The Bodyguard (1992 film)

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'''''The Bodyguard''''' is a 1992 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[thriller film|thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Ryan |date=1992-11-01 |title=A look inside Hollywood and the movies: Tinker, Tinker: Today's Special: 'Bodyguard.' Care for the Director's Cut or the Final Cut? |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-01-ca-1595-story.html |access-date=2010-10-24}}</ref> written by [[Lawrence Kasdan]], and starring [[Kevin Costner]], [[Whitney Houston]] (in her movie acting debut), [[Gary Kemp]], [[Bill Cobbs]], and [[Ralph Waite]]. The film follows a former [[United States Secret Service]] agent turned [[bodyguard]] who is hired to protect a famous actor and singer from an unknown [[Stalking|stalker]]. Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s, originally as a [[Star vehicle|vehicle]] for [[Steve McQueen]] and [[Diana Ross]].<ref name="Puccio-review">{{cite web |author=Puccio |first=John J. |date=February 8, 2005 |title=Bodyguard (DVD) |url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/bodyguardthespecialedition/13976/2675/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211074758/http://www.dvdtown.com/review/bodyguardthespecialedition/13976/2675/ |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |publisher=DVDTown.com |format=review |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

'''''The Bodyguard''''' is a 1992 American [[romantic thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Ryan |date=1992-11-01 |title=A look inside Hollywood and the movies: Tinker, Tinker: Today's Special: 'Bodyguard.' Care for the Director's Cut or the Final Cut? |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-01-ca-1595-story.html |access-date=2010-10-24}}</ref> written by [[Lawrence Kasdan]], and starring [[Kevin Costner]], [[Whitney Houston]] (in her movie acting debut), [[Gary Kemp]], [[Bill Cobbs]], and [[Ralph Waite]]. The film follows a former [[United States Secret Service]] agent turned [[bodyguard]] who is hired to protect a famous actor and singer from an unknown [[Stalking|stalker]]. Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s, originally as a [[Star vehicle|vehicle]] for [[Steve McQueen]] and [[Diana Ross]].<ref name="Puccio-review">{{cite web |author=Puccio |first=John J. |date=February 8, 2005 |title=Bodyguard (DVD) |url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/bodyguardthespecialedition/13976/2675/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211074758/http://www.dvdtown.com/review/bodyguardthespecialedition/13976/2675/ |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |publisher=DVDTown.com |format=review |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''The Bodyguard'' was theatrically released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on November 25, 1992. The film grossed $411 million worldwide, becoming the [[1992 in film#Highest-grossing films|second-highest-grossing film of 1992]], but received mostly unfavorable reviews from critics. The film's accompanying [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] by Houston became the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling soundtrack album of all time]], with sales of over 50 million copies worldwide, and won the [[36th Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while the singles "[[I Have Nothing]]" and "[[Run to You (Whitney Houston song)|Run to You]]" received nominations for the [[65th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]].<ref name="re-release">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' to Re-Release in Theaters for One Night|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whitney-houston-bodyguard-theaters-kevin-costner-300684|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 16, 2012|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> The film received seven nominations at the [[13th Golden Raspberry Awards]], including for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]] (for Costner) and [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] (for Houston).<ref name=razzies/> In spite of the Razzies, Houston received best acting nominations at the [[People's Choice Awards]], [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]] and the [[NAACP Image Awards]]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' later listed Houston's performance in the film as the 27th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.<ref name="bbactorssingers">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/musician-movie-performances-top-100-8477854/ |title=The 100 Best Acting Performances by Musicians in Movies |work=Billboard |date=October 4, 2018 |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref> The film and soundtrack cemented Houston’s status as a [[Cultural impact of Whitney Houston|pop culture icon]].

''The Bodyguard'' was theatrically released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on November 25, 1992. The film grossed $411 million worldwide, becoming the [[1992 in film#Highest-grossing films|second-highest-grossing film of 1992]], but received mostly unfavorable reviews from critics. The film's accompanying [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] by Houston became the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling soundtrack album of all time]], with sales of over 50 million copies worldwide, and won the [[36th Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], while the singles "[[I Have Nothing]]" and "[[Run to You (Whitney Houston song)|Run to You]]" received nominations for the [[65th Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]].<ref name="re-release">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' to Re-Release in Theaters for One Night|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whitney-houston-bodyguard-theaters-kevin-costner-300684|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 16, 2012|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> The film received seven nominations at the [[13th Golden Raspberry Awards]], including for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]] (for Costner) and [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] (for Houston).<ref name=razzies/> In spite of the Razzies, Houston received best acting nominations at the [[People's Choice Awards]], [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]] and the [[NAACP Image Awards]]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' later listed Houston's performance in the film as the 27th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.<ref name="bbactorssingers">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/musician-movie-performances-top-100-8477854/ |title=The 100 Best Acting Performances by Musicians in Movies |work=Billboard |date=October 4, 2018 |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref> The film and soundtrack cemented Houston’s status as a [[Cultural impact of Whitney Houston|pop culture icon]].