My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | July 11, 1980

Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

My Bodyguard

96 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | July 11, 1980

My Bodyguard
Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers 20th Century Fox, Melvin Simon Productions, Market Street Productions
Original title My Bodyguard
Directors Tony Bill
Writers Alan Ormsby

Cast

Chris Makepeace

as Clifford Peache

Adam Baldwin

as Ricky Linderman

Matt Dillon

as Melvin Moody

Paul Quandt

as Carson

Hank Salas

as Mike

Joan Cusack

as Shelley

Dean R. Miller

as Hightower

Tim Reyna

as Koontz

Richard Bradley

as Dubrow

Denise Baske

as Leilani

Vicky Nelson

as Freddy

Tom Rielly

as Reissman

Paul Charbonneau

as Allen

Laura Salenger

as Girl

Bert Hoddinott

as Burt

Cindy Russ

as Cheerleader No. 1

Laurie McEathron

as Cheerleader No. 2

Lori Mandell

as Crying Girl

Dean Devlin

as Boy

Ruth Gordon

as Gramma

Martin Mull

as Mr. Peache

John Houseman

as Dobbs

Craig Richard Nelson

as Griffith

Kathryn Grody

as Ms. Jump

Dick Cusack

as Principal Roth

Dorothy Scott

as Librarian

Angelo Anthony Buscaglia Jr.

as Basketball Coach

Kitt York

as Stewardess

Marge Kotlisky

as Mrs. Linderman

Tim Kazurinsky

as Workman

Bill Koza

as Mr. Dunphy

Vivian Smolen

as Mrs. Dunphy

Bruce Jarchow

as Roberto

Andrea Dillon

as Hostess

Leonard Mack

as Custodian

George Wendt

as Engineer

Jerome Myers

as Counterman

Freddy Moss

as 2nd Counterman

Joseph Cohn

as 3rd Counterman

Pat Billingsley

as Biology Teacher

Barbara Hoddinott

as Teacher in Hallway

Eddie Gomez

as Eddie

Jennifer Beals

as Clifford's Friend (uncredited)

Sandra Bogan

as Joan (uncredited)

Gary Houston

as Drunk in the Park (uncredited)

Beth Lane

as Tap Dancer (uncredited)

Steven Rozic

as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)