This is one of those movies from 1980 that has stuck with me all of these years. Great coming of age movie for young men. This is Jennifer Beals, first on screen appearance, although it is uncredited. Ruth Gordon did an amazing job in her character. Without giving too much away if you have not seen the movie... Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) is a sensitive, well-to-do teen who becomes the target of bully Melvin Moody (Matt Dillon) after he starts attending a new school. Tired of being picked on, Clifford recruits brooding tough kid Ricky Linderman (Adam Baldwin) to be his bodyguard. While this initially works, and Clifford and Linderman form an unlikely friendship, soon circumstances strain their bond. As Clifford is forced to confront Moody again, Linderman has to deal with his own troubled past.
Review of My Bodyguard
