Lifeguard

Lifeguard (1976)

Every girl's summer dream.

Rick is a Los Angeles County lifeguard who is in his thirties. At his 15-year high school reunion, he sees his old girlfriend who is now a divorced mother. After falling in love with her, Rick considers changing his career and lifestyle.

Date of release
1976-07-23
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Daniel Petrie

Casting

Interesting facts

Lifeguard is a 1976 American romantic drama film directed by Daniel Petrie from a screenplay by Ron Koslow. It stars Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson, and Kathleen Quinlan. The film follows Rick Carlson, a Southern California lifeguard who is prompted to reexamine his life when he attends his high school reunion.

Production

Elliott's parents were lifeguards and he had worked as a lifeguard himself. He was cast after Dan Petrie and his wife saw Elliott on TV in the film Frogs. Lifeguard completed filming in August 1975 but was held for release by Paramount until the following year. Elliott held off on doing any TV in that time because he hoped the film would establish him in features.

Despite some of its serious subject matter, the film was marketed as a lighthearted beach party film. However, it was considered a breakthrough for Elliott, with the actor saying, "Dan Petrie did a great job directing that movie; it was shot for something like only $900,000. Those were the days".

Part of the film was shot in Petrie's own home.

Most of the lifeguard tower scenes were filmed at the Knob Hill and "Burnout" towers in the South Bay of Los Angeles.

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