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The Guardian (2006) -- 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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The Guardian (2006) -- 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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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   23,161 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Ron L. Brinkerhoff (written by)
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Release Date:
29 September 2006 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When lives are on the line, sacrifice everything. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Overall good movie but has some weak points more (258 total)

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Runtime:
139 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Following the series of hurricanes in the southern United States in 2005, production moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several times, we're told that Fischer was offered swimming scholarships by "all the Ivy League Schools." Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships. Also, the Ivies haven't had first rate swimming programs since Yale in the early sixties. An outstanding high school swimmer would be receiving scholarship offers from schools in conferences such as the SEC or Pac 10. more
Quotes:
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Capt. William Hadley: There is a legend of a man who lives beneath the sea. He is a fisher of men, the last hope of all those who have been left behind. Many survivors claim to have felt his gripping hands beneath them; pushing them up to the surface; whispering strength until help could arrive. But this, of course, is only a legend.
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References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) more
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Once Again more

FAQ

Is the training in the movie the same of that in real life?
Did Ben Randall survive?
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38 out of 53 people found the following comment useful.
Overall good movie but has some weak points, 20 September 2006
7/10
Author: barryk_76 from United States

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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Keeps the sea out of your mouth?? (and other questions) [spoilers alert] kennethfong98
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