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Lifeguard

  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Lifeguard (1976)
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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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 con... Read allRick, 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.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.

  • Director
    • Daniel Petrie
  • Writer
    • Ron Koslow
  • Stars
    • Sam Elliott
    • Anne Archer
    • Stephen Young
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writer
      • Ron Koslow
    • Stars
      • Sam Elliott
      • Anne Archer
      • Stephen Young
    • 38User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Rick
    Anne Archer
    Anne Archer
    • Cathy
    Stephen Young
    Stephen Young
    • Larry
    Parker Stevenson
    Parker Stevenson
    • Chris
    Kathleen Quinlan
    Kathleen Quinlan
    • Wendy
    Sharon Clark
    • Tina
    • (as Sharon Weber)
    Steve Burns
    • Machine Gun
    Lenka Peterson
    Lenka Peterson
    • Mrs. Carlson
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Mr. Carlson
    Paul Kent
    • Jack Gilmore
    Susan Anderson
    • Sandy
    Beatrice Colen
    Beatrice Colen
    • Judy
    Linda Gillen
    Linda Gillen
    • Dell
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    • Woman
    Russ Marin
    Russ Marin
    • Voyeur
    Allan Gruener
    • Mr. Reisman
    James Beach
    • Drunk
    James D. Graham
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    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writer
      • Ron Koslow
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    • Trivia
      Sharon Clark, who plays Tina (credited as Sharon Weber) was Playboy Playmate of the Year 1971.
    • Quotes

      Wendy: Have you made love with many girls?

      Rick Carlson: What, are you writing a book?

      [smiles]

      Wendy: No, just curious.

      [a beat]

      Wendy: Have you?

      Rick Carlson: Yeah, a few. Have you made love with many boys?

      Wendy: Just once. I didn't really like it, though. We didn't really know what we were doing.

      Rick Carlson: You got lots of time. A woman doesn't hit her prime till she's thirty.

      Wendy: Yeah, by then I wanna be really good at it.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Streets of San Francisco: One Last Trick (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Time and Tide
      Words and Music by Paul Williams

      Sung by Dale Menten

    User reviews38

    Featured review
    10/10

    A must for those of us who changed from working to living

    I first saw this movie about five years after a miserable divorce. I had worked fifteen years supplying a monster home, Mercedes for her, Jag V12 for me, all for nothing. With everything now gone I saw this film not once but two days in a row. The actors, the plot and the Bee-Gee's background music was almost hypnotic. It helped me change my vocation from being corporate cattle, to one that I love doing. A copy rests in my video library and is viewed regularly. It's 5 star to me.
    • bayoudan
    • Sep 1, 2001
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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Time and Tide
    • Filming locations
      • Torrance Beach at Burnout, Torrance, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,424,178
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,424,178
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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