He wanted Houston to play pop diva Rachel Marron opposite his security expert, Frank Farmer, but she'd never acted before and was hesitant to make her debut in such a large role opposite an A-list actor. The "Bodyguard" soundtrack sold 17 million copies in the United States and 45 million around the world. And they weren't going to miss.". (Rachel's estate - interiors), Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA, Hollywood Palladium - 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 3 min read. He is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he helped launch the award-winning PopWatch blog. The brand of whisky being drunk throughout the film is Springbank from Campbeltown in Scotland, where the director was on holiday prior to making the film. This commitment to veracity is part of Mercurios vision. He has been a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics since 1993. 10. 3. DeVaughn Nixon's mother couldn't come to Tahoe, so he thought of Whitney Houston as his "mom" on set. The project fell through after only a few months because of irreconcilable differences between O'Neal and Ross, who had been dating. A later version of the project, which would have starred Ross and then-boyfriend Ryan O'Neal, also stalled. There is the sound of THREE BOOMING GUNSHOTS. Martin Scorsese had also used the song on the soundtrack of 1974's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," shortly after Dolly Parton composed and recorded it. Costner himself picked the definitive photo that was later used in the movie poster. A man is convicted of a robbery he didnt commit and spends six years in jail. Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" sold 12 million copies, making it the best-selling single ever by a woman. It seems that one of her fans is stalking her and has threatened to kill her, so Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner), a professional bodyguard and former Secret Service agent, is hired to protect her. Plenty of the railway was shown at the start which is great because you can never be too sure how much will be included.. As of 2015, with over 37 million albums sold, the film had the best-selling soundtrack of all time. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. Kevin Costner revealed in 2019, almost 27 years after the release of The Bodyguard (1992), that the woman he is carrying on the movie poster wasn't Whitney Houston, but her double.Whitney had left the set to have some rest, so Kevin Costner decided to shoot the picture with her double. (Performance after death threat), Pantages Theater - 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA A prequel to "Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini," this film follows the love story of young Narendra and Ajeng who come from different backgrounds. Frank: I was two years with Carter, four with Reagan. During one of Julias speeches we had a few actors to protest as part of the scene, but then an actual protest kicked off for real outside, recalled Hawes. 2. Costner claimed in 2012 that he'd been developing a "Bodyguard" sequel that would have marked Princess Diana's acting debut, in a semi-autobiographical role, and that her tragic 1997 death came within days after he'd received an early draft of the script. Pat Benatar, Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Janet Jackson, Terri Nunn, Kim Carnes and Dolly Parton were considered for the role of Rachel Marron. That included "I Have Nothing" and "I Will Always Love You". The song went to No. The film grossed $411 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1992 behind Aladdin and at the time of its release the tenth highest-grossing film of all time. (AIDS Charity Benefit Concert), Joe Jost's - 2803 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, California, USA, Lake Tahoe, California, USA 5,426 views Jan 19, 2013 13 Dislike Share Save YouTbearTube 7 subscribers This is the house where the Winter scene for the movie the Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston). Now Bodyguard has raised its profile yet higher. Whitney Houston would give Kevin Costner singing lessons on set in exchange for acting advice. He climbed back on while the camera kept filming, finished the scene, and that was the take was used in the movie. It was country fan Costner who picked the song for the movie's emotional climax.13. Recognize Rachel's mansion? Director Patrick Hughes Writers Tom O'Connor (based on characters created by) Phillip Murphy (screenplay by) Brandon Murphy (screenplay by) Stars Ryan Reynolds Samuel L. Jackson Salma Hayek The poster for the 1992 film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston features Costner's titular bodyguard carrying Houston's pop star Rachel Marron out of a nightclub after a riot breaks out. The film had to undergo some hasty re-cutting when test audiences jeered Whitney Houston's performance. It's alsosaid to be the National Trust's most haunted property, home to the