My Bodyguard

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My Bodyguard

PG,

1980,

1h 38m,

Comedy/

Drama

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79%

33 Reviews

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70%

5,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

79%

Tomatometer

33 Reviews

70%

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5,000+ Ratings

Clifford Peache is a sensitive, well-to-do teen who becomes the target of bully Melvin Moody after he starts attending a new school. Tired of being picked on, Clifford recruits brooding tough kid Ricky Linderman to be his bodyguard. While this initially works, and Clifford and Linderman form an unlikely friendship, soon circumstances strain their bond. As Clifford is forced to confront Moody again, Linderman has to deal with his own troubled past.

Critics Consensus

T. Bill debuts as an affectionate director, keenly aware of growing pains.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Jul 24, 2007

In his directorial debut, Tony Bill assembles a truly remarkable cast of youngsters with little or no previous acting experience.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Jul 24, 2007

A film of ingredients, rather than ideas realized and integrated: it panders on different, disjunctive levels.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

The message that accompanies the central theme -- Kids are basically Nice -- is that Brute Force Rules.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 16, 2025

3/4

The script by Alan Ormsby never decides whether violence is the problem or the solution, but his teen protagonists feel real.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Aug 30, 2022

B

If you’ve got some safe distance on the experience, though, this cable-TV favorite will ring many bells and keep you engrossed.

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Pat M. Kuras

Gay Community News (Boston)

Aug 26, 2022

It’s a shame that My Bodyguard couldn’t have had a more coherent structure, or that it couldn’t concentrate more on the power of friendships.

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Draco S

Feb 20, 2017

80`s Greatness! Seen it about 10 times.

Theodore G

Jan 11, 2017

A true classic form 1980!

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Tony Bill

Director

Chris Makepeace

Clifford

Adam Baldwin

Linderman

Martin Mull

Mr. Peache

Matt Dillon

Moody

Paul Quandt

Carson

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Synopsis

Clifford Peache is a sensitive, well-to-do teen who becomes the target of bully Melvin Moody after he starts attending a new school. Tired of being picked on, Clifford recruits brooding tough kid Ricky Linderman to be his bodyguard. While this initially works, and Clifford and Linderman form an unlikely friendship, soon circumstances strain their bond. As Clifford is forced to confront Moody again, Linderman has to deal with his own troubled past.

Director: Tony Bill
Producer: Don Devlin
Screenwriter: Alan Ormsby
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m

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