"The Bodyguard" was originally written in the 1970's for Steve Mcqueen and Diana Ross. When he died, plans were made in the late 80's for the film to star Ryan O'Neal and again, Diana Ross. When Kevin Costner signed on he insisted on Whitney Houston however she was touring and wouldn't be available for a year so he agreed to wait. This postponement proved to be the most fortuitous piece of luck in the history of show-business: the lead song for the movie was going to be "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" Because the production was delayed a year, another movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes" jumped at the chance to introduce it in a movie first. Because of this, "The Bodyguard" needed to find another song and Costner chose, "I Will Always Love You" - a song Whitney didn't like. He even went so far as to insist she sing the first few lines a cappella, which the studio was aghast at - thinking no radio station would air an intro without music. The song became the lead single of the film and broke records everywhere...