ghost of a wicked duchess and (less menacingly) a phantom cocker spaniel. FBI documents state the "Juicy" rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997. He campaigned to have Houston play Rachel. Costner recalled in 2015 that he felt casting Houston was a no-brainer. The scenes were shot at the art deco Senate House, University of London. The killer pursues Marron to a wintery retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake, Fallen Leaf Road running south from Route 89 at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe, on the California side of the border with Nevada. We were really pleased with the show, George Saville, operations manager of Mid-Norfolk Railway, told the Dereham Times. Diddy's former bodyguard has claimed The Notorious B.I.G. The 37-foot tall statues were added by Production Designer Jeffrey Beecroft. (Oscars Academy Awards Ceremony - arrivals and exteriors), Pershing Square, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Fallen Leaf Road, Lake Tahoe, California, USA At the urging. The special effects work from Alien was filmed there, as was the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hammer Horror classics such as The Mummys Shroud. Nita still works with producer David Foster to this day. "I've had someone write me a letter, somehow it got to me," Houston said at the time of the movie's release. (Warner Bros. / ABC) The movie, which garnered two Academy Award nominations in the best song category, has grossed a. Even though it's been 25 years since the release of "The Bodyguard" (on November 25, 1992), no doubt the final high note in Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" is still ringing out somewhere in the stratosphere. As a fallback, the production relocated to Mid-Norfolk Railway in Dereham13 miles of operational track popular with sightseers, railway enthusiasts and, increasingly, film and TV. I told him about my fears. The working class bar where Farmer and Marron stop off for a drink, is the venerable institution Joe Jost's, 2803 East Anaheim Street in Long Beach. A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's. An imaginative young squirrel leads a musical revolution to save his parents from a tyrannical leader. #Bodyguard. Its the 1929 Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, which, in the Fifties, actually was home to the Academy Awards ceremony. Initially, Houston was supposed to sing a cover of Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," but the filmmakers found out the song was going to be used in "Fried Green Tomatoes." (Also, both stars supposedly balked at being billed second.) When we recce'd the actual Home Office and came away disappointedit's basically any media building you've ever been director Thomas Vincentcame back with a one word concept for the space we'd have to build it should be the 'Leviathan' of state. This film was originally proposed in the mid-'70s, starring Diana Ross and Steve McQueen, but was rejected as "too controversial". "The Bodyguard" was the favorite movie of Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983), revealed by his granddaughter Rachel during a family tribute at his funeral in Melbourne, March 27 2015. Subscribe and to the BBC https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSubWatch the BBC first on iPlayer https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home After courageously neutralising a terrorist threat, troubled war veteran Police Sergeant David Budd is assigned as a principal protection officer to the home secretary, Julia Montague MP. Marron nips off to Miami, Florida, perform an AIDS charity benefit . Whitney Houston said Kevin Costner taught her to focus on listening and communicating through her eyes. Whitney had left the set to have some rest, so Kevin Costner decided to shoot the picture with her double. Recently engaged to Bobby Brown, Houston suffered a miscarriage during the shoot. "It said that they were going to shoot me in the last couple seconds of my show. Warner Bros. bought the screenplay as a vehicle for Diana Ross and Steve McQueen, but the project stalled over concerns that audiences wouldn't warm to the interracial romance. The basement used as Kevin Costner's basement in the movie The Bodyguard (1992) is the same basement that's used in NCIS (2003) as Gibbs's basement. I have watched many action movies but this one makes one think: what happens next? A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. The Pantages' interior is also seen in Batman Forever (as a casino) and in Species (as a nightclub), and its exterior in Tim Burton's Ed Wood. One hiccup concerned the tension-filled cold open to the first instalment, in which Budd talks down a suicide bomber hiding in the toilet of a commuter train. In the film, Baldwin plays a grizzled outlaw on the run from authorities with . According to Gary, Kevin Coster told him that "True" was he and his wife's song. 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