My Bodyguard

Year: 1980

Grade: A-

Country: USA

Director: Bill

Review

1980 matt dillon and adam baldwin film about a kid who gets picked on too much so he hires a bodyguard. the kid and the bodyguard are an unusual pairing, but they get along and band together to bring down dillon and his gang of bullies. it’s a coming of age film in some ways, an odd couple picture in others. it’s always stuck out to me as a good film because chris makepeace and adam baldwin are so good together. baldwin has a quite strength that he used later in full metal jacket, but this was his first performance. underrated and appreciated movie.