Its unclear how deep Travis involvement in Julias death goes. JUST FREEZE. "The Bodyguard" tells the story of Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston), a pop star anticipating her first Oscar nomination, who is forced to employ a new bodyguard when her manager, Devaney (Bill Cobbs), is troubled by threatening letters sent to the singer. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. Someone named Armando did the hiring. At the beginning they mention she was in the movie "I have Nothing", which the title song was a hit for a long period of time. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Firstly after beating up the guy in the hotel kitchen, Frank returns to the room and tells Delaney that he is quitting. After missing her lines, Rachel hallucinates one of her stalker's letters being pulled from the results envelope and runs off stage just as the co-presenter announces the winner. "He completely changed it, but I still loved him," said Kasdan. Answer: She yelled "I'm the one who paid you.". [20], In the United States and Canada, The Bodyguard opened on November 25, 1992 in 1,717 theaters; it grossed $16.6 million in its opening weekend, ranking third. Frank Farmer is a former Secret Service Agent hired to serve as Rachel's bodyguard. Rachel He said the script was inspired by Yojimbo, a Japanese samurai film and it would star Steve McQueen as the lead. She was jealous and hateful deep down inside and it came out while she was high and then once it started she was didn't stop it. Having saved the day, started therapy, and brokered a reconciliation with his wife, things are looking pretty good for David Budd. 1:04. She was receiving the Oscar for her movie Queen of the night. She had months to track down this Armando and cancel the hit. Whitney Houston, with whom it was impossible not to fall in love, and Kevin Costner, who because of late 90s flops is underrated as an actor and leading man, were its perfect conduits. ", "Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' to Re-Release in Theaters for One Night", 1992 Razzie Nominees & "Winners" The Official Razzie Forum, "AFI's 100 Years100 Passions Nominees", "The Body Guard - Alan Silvestri - Limited Edition", "The Hitman's Bodyguard Trailer and Release Date", "See Samuel Jackson, Ryan Reynolds' 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Clip", "Princess Diana was set to star in sequel to the Bodyguard with Kevin Costner", "Princess Diana, movie star? Former secret service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. 2 Who was supposed to be cast in The Bodyguard? The insider who had been supplying information to the organised crime syndicate was Craddock, David Budds boss. When Rachel wins the best actress and walks onstage to accept her Academy Award, Portman shoots at Rachel with a gun disguised as a television camera. The movie ends not happily, not depressingly, but with the full conflict of the bittersweet sweep of unrealized love. I'm tired of worrying about it. The film follows a former United States Secret Service agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect a famous actress and singer from an unknown stalker. I SAW HIM WASHING THE CAR. Writer's Hot, but No Credits: Film Clips. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Houston admitted it wasn't just for her fans, she didn't want to let one dangerous fanatic take what she loved to do away from her. He also worked as executive producer of the movie. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Although its pretty thin, she did know how to target David Budds kids at the school (I guess you could, at a push, piece it all together based on the info she gathered) but it seems odd that shed risk discovery to enact personal revenge, even if it would have been devastating if shed succeeded. PopMatters is wholly independent, women-owned and operated. Care for the Director's Cut or the Final Cut? The song that became the most enduring part of the movie is representative of the fight for the entire projects existence. Then, to make Frank jealous, Rachel flirts with his former Secret Service colleague, Greg Portman, whom she meets at a Miami party. Frank is left wounded, and Rachel calls for help, all the while urging him to stay with her as he slowly passes out. Type of Villain Gregory Greg Portman is the main antagonist of the 1992 film The Bodyguard. This box office blockbuster stars Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner ("The Guardian," "The Upside of Anger") and Grammy Award-winner Whitney Houston ("Waiting to Exhale") in a romantic suspense. [24] It also set the opening weekend record in Denmark. In Body Heat, characters played by William Hurt and Kathleen Turner murder the Turner characters husband. It's a doomed love story about two people from different worlds forming a bond during intense events, but it also explores the dark side of celebrity. Rachel Marron & Frank Farmer (The Bodyguard) - YouTube 0:00 / 3:52 Rachel Marron & Frank Farmer (The Bodyguard) 129Ashley129 42.6K subscribers Subscribe 1.3K Share 235K views 5 years ago. Abruptly, the hitman breaks into the dark house and fatally shoots Nicki. After receiving a phone call from her stalker in her Miami hotel suite, Rachel finally admits she is afraid. Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) is a former Secret Service Special Agent who served as part of the presidential protection detail during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. And why did Craddock do it? When questioned about it she just accepts responsibility for leaking Julia Montagues schedule to the mob, and explained that they found a way round security to plant the bomb. [7] Houston was also nominated for Worst New Star as was Kevin Costner's haircut, however failed to win in any category.