YMMV / The Bodyguard

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Is the hitman just that much of a professional to go through all the trouble, or a psycho who really wanted to kill Rachel and simply exploited Nikki's resentment?
• Covered Up:
  • Whitney Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You" is so overwhelmingly popular that most don't even know it had existed as a Dolly Parton hit for some 18 years (having hit number one on the Top 100 twice). Even fewer know that the song was originally a slow acoustic ballad, and not a window-shattering diva number. Still fewer know that the song is actually about the end of her professional relationship with Porter Waggoner; they had been starring on a music TV show together and she wanted to go solo.
  • "I'm Every Woman" from the same soundtrack was originally a hit for Chaka Khan.
• Critical Dissonance: Although the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, it was a hit with audiences and became the second-highest grossing film worldwide for 1992.
• Director Displacement: Lawrence Kasdan wrote the script, but Mick Jackson directed.
• Genius Bonus: Frank takes Rachel to see Yojimbo. Yojimbo translates as "The Bodyguard" in English.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: The film's poster of Frank carrying Rachel with her face buried in his shoulder became an iconic romantic image, making it a bit awkward when Kevin Costner revealed in 2019 that the actual reason for that position is that it's not Whitney Houston, but her stand-in.
  • Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson spoofed said poster when they made The Hitman's Bodyguard.
• Hype Backlash: For months after the film was released, Whitney Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You" was everywhere; staying at the top of the pop charts and winning three Grammy awards. This caused a sizable backlash against both the song and the movie it was associated with.
• Signature Song: Sing it with us, now... "AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEIIII... WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Also one for Whitney Houston's whole career.

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