[Quick Summary: A bodyguard is hired to protect an actress, and inadvertently falls in love.]
This was Lawrence Kasdan's first screenplay.
I'd heard it was quite impressive.
To see for myself, I managed to finagle an original/early draft.
Did it live up to the hype? Yes.
Is it worth hunting down? Yes.
Did I like it better than the shooting draft? Yes.
Why? Because it's riskier, ballsier, and the characters are allowed to be more flawed.
ex. Rachel Marron actively tries to make Frank pay for rejecting her.
ex. The bad guy's hijinks on the golf course involved a senator and two little boys. [Great suspense.]
I liked that characters had more regrets and no free passes.
In the shooting draft, I often felt it took an emotionally safer road.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED: Take more risks.
Safe is not good four letter word for stories.
The Bodyguard (1992; early draft, undated)
by Lawrence Kasdan
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