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The Guardian

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 19m
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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.

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  • Director
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writer
    • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Ashton Kutcher
    • Sela Ward
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  • Director
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writer
    • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Ashton Kutcher
    • Sela Ward
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 310User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Ben Randallas Ben Randall
    Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher
    • Jake Fischeras Jake Fischer
    Sela Ward
    Sela Ward
    • Helen Randallas Helen Randall
    Melissa Sagemiller
    Melissa Sagemiller
    • Emily Thomasas Emily Thomas
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Capt. William Hadleyas Capt. William Hadley
    Omari Hardwick
    Omari Hardwick
    • Carl Billingsas Carl Billings
    Alex Daniels
    Alex Daniels
    • Wild Billas Wild Bill
    Daniel J. Molthen
    • Co-Pilot Wakefieldas Co-Pilot Wakefield
    • (as Lcdr. Daniel J. Molthen USCG)
    Andrew Schanno
    • Pilot Mitchellas Pilot Mitchell
    • (as Lt. Andrew Schanno USCG)
    Adam Pena
    • Benjamin Reyesas Benjamin Reyes
    Joe Arquette
    Joe Arquette
    • Co-Pilot Antunezas Co-Pilot Antunez
    Gary Billburg
    • Julian Zankichas Julian Zankich
    • (as PO1 Gary Billburg USCG)
    Joshua Mitcheltree
    • Mitcheltreeas Mitcheltree
    • (as PO2 Joshua Mitcheltree USCG)
    Rusty Tennant
    • Mover #1as Mover #1
    James Barnes
    • Doctor #1as Doctor #1
    Stephanie Barnes
    • Doctor #2as Doctor #2
    Andrea Martynowski
    • Ops Commanderas Ops Commander
    • (as CPO Andrea Martynowski USCG)
    Ron Fien
    • Wickhamas Wickham
    • (as Lt. Ron Fien USCG)
    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writer
      • Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Ben Randall is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants Randall to go to the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer "A" School to train other rescue swimmers. He encounters a guy named Jake who's a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. So Ben puts him through the wringer to see if he can handle it. —rcs0411@yahoo.com
    • u.s. coast guard
    • character repeats someone else's dialogue
    • rescue
    • swimmer
    • team
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • When lives are on the line, sacrifice everything.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 At 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.

    User reviews310

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Overall good movie but has some weak points
    I was fortunate enough to see this movie on pre-release last night and, though I wasn't expecting to, actually really enjoyed the movie for the most part. The rescues and sea effects were amazing to watch and definitely provided edge of the seat tense moments, probably all the more so knowing that there are guys who do this for a living. The weaker parts of the movie revolve largely around using stereotypical set scenes. I'm not going to spoil the movie but this really follows along the lines of An Officer and a Gentleman and those moments give it a little bit of a cheesy aftertaste.

    Like I said over all this movie is pretty good and worth checking out as long as you can get past the clichés.
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    • Is the training in the movie the same of that in real life?
    • Did Ben Randall survive?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thiên Sứ Biển Xanh
    • Filming locations
      • Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Beacon Pictures
      • Contrafilm
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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