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Jul 23, 1976 · With Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson. Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
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- Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1976-07-23
Lifeguard is a 1976 American drama film made by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Daniel Petrie from a screenplay by Ron Koslow. It stars Sam Elliott , Anne Archer , Stephen Young , Parker Stevenson , and Kathleen Quinlan .
Elliott with Juliet Mills in Once an Eagle (1976) Elliot in his breakthrough role in Lifeguard (1976) Elliott began his career as a character actor; his appearance, voice, and bearing were well-suited to Westerns. In 1969, he earned his first television credit as Dan Kenyon in Judd for the Defense in the episode "The Crystal Maze".
Jul 18, 2016 · The movie stars a 32-year-old Sam Elliott as the man of the title, Rick Carlson. Rick’s been to college, but fell into being a lifeguard. He had at one time been a competitive surfer. He’s unwisely too tanned and too comfortable in a white T-shirt and red shorts.
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Sam Elliott was well cast as a lifeguard a few years older than the average athlete who perched on those observation stations, looking out at the Pacific's frequently treacherous waves. He looked the part and had the depth needed to make his character's less-than-monumental struggles to come to grips with his life and his career choice about as ...
Sam Elliott. Actor: A Star Is Born. Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Although his future wife, Katharine Ross co-starred in the film, the two did not meet until they filmed The Legacy (1978) together. Over the years there would be few...
47% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 73% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Southern California lifeguard Rick Carlson (Sam Elliott) has a real passion for his work, but, when he attends a high school reunion,...
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- Drama
- PG
