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Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
Produced by | Ron Silverman |
Written by | Ron Koslow |
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Sam Elliott Anne Archer Stephen Young Parker Stevenson Kathleen Quinlan |
Music by | Dale Menten |
Cinematography | Ralph Woolsey |
Edited by | Art J. Nelson |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lifeguard is a 1976 American drama film made by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Daniel Petrie, based upon a screenplay by Ron Koslow. It stars Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson, and Kathleen Quinlan.
Sam Elliott plays Rick Carlson, a 32-year-old lifeguard on a Southern California beach who is 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, then 29 years old), 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, who was 21 years old at the time), a lonely teenage girl who has developed a crush on him.