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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300216754
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6300216756
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 5998
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great drama about the summer of '75 in southern California
Filmed in 1975, "Lifeguard" relays the story of an aging L.A. lifeguard (Sam Elliott) during the summer of '75. He suffers an early mid-life crisis when his friends and family continually reveal their disappoval of his career choice. This is heightened when he attends his 15-year high school reunion where he reunites with a recently-divorced ex-flame (Anne Archer). To complicate matters Elliot runs into a cute underage teen on the beach (Kathleen Quinlin) who makes him feel like an Adonis.
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Rating: - Excellent movie
This was an excellent movie. For me, it was full of nostalgia. A real feel good movie.
Rating:  - Thin, predictable, not even a good waste of time
This movie is part of the Joan Collins series. Sadly it is the opposite of the glamorous image that she portrays. I have yet to see a more
predictable or boring film. Anne Archer: Where is she? I see a young teen sexy bikini girl who gets hot for a lifeguard, must have him or at least make love. I see a classmate trying to lure a lifeguard to sell Jaguars and make money. I see a rookie lifeguard trying to fit in with
Elliott. I see and feel boredom all the way through. I have a good ... Read More
Rating: - More for 70's fans than for Elliott fans
I bought the movie because of the positive reviews and because I'm an Elliott fan.
There are many positives--particularly the "West Coast" mood that is created. Shore, sand, sun, songs all add up to a relaxing atmosphere that perfectly fits the Sam Elliott persona.
On the down side the story is very thin. The Lifeguard doesn't so much examine his values as take a glance at them and shrug. I had hoped for something better, but basically we get the depth of a made-for-TV movie. Not ... Read More
Rating: - A classic of the 70's
"Lifeguard" is a special little film from the 70's,that found an audience on late 70's cable. It's great to finally get a DVD release (great-looking, although bare bones as usual with Paramount).
Sam Elliot plays Rick, who seems like a decent guy and lives the California beach lifestyle. He works on the beach as a lifeguard, drives a Corvette convertible, and scores with lots of chicks because he looks like the Marlboro man (this is the mid-70's of course). But he's in his 30's now (he ... Read More
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