Even at the peak of his career, Kevin Costner didn’t necessarily always make good films. Bodyguard was even nominated for seven anti-Oscars because it wasn’t particularly well received by critics. Nevertheless, the film has become an absolute classic, also thanks to its soundtrack. You can watch it on TV today.
Today on TV: That’s what Bodyguard is about
Frank Farmer is actually a real professional and the best in his field. That’s why the bodyguard, aka bodyguard, is hired for a complicated job: he’s supposed to be extremely successful and popular Singer Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston)
to protect.
The famous pop star is loved by most of her fans, but of course there are exceptions. A very A particularly pushy and creepy admirer even wants to get to her and makes life difficult for the singer.
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Bodyguard Frank Farmer and pop singer Rachel fall in love.
Normally, none of this would be a problem for hardened super bodyguard Kevin Costner. If he could manage to stick to his own rules. But fate plays a trick on him and so he gets into trouble because of his own Feelings towards Rachel Marron that continue to grow stronger.
Although Kevin Costner’s Bodyguard was a hit, it was nominated for seven anti-Oscars
The romantic film with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston didn’t really take off at the time. It was certainly successful (thanks mainly to the soundtrack, which sold millions of copies), but most Critics found the film too cliché-laden and bad.
Accordingly, he was among the so-called Razzies nominated for seven Golden Raspberries in 1993. The Razzies are a kind of anti-Oscars, honoring the worst films.
Bodyguard was nominated in the categories of Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Actress as well as Worst Screenplay and Worst Newcomer. However, the strip didn’t win a single Golden Raspberry.
TV or stream: When and where is Bodyguard shown?
Cable One is showing the Kevin Costner classic Bodyguard at primetime tonight, December 12, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. It runs until 11 p.m. There will be another repetition at 1:30 a.m.
Otherwise, you can also rent or buy Bodyguard online: on Google Play, Apple TV, Maxdome, Amazon or Magenta TV.
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