Terrorized in the toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for your lunch money? GET A BODYGUARD!

Starring: Adam Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Chris Makepeace, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt, Hank Salas, Richard Bradley

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Will you be my bodyguard? I'll pay you fifty cents every day. I'll do your homework for you. I'm pretty smart." - Clifford Peache

Why watch this? For a teen film, it is very layered and emotional. I loved it instantly.

Plot Summary: Clifford Peache is a sensitive teenager who becomes the target of a school bully at his new high school. To combat the harassment, he hires Ricky Linderman, a feared and misunderstood classmate, to protect him. As their unusual alliance forms, they forge an unexpected friendship while confronting their adversaries and personal struggles.

Dad's Preview: I was really impressed by the performance of young Adam Baldwin. He is both menacing and completely vulnerable as is kid who has suppressed a lot of trauma in his life.

Melvin Simon Productions; 20th Century Fox