This is a movie that can be labeled as a classic even if you haven't seen it, and its significance goes far beyond its film language itself.
The Bodyguard quotes
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Rachel: [sees her son, Fletcher, getting into a boat] You know, Fletcher can't swim very well.
Herb Farmer: I guess he'd better stay in the boat, then.
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Frank: [after Nicki kisses him] You're a lovely woman.
Nicki Marron: But you don't want me. I'm surprised. Thorough fellow like yourself. Why stop at one sister when you could have fucked them both?
Frank: I make my mistakes.
Nicki Marron: But you didn't say no to the boss.