In her spectacular film debut, Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music and movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer (Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love.

 

• Actors

Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Robert Wuhl & Ralph Waite

• Director

Mick Jackson

• Certificate

15 years and over

• Year

1992

• Screen

Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic

• Languages

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

• Duration

2 hours and 4 minutes (approx)

• Region

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

This 1992 crowd pleaser made almost as much money for Whitney Houston as its chart-busting soundtrack. A high-wattage star vehicle as only Hollywood can make, The Bodyguard stars Houston as a pop-music diva (now there's a stretch) and Kevin Costner as the stern bodyguard who is assigned to protect her after the singer receives some nasty death threats. Pop star and bodyguard don't hit it off at first, but they wear down each others' defenses, and before long Houston is baring her tonsils with a rousing rendition of the Dolly Parton chestnut "I Will Always Love You." The film, written by Lawrence Kasden, was originally intended for Steve McQueen, but the script languished for years before Houston took an interest in the project. A proposed sequel would potentially have starred Costner and Princess Diana, until Diana's tragic death precluded that possibility. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com