Lifeguard (film)

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name = Lifeguard


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director = Daniel Petrie
producer = Ron Silverman
writer = Ron Koslow
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starring = Sam Elliott
Anne Archer
Stephen Young
Parker Stevenson
Kathleen Quinlan
music = Dale Menten
cinematography = Ralph Woolsey
editing = Art J. Nelson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = July 23 1976
runtime = 96 mins
country = USA
language = English
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amg_id = 1:29281
imdb_id = 0074798

"Lifeguard" is a 96-minute movie released by Paramount Pictures in 1976. It was directed by Daniel Petrie, based upon a screenplay by Ron Koslow. It stars Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Burns, Parker Stevenson, and Kathleen Quinlan.

Sam Elliott plays Rick Carlson, a 32-year-old lifeguard on a Southern California beach who's prompted to question his goals in life when he receives an invitation to his 15-year high school reunion. At this reunion, he meets his high-school sweetheart, Cathy (played by Anne Archer), now the divorced mother of a young son. They resume their past relationship and Cathy encourages Rick to take a job as a Porsche salesman, offered to him by another high-school classmate. Meanwhile, Rick must deal with Wendy (played by Kathleen Quinlan),a lonely teenage girl who has developed a crush on him.

"Lifeguard" deals with the issues of conformity and materialism; Rick's eventual decision to stay on the beach, even at the cost of his relationship with Cathy, has echoes of the "do your own thing" mantra of the 1960s.

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