Lifeguard

1976

Lifeguard

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Average Rating: 3.7/5

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Movie Info

Sam Elliot stars as Rick Carlson, a thirty year old lifeguard who thinks life is passing him by. Rick loves the beach life and his job, but after attending his fifteen-year high school reunion and receiving advice from his family and friends that he's wasting his life, Rick begins to question his livelihood and wonders whether he should quit and find a more normal line of work -- such as selling cars for the local Porsche dealership.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Daniel Petrie Sr.
Written By:

Ron Koslow
In Theaters:

Jul 23, 1976 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 21, 2005
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Sam Elliott
as Rick Carlson

Anne Archer
as Cathy

Stephen Young
as Larry

Parker Stevenson
as Chris Randall

Kathleen Quinlan
as Wendy

Steve Burns
as Machine Gun

Sharon Weber
as Tina

Mark Hall
as Bobby

Lenka Peterson

Scott Lichtig
as Kenny

Paul Kent

Jo Gilbert

Russ Marin

Vivian Brown

James Beard

David McKnight

Bill Joyce

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Critic Reviews for Lifeguard

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Lifeguard belongs to that elect, if scarcely elite, class of film fondly designated "the nice little movie."

Dec 17, 2011 | Full Review…

Richard T. Jameson
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Lifeguard is worthy of a weekend rental -- but only if you're actually old enough to look back on 1976 and chuckle knowingly.

Jun 11, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com