My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tony Bill
Written by	Alan Ormsby
Produced by	Melvin Simon Don Devlin
Starring	Chris Makepeace Ruth Gordon Matt Dillon John Houseman Craig Richard Nelson Kathryn Grody Adam Baldwin Martin Mull
Cinematography	Michael D. Margulies
Edited by	Stu Linder
Music by	Dave Grusin
Production company	Melvin Simon Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	July 11, 1980 (1980-07-11) (Limited) August 15, 1980 (1980-08-15) (Wide)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1]
Box office	$22.5 million

My Bodyguard is a 1980 American family comedy drama film directed by Tony Bill (his directorial debut), and written by Alan Ormsby. The film stars Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin (in his first film role), Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, and Ruth Gordon.

The film was the debut of both Baldwin and an uncredited Jennifer Beals and was Joan Cusack's first major film.