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Directed by:
Daniel PetrieScreenplay:
Ron KoslowCinematography:
Ralph WoolseyComposer:
Dale MentenCast:
Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson, Kathleen Quinlan, Sharon Clark, George Wallace, Lenka Peterson, Jody Gilbert, Peter Canon (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Sam Elliot drew waves of accolades for his sensitive and sexy portrayal of aging lifeguard Rick Carlson, who's compelled to reassess his life and career as a professional lifeguard. To keep things status quo or pursue things status-conscious - that's Carlson's dilemma. It's an agonizing decision compounded on one side by an adoring beach groupie (Quinlan) and on the other by a former high school flame (Archer) that's game for rekindling, but only if he's serious about trading in his swimsuits for three-piece suits. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sam Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072778_e295d2.jpg)
Sam Elliott
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Anne Archer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267466_52bf3d.jpg)
Anne Archer
USA
Best movies:
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Felon (2008)
The Last of His Tribe (1992) (TV movie)
Stephen Young
Canada
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
Breaking Point (1976)
Rage (1972)
![Parker Stevenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274559_a1a505.jpg)
Parker Stevenson
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
All the Rivers Run 2 (1990) (TV movie)
![Kathleen Quinlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/047/168047854_2ity6z.jpg)
Kathleen Quinlan
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
Sharon Clark
USA
![George Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/618/162618250_9fc16e.jpg)
George Wallace
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Minority Report (2002)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Lenka Peterson
USA
Best movies:
Waltzing Anna (2006)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
All the King's Men (2006)
![Jody Gilbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273813_235af4.jpg)
Jody Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Ninotchka (1939)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Peter Canon
USA
Best movies:
Tom Horn (1980)
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
The Hindenburg (1975)
James Van Patten
USA
Best movies:
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Life Stinks (1991)
![Paul Kent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771293_9ede2c.jpg)
Paul Kent
USA
Best movies:
Seconds (1966)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Mad Bomber (1973)
William Joyce
USA
Best movies:
The Parallax View (1974)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Lifeguard (1976)
![Russ Marin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709160_a59db8.jpg)
Russ Marin
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
Body Double (1984)
Wallace Earl Laven
USA
Best movies:
The Rack (1956)
Unconquered (1947)
Blue Skies (1946)
Vivian Brown
USA
Best movies:
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Earthquake (1974)
Beatrice Colen
USA
Best movies:
American Pop (1981)
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
High Anxiety (1977)
Linda Gillen
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Big (1988)
The Producers (1967)
Sari Price
USA
Best movies:
Hold My Heart (2002)
Orion's Belt (1985)
Lifeguard (1976)
Sam Kwasman
USA
Best movies:
At Long Last Love (1975)
Lifeguard (1976)