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The Guardian - Meripelastaja

Original title: The Guardian
  • 2006
  • K-11
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher in The Guardian - Meripelastaja (2006)
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A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and ... Read allA high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

  • Director
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writer
    • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Ashton Kutcher
    • Sela Ward
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    97K
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    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writer
      • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Ashton Kutcher
      • Sela Ward
    • 322User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Ben Randall
    Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher
    • Jake Fischer
    Sela Ward
    Sela Ward
    • Helen Randall
    Melissa Sagemiller
    Melissa Sagemiller
    • Emily Thomas
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Capt. William Hadley
    Omari Hardwick
    Omari Hardwick
    • Carl Billings
    Alex Daniels
    Alex Daniels
    • Wild Bill
    Daniel J. Molthen
    • Co-Pilot Wakefield
    • (as Lcdr. Daniel J. Molthen USCG)
    Andrew Schanno
    • Pilot Mitchell
    • (as Lt. Andrew Schanno USCG)
    Adam Pena
    • Benjamin Reyes
    Joe Arquette
    Joe Arquette
    • Co-Pilot Antunez
    Gary Billburg
    • Julian Zankich
    • (as PO1 Gary Billburg USCG)
    Joshua Mitcheltree
    • Mitcheltree
    • (as PO2 Joshua Mitcheltree USCG)
    Rusty Tennant
    • Mover #1
    James Barnes
    • Doctor #1
    Stephanie Barnes
    • Doctor #2
    Andrea Martynowski
    • Ops Commander
    • (as CPO Andrea Martynowski USCG)
    Ron Fien
    • Wickham
    • (as Lt. Ron Fien USCG)
    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writer
      • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
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    • Trivia
      The opening story of the helo rescue gone bad was loosely based on a real event that occurred August 7, 1981. The crew of CG1471 from Airsta Kodiak was responding to a distress call of a fishing vessel near Prince William Sound. As the crew attempted to hoist the survivors of the boat, a wave hit the tail of CG1471 causing the helo to crash into the seas. A painting named "So Others May Live" hangs on CG Airsta Kodiak depicting the rescue.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 12 mins) The "Squid Bar" Hodges and Fisch go to is filled with Sailors in the utility uniforms, along with various officers and chiefs. Sailors are not allowed to drink in the utility uniform or even go into a bar.
    • Quotes

      Ben Randall: Ya know, there never was anyone else Mag's.

      Maggie McGlone: Like hell, Ben, you're a bigamist. You've been married to the coast guard all along. Now gimme that shoulder. Prolly swum it out of socket tryin to prove you was still nineteen.

      Ben Randall: When the heck did we get old?

      Maggie McGlone: Hell, I've always been old Ben. Ya' know what though, I don't mind. I mean if my muscles ache, it's because I've used 'em. It's hard for me to walk up them steps now, its 'cuz I walked up 'em every night to lay next to a man who loved me. I got a few wrinkles here and there, but I've layed under thousands of skies with sunny days. I look and feel this way, well cuz I drank and I smoked. I lived and I loved, danced, sang, sweat and screwed my way thorough a pretty damn good life if you ask me. Getting old ain't bad Ben. Getting old, that's earned.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Departed/Open Season/The Guardian/The Last King of Scotland/The Queen/School for Scoundrels/Beerleague (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Saturday Night
      Written by Willy Abers, Raul Pacheco, Justin Poree, Asdru Sierra (as Asdru Sierra),

      Jiro Yamaguchi, Ulises Bella and J. Smith-Freedman

      Performed by Ozomatli

      Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

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    9/10
    Much More Than I Expected
    I work at a movie theater and every Thursday night we have an employee screening of one movie that comes out the next day...Today it was The Guardian. I saw the trailers and the ads and never expected much from it, and in no way really did i anticipate seeing this movie. Well turns out this movie was a lot more than I would have thought. It was a great story first of all. Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner did amazing acting work in this film. Being a big fan of That 70's Show I always found it hard thinking of Kutcher as anyone but Kelso despite the great acting he did in The Butterfly Effect, but after seeing this movie I think I might be able to finally look at him as a serious actor.

    It was also a great tribute to the unsung heroes of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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    • goodapollo2
    • Sep 28, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2006 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Guardian - meripelastaja
    • Filming locations
      • Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Beacon Pictures
      • Contrafilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,011,732
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,006,064
      • Oct 1, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $94,973,540
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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