My Bodyguard (film)

Western Thematics

The film bears the brand of the Old West morality plays. The character of Clifford evokes the honest cowboys of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Tin Star, while Ricky is the gunfighter with the shadowed past a la High Plains Drifter. Perhaps a better example would be the Jimmy Stewart/John Wayne relationship in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Their working together to rebuild the motorcycle is reminiscent of the stump removal scene in Shane. Moody is the pizza-faced incarnation of Bruce Dern's character in The Cowboys. Just as in these films the characters learn that sometimes you must forget about the past, forget about making peace, and just fight. Fight to win.

Related Topics:
Old West - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Tin Star - High Plains Drifter - Jimmy Stewart - John Wayne - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Shane - Bruce Dern - The Cowboys

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