- 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
2021-11-14 08:01
Extended Reading
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Frank: This house is wide open.
Sy Spector: Excuse me?
Frank: I said this house is wide open and you people have no clue what real security is or what it takes to achieve it.
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Rachel: And I want to be able to eat brunch with my friends.
Frank: So go on Tuesdays.
Sy Spector: Tuesday morning brunch? Where'd you get this guy, Bill?