| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
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Special features: Never-before-seen alternate ending with on-camera introduction by Andrew Davis; deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Andrew Davis and writer Ron L. Brinkerhoff; "Unsung heroes": a tribute to the real-life U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers; "Making waves": the making-of 'The guardian'; audio commentary with director Andrew Davis and writer Ron L. Brinkerhoff. |
| Cast |
Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, Omari Hardwick, Alex Daniels, Adam Peña, Joe Arquette, John Heard. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stephen St. John ; editors, Thomas J. Nordberg, Dennis Virkler ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Mark Peterson ; production designer, Maher Ahmad. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality. |
| Summary |
An aging United States Coast Guard rescue swimmer's team is killed in a horrific rescue mission. Just prior to this same mission his wife announces that she cannot take anymore. This leaves him an emotional wreck. His commender gives him a choice - quit or take a position as an instructor at the USCG training facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the position and moves into the school. Once there he immediately increases the 18 week curriculum that routinely fails half of the people that attend. He meets a young man with unlimited potential, but with some secret that seems to hold him back as a team player. Delving into young man's past, links are found that make him a psychic twin to the older man. |
| Subject |
Rescue work -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Survival swimming -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Drowning -- Prevention -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Lifesaving -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Davis, Andrew, 1946-
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Costner, Kevin.
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Kutcher, Ashton, 1978-
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Ward, Sela.
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Sagemiller, Melissa.
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Brown, Clancy.
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A School Productions (Firm)
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Firm Films (Firm)
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Touchstone Pictures.
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Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788868810 |
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9780788868818 |
| Standard No. |
786936705119 |
| Music No. |
50648 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
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