<P> The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson , written by Lawrence Kasdan , and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston . Costner stars as a former Secret Service agent - turned - bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston 's character , a music star , from an unknown stalker . Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s , originally as a vehicle for Ryan O'Neal and Diana Ross . </P>
<P> The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson , written by Lawrence Kasdan , and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston . Costner stars as a former Secret Service agent - turned - bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston 's character , a music star , from an unknown stalker . Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s , originally as a vehicle for Ryan O'Neal and Diana Ross . </P>
when did the movie the bodyguard come out
when did the movie the bodyguard come out
1992
1992