The Guardian

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.

Genre : ActionDrama

Runtime : 139 mins

Release Date : 2006-09-28

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The Guardian starts off strong with an engaging introduction that pulls you into the world of elite rescue swimmers. The setup is solid, and the first act does a great job establishing the stakes. But once the second act kicks in, the momentum slows down as the focus shifts almost entirely to train...

Kevin Costner is "Randall", a veteran coast guard life saver who is given a training assignment after an attempted rescue doesn't quite go to plan. Reluctantly, he has to lick a bunch of new recruits into shape and, of course, there is one "Jake" (Ashton Kutcher) - a cocky, self-assured school swim...

Cast

Kevin Costner

(Ben Randall)

Ashton Kutcher

(Jake Fischer)

Sela Ward

(Helen Randall)

Melissa Sagemiller

(Emily Thomas)

Dulé Hill

(Ken Weatherly)

Bryce Cass

(Manny)

Omari Hardwick

(Carl Billings)

Clancy Brown

(Capt. William Hadley)

Neal McDonough

(Jack Skinner)

Benny Ciaramello

(Benny Partida)

Shelby Fenner

(Cate Lindsey)

Peter Gail

(Danny Doran)

Damon Lipari

(Damon Bennett)

Scott Mueller

(Scott Reeves)

Travis Willingham

(Travis Finely)

Eric Norris

(Navy Guy)

John Heard

(Capt. Frank Larson)

Richard T. Henry

(Camael)

Alex Daniels

(Wild Bill)

Daniel J. Molthen

(Co-Pilot Wakefield)

Andrew Schanno

(Pilot Mitchell)

Adam Pena

(Benjamin Reyes)

Joe Arquette

(Co-Pilot Antunez)

Gary Billburg

(Julian Zankich)

Joshua Mitcheltree

(Mitcheltree)

Rusty Tennant

(Mover #1)

James Barnes

(Doctor #1)

Stephanie Barnes

(Doctor #2)

Andrea Martynowski

(Ops Commander)

Ron Fien

(Wickham)

Nevada Smith

(Co-Pilot Krauss)

Jay Bingham

(Ops Tech)

Keith Sweitzer

(Whaley)

Shane Walker

(Swimmer Nelson)

Joseph Blythe

(Butch Flythe)

Robert E. Watson

(Robert Watson)

John F. Hall

(John Hall)

Johnell Gainey

(Johnell Lewis)

Jeff Loftus

(Executive Officer)

Brian Geraghty

(Billy Hodge)

Michael Rady

(Nick Zingaro)

Brian Patrick Wade

(Mitch Lyons)

El Raziel

(Benny Partida)

Matt Laub

(Matt Stokes)

Matthew L. Rucker

(Matthew Bunch)

Tanica Jamison

(Tanica Treadwell)

Paul Wallace

(Paul Metz)

Tilky Jones

(Tilky Flint)

Megan Melgaard

(Megan Hyde)

Jacob Stevens

(Jacob Pavich)

Austin Lash

(Austin Vogel)

Mark Gangloff

(Mark Colby)

Gregory J. Barnett

(Pilot Victim)

Kenny G. Krauss

(Groom)

Gioacchino Brucia

(Waiter)

J.D. Evermore

(Jailer)

Bonnie Bramlett

(Maggie McGlone)

Richard Davis

(Guitar - Chicago Catz)

Brandon Molale