My Bodyguard

1980 • 96 minutes

About this movie

After moving to Chicago, a teenager is tormented by a gang leader until he devises a scheme to give the bully a dose of his own medicine.

Ratings and reviews

I originally watched this because Siskel and Ebert gave it an enthusiastic two thumbs up. As a young man, I identified with the characters extremely strong, knowing the guys who bullied me and many other students. I had had a pretty tough friend who sometimes would save me from beatings. The bullies respected him enough so the would occasionally back off. He wasn't there when they threw me off a two story roof into bushes. Regardless of my past, this a good movie that I will show to my cousins young boys.

I remember this movie very well. Very relatable. I personally give it 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ s. A must watch movie.

A movie that helped bring out the ways of being bullied. Opened a lot of eyes