History Film / TheBodyguard

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: During the BridalCarry scene, a man who's later revealed to be the stalker blocks Frank's way only to be knocked down.]]

* AwardBaitSong: "I Will Always Love You". It wasn't eligible for the Oscars (because it was originally written 20 years before by Music/DollyParton), but Houston's version won the big two Grammys.

* BodyguardCrush: Rachel become smitten with Frank as the film goes on. Even when Frank [[ButNowIMustGo moves on to another job]], the moment before he does is ''Rachel'' deciding to RaceForYourLove.

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:During the BridalCarry scene, a man who's later revealed to be the stalker blocks Frank's way only to be knocked down.]]

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later, with Costner and Kasdan as producers and Mick Jackson as director. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton from ''Theatre/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Music/AlanSilvestri[[note]]he'd worked with the director on ''Film/{{Volcano}}''.[[/note]] (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later, with Costner and Kasdan as producers and Mick Jackson as director. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton from ''Theatre/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Music/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

* AwardBaitSong: "I Will Always Love You". Didn't win any Oscars (and was ineligible for the Oscar anyway because it was originally written 20 years before by Music/DollyParton), but Houston's version won the big two Grammys.

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton from ''Theatre/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Music/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

-->'''Rachel:''' ''[insists in jogging outside the mansion despite Frank's security concerns]'' You afraid I might get picked off in my snazzy running suit?\\

* IrrevocableOrder: [[spoiler:The hitman's order to kill Rachel, not only because Nikki was high on cocaine when she ordered and thus doesn't knows who she asked it ''to'', but because the hitman is a PsychoForHire that refuses to stop even when Nikki is standing in front of him ordering him to (instead, he just kills her and escapes to try again). Another interpretation is that the hitman doesn't know who hired him either, as Nikki is KilledMidSentence trying to explain.]]

* KnifeFight: Averted. As Tony keeps attacking Frank in a fit jealous rage, he picks up a kitchen knife and motions Frank to start a knife fight with the one he is currently holding. Frank then ends the whole thing by throwing his knife to a wall right next to Tony's head, showing just how outclassed he is.

* ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination: [[spoiler:The climax has Frank trying to stop Rachel from being killed by the hitman in one of the few places where the man is sure that she will appear no matter what: smack in the middle of the Academy Awards, while she is either reading the results of the nomination to best soundtrack or beat actress.]]

* BreakTheHaughty: Rachel starts the film as a diva that questions why hiring a bodyguard. By the end of the film, she has been put through the wringer so hard that she spends most of the climax jumping at shadows ([[ProperlyParanoid which actually saves her life, when she signals Frank that she thinks something is wrong... and it is]]). [[spoiler:Nikki gets her moment as well when she finds out that she gave the order to kill Rachel to a PsychoForHire willing to kill her nephew if that helps him kill Rachel.]]

* IronicEcho: Played for Horror: Rachel's most recent song, which even got an Academy Award nomination, is titled "I've Got Nothing". The stalker's letters go: "You've got everything. ''I've'' got nothing. And you're going to die for that."

* LeitMotif: Rachel's song, "I've Got Nothing", plays several times as background music, especially if there's news playing. Justified because the song has been nominated for an Academy Award and the event is a few days away, which means the press constantly plays snippets while talking about this.

* CultSoundtrack: Whitney Houston really got a lot of moolah put of "I'll Always Love You". InUniverse, Rachel's song "I've Got Nothing" made it to an Oscar nomination and wins it in the final act.

* ShoutOut

%%* CultSoundtrack

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A casual line at the beginning of the movie mentions that the [[spoiler:hitman (a former Secret Service agent like Kevin Costner's character) was interviewed and was "eager" for the job of guarding his future target.]]

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton for ''Theatre/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Music/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Music/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

* KnifeNight: Averted. As Tony keeps attacking Frank in a fit jealous rage, he picks up a kitchen knife and motions Frank to start a knife fight with the one he is currently holding. Frank then ends the whole thing by throwing his knife to a wall right next to Tony's head, showing just how outclassed he is.

* CultSoundtrack

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by Music/DollyParton. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Creator/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.

Originally written by Creator/LawrenceKasdan for Steve [=McQueen=] and Diana Ross in TheSeventies, the project was taken up by Costner fifteen years later. This film was a huge success, as was the soundtrack, which sold in the bazillions (it's widely considered to be the top selling movie soundtrack ''of all time''), all fueled by the unbelievable popularity of Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," [[CoveredUp originally]] by DollyParton. In addition, the movie's instrumental music was marvelously done by Creator/AlanSilvestri (and finally released on its own album a mere ''21 years'' later). In 2013, the film headed to stage in the form of a JukeboxMusical featuring many of Houston's hits.