Production note The Bodyguard soundtrack is described as the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, with 45 million copies worldwide.
Production note I Will Always Love You was originally a Dolly Parton song.
Production note The film had two original-song Oscar nominations: I Have Nothing and Run to You.
Production note Costner and Houston reportedly gave each other acting and singing lessons during production.
Production note Whitney Houston suffered a miscarriage during production and filming paused.
Production note Costner suggested ending I Will Always Love You a cappella.
Production note The script began life in 1975 and circulated for decades before becoming the film.
Production note Van says the Oscar-assassination sequence would be hard to pull off because of modern security around the theater.
The Way We Were Used by Bill to argue Streisand belongs in the vocal conversation.
How Will I Know Used as a Whitney song comparison in the Streisand debate.
Letterman appearance Houston’s early performance on Late Show is used to illustrate her overwhelming charisma.
The Star-Spangled Banner Used as an example of Houston’s aura and vocal power.
Bull Durham Referenced in Costner’s career run and persona.
Field of Dreams Cited as the likable, exuberant Costner that some viewers missed here.
Jungle Fever Used as a contrast for how interracial relationships were handled in early-90s Hollywood.
The Pelican Brief Referenced as another major studio movie that cut a romantic scene.
Do the Right Thing Used to explain the era’s idea of stars transcending race.
Someone to Watch Over Me Cited as a similar bodyguard/protection romance film.
The Sentinel Another bodyguard/protection thriller Bill recommends.
Dave Used as a reference for a favorite Secret Service character.
Arliss Referenced in a joke about Robert Wuhl hosting the Oscars and Bill’s familiarity with the show.
La La Land / Moonlight Oscar mix-up Used as a comparison for the movie’s Oscars chaos.
Yojimbo Mentioned as the Kurosawa bodyguard source for the samurai motif.
