Costner is back in the water, and hes stoically swimming to save everybody. The film stars kevin costner, ashton kutcher and melissa sagemiller. See more ideas about kevin costner, actor and movie stars. Overall, i thought the guardian was a fine drama and homage to an underappreciated profession. His commender gives him a choice quit or take a position as an instructor at the uscg training facility in louisiana. The actordirector explains how shooting hoops on the streets of california shaped his character and why public ridicule remains his greatest fear. Kevin costner 1955 film deaths the big chill 1983 alex. His commander gives him a choice quit or take a position as an instructor at the uscg training facility in louisiana.
Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary rescue swimmer ben randall costner is given a mission he doesnt want training raw. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful, actionpacked drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen world of the. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Early snickers greeting the guardian s theatrical trailers were premised on the obvious, easy target. An aging united states coast guard rescue swimmers team is killed in a horrific rescue mission. Step forward ashton kutcher as the all american good at everything. Kevin costner stars as ben randall, a swimmer who regularly risks his life, and his marriage, to save others. Coast guard rescue swimmers an elite unit of men and women who brave stormy seas to aid victims in distress is reassigned from active duty to a head teaching post. Princess diana was set to star in sequel to the bodyguard with kevin costner. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, filmmaker, and musician.
Kevin costner and ashton kutcher actually make a great team. He was the third child of bill costner and sharon costner. Action adventure starring ashton kutcher as jake fischer, a troubled young man who in an effort to find his place in life enlists in the coast guard. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful, actionpacked drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen world of. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The guardian 2006 film the guardian is a 2006 american actionadventure drama film directed by andrew davis. Kevin was born in lynwood, california, on january 18, 1955. Serviceable actioner starting the nearly always reliable kevin costner. A coast guard rescue swimmer kevin costner, who still mourns losing his crew in a fatal accident, copes by dedicating his life to training new recruits, so when he meets swimming champion jake. Sela ward, clancy brown, melissa sagemiller, neal mcdonough, ashton kutcher, kevin costner audience rating. Coast guards a school, where legendary rescue swimmer ben randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self sacri fice. The guardian dvd tulsa citycounty library bibliocommons.
Written by tony brown, richard davis, mark ohlsen, kevin smith and. A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the. Rent the guardian 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Rent the guardian 2006 starring kevin costner and ashton kutcher on dvd and bluray. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful, actionpacked drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen world of the elite coast guard rescue swimmers. The guardian by andrew davis andrew davis, kevin costner. Actor has confirmed the late princess of wales was keen to play role after conversations instigated by sarah ferguson. Field of dreams 1989 directed by phil alden robinson featuring kevin costner. He has starred in two of the best baseball movies, but his first love was basketball. Kevin costner if by some miracle you actually have what it takes to become one of us, then you get to live a life of meager pay with the distinct possibility of dying slow, cold and alone somewhere in the vast sea. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants randall to go to the us coast guard rescue swimmer a school to train other rescue swimmers.
Unfortunately for the pair, the past is about to reincarnate itself. Set in the grimy, trashstrewn new york of 1971, the deuce is named after a notoriously seedy stretch of west 42nd street that was populated by pimps and prostitutes, and home to live peep shows. Ben randall kevin costner, a living legend among the u. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. Kutcher is actually from cedar rapids, iowa although the real name of the paper is the cedar rapids gazette. Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary rescue swimmer ben randall costner is given a mission he doesn the guardian dvd. The guardian movie quotes famous quotes of the guardian. The guardian is a simple, predictable and formulaic action flick with been there, done that action sequences, paintbynumbers relationships and the inevitable happy but letdown ending. The guardian after losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary rescue swimmer, ben randall kevin costner, is sent to teach at a school, an elite training program for coast guard rescue swimmers. Shop our inventory for the guardian by andrew davis, ashton kutcher, kevin costner with fast free shipping on every used book we have in stock. He is taken in by renowned rescue swimmer ben randall kevin costner who has been hardened by the loss of his team from an accident years back.
Written by peter hayes and robert turner as robert been performed by black rebel motorcycle club. Randall is challenged by a cocky recruit jake cummings played by ashton kutcher who is determined to break his records. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, six golden raspberry awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards costner. A decorated coast guard search and rescue specialist still haunted by the death of his teammates during a disastrous. During the scene in kevin costner s office after the bar brawl involving ashton kutcher and his coast guard buddy hodges, the title of the newspaper from which costner reads about kutchers car accident is the cedar rapids chronicle. He has more than two hundred saves, holds all the records. Watch the guardian movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. A bit of a modern, if possibly underrated,classic here. The guardian is the story of a celebrated coast guard rescue swimmer who is forced to teach a class of recruits. While a little more plausibility would have done the love story some good, the drama on the high seas is this films strongest points. With kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward, melissa sagemiller. Courtesy of the echo label and rca music group, a unit of sony bmg music entertainment. Sarah huttinger is a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and.
However, unlike some films in this genre, the guardian is just as interested in the teachers as it is in the studentsat least where ben randall kevin costner is concerned. At this point, nasa manager al harrison, played by kevin costner, comes into the frame. The title of the film refers to a legendary figure within the film which protects people lost at sea. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the riveting, actionpacked drama the guardian on blurays high definition disc. He encounters a guy named jake whos a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. I was able to gain valuable experience being able to watch and learn from such powerful actors. Christine baumgartner and kevin costner during the guardian washington dc premiere at the uptown theater in washington, dc, united states. Although his death is a major plot point, all of kevin s scenes, apart from a brief glimpse of the body being dressed for the funeral, were cut, and he is completely absent from the finished film. Buena vista home entertainment theatrical release date. A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the u. Just prior to this same mission his wife announces that she cannot take anymore. With jennifer aniston, mark ruffalo, shirley maclaine, kevin costner. Kevin costner plays the old and grizzled us coatguard rescue swimmer coming to the end of his frontline service who is faced with the choice of a desk job or one last chance to shape up a new intake class of rescue swimmers. To date, the biggest movie i have worked on is, the guardian with kevin costner and ashton kutcher.
A 2006 film starring kevin costner and ashton kutcher, that centers around coast guard aviation survival technicians, or rescue swimmers senior chief petty officer ben randall of coast guard station kodiak, alaska is a legend among coast guard rescue swimmers. The film features further proof that costner remains a relevant dependable actor, and also features proof that kutcher has a long way to go to become one. Kevin costner stars as ben randall, a veteran coast guard rescue swimmer who turns to teaching after a traumatic event leaves him unable to carry on as usual. The guardian is an action movie, a basic training movie, a swaggering sea adventure, a home front melodrama and an inspiring toughlove heroic teacher fable.
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