I loved that movie too (I think; it's been a while). And what is up with Blockbusters not carrying 'classic' movies anymore?!

OMG. I LOVED that movie! Thanks...now I'm going to go put it in my Netflix cue :) I have the soundtrack, too-hubby laughs everytime he sees it. :)

If that ever happens again, see if a public library has it. Library folks are nice and will never laugh or humiliate someone for wanting to watch an old movie. The best part is the catalogs are online and no one will know. Just checked, we don't have it, but, we're an academic library.

Oh Man, now I have to see the movie. I loved it when it was out just like Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. But now that the song is in my head (you know every time it was on the radio and I was alone in the car I used think I could sing it better then Whitney, what was I thinking) Any way I have to see the movie now. Hope I find it.. Enjoy : )

It could be worse. You could have been looking for a really stupid "classic" movie. You know, like, "Babe". "The Bodyguard" is a great one!

I just HAD to see my old, old favorite....Bagdad Cafe again...

Watching it tonite...

Hi-larious. Have some popcorn for me babe!

Was it really that embarassing?

I have the same luck with movies though, because I'm always asking for real obscure titles that no one has ever heard of, hence, no one carries it.

You just know that in twenty years they're going to film a remake.

I, too, own the soundtrack. Whitney's version of that song still gives me chills.

I was once charged with the job of finding a copy of the movie version of the play we were doing in school, the Irish classic "Playboy of the Western World". It took me over 40 stores before I found one and along the way I got a lot of rude comments and "We don't carry that 'kind' of movie here" when I tried to explain that it was really just a play. *sigh*

I got a hankering once for "Shirley Valentine" and I discovered they didn't even have it on DVD at the time. I'd already canned my VCR, so I had to wait until it finally came out just last year on DVD. Then I bought it. Online at Amazon. So no one could laugh at me. Or at least I couldn't hear them laughing.

I was looking for "Barefoot in the Park" and "Splendor in the Grass" one night. I thought they were classics. The pimply teenagers at Blockbusters? Not so much. They wanted to know if those were movies about picnics.
ARGH.

Did you try Netflix?

Hey, I remember seeing "The Bodyguard" in the movie theatre. That's when I hadn't discovered George Clooney, my next boyfriend, yet, and though Kevin Costner was hot.

Today, all I can think about when I hear about this movie is how much coke Whitney probably had up her nose when shooting.

you are a brave woman putting yourself out there like that. i will confess, i used to do synchronized swimming routines to whitney's first album. i knew ALL the words.

but kevin costner? i just don't know why but i can't seem to like him in any movie.

Did you know you can go to blockbuster.com and search for movies and then check and see what stores in your area have it? I've used their through the mail service for a few months and have been very happy with it. The assortment of movies is larger than what it stocked in the stores.

I don't know how you can't love that movie! My DH and I had a similar experience about a year ago when we went looking for the movie, "Breakin'". Talk about stares from, tee hee, 'tragically hip teenagers'. I really feel your pain... once you have a movie on the brain, it's hard to shake until you get to see it! Even if it's a bad 80's break dancing movie.

That's why I love me the Netflix. :)

First of all, 1992 is NOT A LONG TIME AGO. I still have underwear that is older than that!! Secondly, The Bodyguard is a wonderful movie!! There's nothing better than watching a movie that makes you feel good. Have you seen it yet??

I'm in the middle of watching the entire run of Homicide: Life on the Street. Next up comes Third Watch. I love you, Netflix!!

Have a wonderful weekend, sweetie!!

That's the sort of movie I'd check the library for, I see someone has already suggested it. And as an added bonus, it's free from the library (unless you forget you took it out and it sits for a week next to the television in your bedroom)

Uh-oh, I actually own that movie. I guess I crossed the Fourth Dimension! Kevin was so cute in it, I couldn't resist...plus I loved that song and would belt it out along with Whitney every time I saw the movie. Cuz, you know, I am sure that I sing every bit as good as she does. HA!

Have a great weekend!

Library? Some libraries carry DVDs. Perhaps your next nostalgic trip which is not available at Blockbuster might be found at the library.

You know who *never* laughs at movie rentals? The Library. And their cheap, either $1 or FREE... and they almost ALWAYS have movies from 1992... just sayin.

Ahhh, The Bodyguard. So wrong and yet so right!
I love the scene where he's having a drink and watching her on tv.

Man, that girl can sing.

Ahhh, The Bodyguard. So wrong and yet so right!
I love the scene where he's having a drink and watching her on tv.

Man, that girl can sing.

You might also check out the movie that song originally was used for-- Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds.

Best Little *****House in Texas

I grew up singing that version first (yeah, weird childhood, I know) and then transferred versions when Bodyguard came out. Definitely a great soundtrack.

TNT or TBS (I can't remember which. They kind of melt together in my mind.) is prone to show that one at least once every few months. I've never seen it the whole way through but I do own the soundtrack.

Abigail! Was that the country version that you actually hear in the Bodyguard movie, it's in the scene where Whitney and Kevin gettheir dance on.

Because I was wondering if there was a real version of it countrified like that! I love it! I will definitely have to find it, I hope they have it on iTunes.

That's so funny thats the movie you wanted. On VH1 a few days ago - they had the top songs from the 90's - that song was in the top 10 & ever since they played the video & talked about it - I've been a little obsessed wanting to see the move again myself. Kevin Costner running in the snow woods to save my life - ahhh, pure romance! Luckily, I have the soundtrack to play & visualize the movie in my mind - I do what works!

OMG I can't believe you just did that to me...now I need to see it again! *running off to check her library*

Was the country version done by Dolly or was it Kenny singing it? They have both on itunes, and also a version by Roger Whittaker and another by Randy Dorman....

Egads! I own the movie on (gulp) VHS! And I have the soundtrack on CD - Love the song "Queen of the Night" (I also confess to having it on my MP3 player, you know, for the gym.)

Happy Weekend!

Also -- weird fact -- the soundtrack to The Bodyguard was apparently the #1 bestselling movie soundtrack of all time until Titanic came along!

I have heard a Dolly solo version several times on the radio in years past...I think she sang the original version. She does a great job with the song, I believe it was a big hit for her, but it's not quite the blockbuster that Whitney's version is...

I wasn't in love with the movie but loved the soundtrack. I think I still have it.

More than you ever wanted to know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Always_Love_You

Dolly Parton wrote the song, try her version, it is great.

I loved that movie too!!! If you know anyone who belongs to Netflix--they have it!!

Loved it right up until 'the sister' did it moment then it sort of lost it for me after that.

(Am very sorry if I have spoilt the ending for anyone.....)

Also, does everyone have issues with Blockbuster or something?

I like Blockbuster. It's total instant gratification (you may have to drive to another store, but this is the Valley ... there are five million stores...) you don't have to wait for the mail, or sign up for a fee, and they're open way later than the library and you get to keep the movie longer than 24 hours. For someone like me who has 12 minutes a month for extraneous TV watching and who never rents movies, Blockbuster rocks.

I cannot wait for the day when everything is digital, like Movies On Demand. That will be awesome. For people like me who have really limited free time and just occasionally get weird hankerings for movies at odd hours, Movies On Demand is MAGICAL.

Girl, don't you know if you get Netflix, nobody but you AND THE COMPUTER ever need know your shame?

you need to join netflix. it isn't instant gratification but if you've got a hankering for it on thursday it'll be at your house by the weekend and you won't have to listen to any snot nosed teenage mocking.

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