[7][31]. Costner and Kasdan won the argument, and when Houston swept the studio executives off their feet during her screen test, the fighting seemed to end. Someone named Armando did the hiring. Immediately regaining his balance, Frank shoots and kills Portman while the gun is aimed at Rachel. Who was responsible for determining guilt in a trial by ordeal? "[18] Roger Ebert gave it three out of four stars and wrote, "The movie does contain a love story, but it's the kind of guarded passion that grows between two people who spend a lot of time keeping their priorities straight. She didn't want to stop it until the young boy Fletcher was almost killed in the boat that the guy the Hitman booby trapped she just didn't want the boy hurt but she always wanted her sister to be done with. Please can someone explain the ending of this film to me? There are a couple of scenes that push the limits of believability, and the climactic action sequence near the movies conclusion feels underwhelming. When the hitman breaks into the cabin to kill Rachel, Nicki jumps into his path in an attempt to cancel the hit, but she is shot down before she can finish her sentence. Rachel's embarrassment over appearing flustered and unprofessional leads to an emotional outburst backstage where Rachel slips back into her diva persona, blaming Frank for making her paranoid and saying, "Farmer! When Julia died the Secret Service needed to recover that document fast, in order to get back their leverage on the PM. Show creator Jed Mercurio has stated that hed love to do a sequel, based on whether or not theres appetite for it at the BBC, so it seems highly likely that well see a second outing for Bodyguard. if it's the blond pervert, why is he doing it? Frank and his father Herb are perplexed by how the stalker found them because the cabin has nothing to do with Rachel and everything to do with Frank's life. Rachel is performing onstage, and Frank has moved on to his next client and back to his comfort zone, protecting an archbishop at a political event. What did Nicki yell out at the end to the killer before he killed her? FRANK, I'D LIKE YOU TO STAY ON. 20 Answer: Nikki didn't know who was writing the letters, she did say they were her thoughts, but she didn't write them, the blonde stalker did. It is from this sort of trumped-up action scene, interspersed with palmy glimpses of Rachel's privileged existence, that the film has been patched together. The original choice, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, became unworkable when Paul Young scored a big hit with it during the pre-production of the film. Theres no real explanation given for why shed essentially hand over information that would, inevitably, lead to the death of a high-profile public figure. After a bomb explodes in her dressing room, her manager Bill Devaney seeks out professional bodyguard Frank Farmer, a former Secret Service agent who served on the Carter and Reagan presidential details, to protect her. He wasnt the bomb maker, and he didnt actually have any part in the death of Julia. By doing this, Frank violates his own standards of transparency and does the same thing Rachel's manager and publicist did when they kept the threatening letters from Rachel, thinking they would only disturb her. Frank throws himself in front of Rachel at the last moment and takes a bullet to save her life. Looking for your next big binge? When Frank finds Nicki drinking in the kitchen, she is distraught and admits she hired a hitman at a bar in East L.A. through an intermediary named Armando. It intrigues me that it wasn't mentioned that Rachel had an ex-boyfriend or ex-husband cause it's normal protocol to suspect a former partner in case there's bad blood. She was wonderful in the feel good, Christmas movie, The Preachers Wife, and gave a solid performance in Waiting to Exhale. Later, Rachel is announced as the winner for Best Actress, but as she comes on stage to accept the award, Portman is revealed to be the hitman, masquerading as the bodyguard for the ceremony's host. But he seems to be in the fragile early stages of putting his life back together, and could easily be drawn back into a dark conspiracy and even darker marriage, should the writers require that for season 2. "The Bodyguard" tells the story of Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston), a pop star anticipating her first Oscar nomination, who is forced to employ a new bodyguard when her manager, Devaney (Bill. A good script has levels of action going on, unexpected turns. This really is a knotty one. Harmetz, Aljean. Houston had never acted before, and she was black. Grand Canyon, perhaps Kasdans best work, uses the natural wonder as a symbol, in ways both obvious and surprising, to present a challenging narrative of discovery and inquiry about race, social division, and the mysterious encounters that possess the power to change lives. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp. Answer: It's never stated. Question: I have two questions. She is both, being there to accept the award for Best Actress. Frank is responsible for his baby brother's death because he was the one who caused the car crash that killed Sam. There is the sound of THREE BOOMING GUNSHOTS. Firstly after beating up the guy in the hotel kitchen, Frank returns to the room and tells Delaney that he is quitting. In the same interview, director Mick Jackson agreed with Houston, saying, "This was about two people who fall in love, and also this is a collision of two worlds.". [30][bettersourceneeded] The film was nominated for several MTV Movie Awards, an Image Award, BMI Film & TV Awards, a Golden Screen Award in Germany and a Japanese Academy Award, according to the Internet Movie Database. ", Turtle Beach VelocityOne flight stick review: 'A surprising number of bells and whistles', Luther: The Fallen Sun review: "Will appeal to die-hards and newbies alike", Creed 3 review: "Michael B. 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