Name: Lifeguard
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1976-07-23
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Cast: Sam Elliott, Stephen Young, Anne Archer, Parker Stevenson, Kathleen Quinlan

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Feels like real life.
Leaves you longing.
Takes you back.
Makes you fall for them.
Warms you up.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 54Audiences 68GoodWatch 51
Metascore54
Tomatometer53%
Audience score70%
IMDb6.6
Box office
6.0×its budget
Budget
$900 K
Worldwide
$5 M
Worldwide it earned $5 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10096
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1976
July 23, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 39
Directing · 4
Daniel Petrie Director
Richard Kobritz Assistant Director, Production Manager
Karen Hale Wookey Script Supervisor
Stephen Lim Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Ron Koslow Writer
Production · 3
Ted Mann Executive Producer
Ron Silverman Producer
Joe Scully Casting
Camera · 1
Ralph Woolsey Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Argyle Nelson Jr. Editor
Sound · 7
Dale Menten Original Music Composer
David Dockendorf Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rich Harrison Music Editor
Jules Chaikin Music Supervisor
Michael Arciaga Music Supervisor
David M. Ronne Sound Mixer
Art · 1
Dale Tate Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Margo Baxley Costume Design
Del Armstrong Makeup Artist
Carol Meikle Hairstylist
Lynn Del Hairstylist